Maiden Group has today announced the acquisition of Adlight Limited, the poster company which owns over 3,000 six sheet ad panels in supermarkets across the UK, for £15 million.Adlight’s pre-tax profits for last year were £540,000 on turnover of £3.8m. These figures do not, however, include the 2,000 panels which were constructed during 1997. The… Continue reading Maiden Buys Adlight
It has just been announced that Pearson New Entertainment has sold its Future magazine publishing group to a management buyout team for £142 million. The sale includes FutureNet, the company’s internet publication.The deal, funded by Apex Partners, will see Chris Anderson become chairman of the publisher while the management board will remain the same.Further details… Continue reading Future Goes To Management Team
The Department for Trade and Industry has said that it will be lifting the restriction which has stopped public telecoms operators (PTOs) from offering broadcast entertainment services. This will be particularly welcome for BT which will be keen to compete with the likes of Cable & Wireless Communications in the cable TV business.Margaret Beckett, president… Continue reading DTI Lifts Broadcasting Restrictions
Rumours are currently rife that Rosie Boycott, co-editor of the Independent titles along with Andrew Marr, will be announcing her resignation today. It is thought that the dual-editorship situation created tension at the newspapers.In a further twist it is expected that Boycott will join the Express to replace Richard Addis as editor, who is rumoured… Continue reading Question Mark Over Indy Editor
Carlton Communications has paid BSkyB a significant proportion of the money it owed Sky following the satellite broadcaster’s departure from the British Digital Broadcasting consortium, of which Carlton is a member (subscribers see BSkyB Leaves The Alliance). When Sky was forced to leave the digital group by the ITC, it was agreed that the other… Continue reading Carlton Pays Up To BSkyB
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has requested an extra 15 days to consider its examination of the proposed £475 million takeover of More Group by French outdoor company, Decaux (subscribers see OFT To Give Recommendations On Decaux/More Merger).The OFT says that too much should not be read into this delay, and that it is… Continue reading OFT To Consider Decaux/More Merger Further
Following long-running pressure from the PPA (subscribers see PPA Calls For Extension Of Masthead Programming), the ITC has ruled to allow the use of masthead programming on terrestrial television channels. Currently, masthead programmes (programmes which feature the brand and editorial style of an existing publication) are only allowed on cable and satellite.The ITC says that… Continue reading ITC Extends Masthead Programming To Terrestrial
The Easter Weekend this year brought us the departure of Kaff Mitchell of the Caff. Eastenders pushed itself to four episodes, including a one hour special on Good Friday. Kaff’s final bow has to be one of the most drawn out departures in recent soap history; even Hilda Ogden seemed to slip silently into the… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 12/04/98
http://www.independent.co.uk/Although The Independent‘s website receives fewer visitors than any of the other national newspaper’s online versions (according to their own statement), it is probably the best-designed and clearest of all those sites on offer on the Net at the moment (much like the printed daily paper holds a smaller readership than the other broadsheets but,… Continue reading Website Of The Week – The Independent
