News that EMAP’s managing director David Arculus is to leave the group to join United News & Media as its chief operating officer had an immediate effect on both company’s share prices. UNM rose 16.5 to 704p while EMAP lost 27p to 785.5p. Although UNM could not sustain the buoyed price, slipping 8p to 708p… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 28/02/97
Scottish Television has failed to include its £8 million investment, representing its 20% stake, in GMTV in its preliminary results. GMTV did not generate any profits in 1996, but STV revealed strong preliminary results for 1996 with a 40 % rise in pre-tax profits *STV Profits Rise 40%.Gary Hughes, financial director of STV claims that… Continue reading STV Writes Off GMTV Investment
The Media Business is reported to be looking to open an office in Scotland. The agency already has a number of Scotland-based clients on its books. Opening a branch on the other side of Hadrian’s Wall will help to increase the agency’s links with the Scots.
In an interview with Newsline, Bob Whooton, ISBA’s director of media services, welcomed the increased competition that Channel 5 will bring to the market place. Whooton feels that it is imperative that Channel 5 is given a chance: “There is a lot of misinformation flying about the industry, but Channel 5 has a very commercially… Continue reading ISBA Wishes Channel 5 Every Success
Details of ITV’s and Channel 4’s plans for their joint-venture digital multiplex are beginning to emerge *ITV And C4 Join Forces For Digital Launch.The two companies are reported to be working on a jointly produced TV channel that would be available on their multiplex. The two networks are also said to be considering forming an… Continue reading ITV And Channel 4 Announce Digital Plans
Following the recent launch of EMAP’s new sales house, EMAP Internet Sales EMAP Creates Web Sales House, Newsline met Carol Dukes, director of EMAP Online, to discuss the issues surrounding advertising on the Internet.As one would imagine, Dukes is extremely positive about the future of the Internet and its ability to survive as an advertising… Continue reading Interview: Carol Dukes, Director Of EMAP Online
Channel 5 had hoped to increase its penetration by doing distribution deals with cable companies, but this plan has run into trouble.Undisclosed cable operators are now reported to be demanding free advertising on Channel 5 in return for carriage. Channel 5 is said to find these terms unacceptable.The negotiations were being carried out centrally by… Continue reading Cables Crossed With Channel 5
This week saw the launch of Web Wide Media, the world’s first Internet sales house which is joint owned by BSkyB and Ozemail, the Australian Internet service provider *BSkyB To Launch Internet Ad Service.The company will focus its operations on consumer behavioural patterns rather than demographics because it believes the World Wide Web has the… Continue reading BSkyB Web Sales House Launches
With less than a week to go before the media department of Lowe Howard-Spink relaunches as the London office of Western International *Lowe Group Creates New Media Company, a new director of broadcast has been appointed. Colm Feeney, a TV manager at Lowes, will take control of £72 million of TV billings from the former… Continue reading Lowes Goes West
