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British Digital Broadcasting has appointed Stephen Grabiner as its chief executive. Grabiner was previously an executive director at United News & Media. He will join BDB in January next year.BDB: 0171 663 6363

Capital Radio has received the green light from the Radio Authority to extend its Capital Gold 1548 AM service across all its other AM stations in Hampshire, Sussex, Kent and Birmingham.The new network, to be called Capital Gold, will roll out to Kent next month and will then be followed by the others in early… Continue reading Capital Gold To Extend Reach

Wella will not be renewing its sponsorship deal with Channel 4’s Friends, it has emerged.Wella says that the previous £5m deal, which was the second biggest UK TV sponsorship after Cadbury’s £10m tie-up with Coronation Street, was very successful and achieved its aims. It is also rumoured however that the haircare company was unhappy with… Continue reading Wella Will Not Renew C4 Sponsorship

The European Commission has formally denied media reports that it intends to propose banning alcohol advertising in the EU.An EC spokesman commented: “There has never been any discussion or a proposal by the Commission aimed at prohibiting alcohol advertising and sponsorships. These reports are unfounded.”Meanwhile, the French government has acknowledged that it is seeking to… Continue reading Commission Denies Ban Extension

Well, it had to happen at some point. The Vicar Of Dibley is losing the plot in its penultimate episode and gives us the clear reasons why it can only stretch to four episodes. As usual the supporting cast kept it watchable, and just about funny, but the Vicar herself really does need some sort… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 18/01/98

Netscape Communications has reported a larger-than-expected loss for the fourth quarter of 1997 due to restructuring charges and strong competition.Losses hit $88.3 million compared to profits of $8.2m in the last quarter of 1996. Revenue however increased from $115.2m to $125.3m.Increased competition from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer hit the browser manufacturer particularly hard.http://home.netscape.com/

Share prices hit new highs today, with the FTSE index of the top 100 companies smashing through the record level of 5367.3 with a 79 points rise to 5405.3 by lunchtime.Trade figures released today in the UK showed the country’s deficit had widened, adding weight to the theory that the economy is slowing down and… Continue reading FTSE 100 Hits New High

The UK’s largest companies do not utilise the internet effectively for business, according to a new report from Fletcher Research.The UK Internet Survey February 1998, the first ever systematic research of 250 prominent commercial UK websites, reveals that only 35% of companies use their websites to generate revenue, with the remaining 65% using them solely… Continue reading Internet Survey Shows ‘Missed Opportunities’ By UK Companies

Omnicom announced today that it has made an agreed offer of £143 million for GGT, a price which disappointed many in the City.Omnicom was able to buy the agency at such a knock-down price due to the fact that GGT’s share price had plummeted on last week’s news that it had lost Proctor & Gamble’s… Continue reading Omnicom Buys GGT For £143m

The EC has announced that it will investigate the planned merger of CLT-UFA and Kirch of the German pay-TV provider Premiere and of the companies BetaDigital and BetaResearch. The aim of the intended merger is to develop Premiere into a joint digital pay-TV channel and marketing platform incorporating Kirch’s current digital television activities, with the… Continue reading EU: EC Monitors Merger Plans