According to reports in today’s trade press, a host of newspaper groups are lining up to buy Westminster Press which was put up for sale last week (Newsline 26/06).Interested parties are believed to include Newsquest Media Group, Cin Ven, Midland Independent Newspapers, Northcliffe Newspapers and United Provincial Newspapers. Westminster, owned by Pearson and believed to… Continue reading Interest Mounts In Westminster Press
Classic FM is leading a band of broadcasters and industry associations in a Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) experiment. As part of its commitment to the future of digital broadcasting, Classic FM will launch the venture in Birmingham and hopes that it will demonstrate the potential and opportunities of DAB (see Newsline 07/03).Sir Peter Michael, Chairman… Continue reading Classic FM Demonstrates Commitment To Digital Broadcasting
Bravo, the Flextech Television-owned cable and satellite channel, has joined forces with brewing company Whitbread in an Independence Day thematic sponsorship deal.The deal will help launch Whitbread’s new Amercian-styled flavoured alcoholic seltzer and will last for today only. The sponsorship of Bravo’s “Stars, Stripes and Shott’s” programming is the first above-the-line work for the Whitbread… Continue reading Independence Day Sponsorship Deal For Bravo
There was disappointment yesterday after stock-market speculation that Granada would bid for Yorkshire Tyne-Tees Television again proved unfounded (see yesterday’s Newsline). Some analysts believe that an acquisition of Yorkshire would be hard to justify and may have a negative effect on Granada’s shares.Yesterday afternoon Granada fell 11p to 838p with Yorkshire dropping 3p to 1235p.… Continue reading Granada Bid Fails To Materialise
Saatchi & Saatchi received the accolade of world’s best advertising agency it was given the “Agency of the Year” award. The ceremony took place at the Cannes Advertising Festival and is the most prestigious in the industry.Jennifer Laing, Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising said: “This award, which Cannes billed as the Olympics of Advertising,… Continue reading Saatchi & Saatchi: World’s Best
The Lowe Group has bought a majority shareholding in the multi-discipline agency Interfocus, which will be combined with Lowe’s current through-the-line operation, The Brompton Agency.The newly merged agency will still be called Interfocus and will be headed by Sandy Scott and Matthew Hooper, the original founders of Interfocus. The agency currently provides an integrated service,… Continue reading Lowe Group Buys Interfocus
BSkyB risks upsetting over two thirds of its current subscribers if it raises the Sky Sports subscription fee, according CIA MediaLab’s latest Sensor survey. The results come amid industry speculation that a rise would be necessary to help BSkyB fund its recent £670 million four-year deal with the Football Premier League – a deal which… Continue reading Viewers Would Resent Rise In Sky Sports Subscription
According to a report in yesterday’s Financial Times, three UK media executives are backing a new cable and satellite channel called Channel 11.The investors in the channel, which will provide Internet and other interactive services via a television format, are said to be Tim Carron Brown (previously of Anglia Television), Richard Humphreys (former president and… Continue reading Media Executives Back New Channel
The Observer will undergo a revamp from next Sunday, changing its masthead and axing the Preview section Evening Standard To Launch New Section.The masthead will change from red to black and the definite article returns to an upper case “T”. On July 21 the Preview section, an A4 TV-listings magazine, will close and merge into… Continue reading Observer Goes Through Revamp
Stock-market analysts believe that the long-rumoured buyout of Yorkshire Tyne-Tees Television by Granada may take place today.As the Royal Assent of the Broadcasting Bill approaches Yorkshire’s share price has soared. Yesterday’s price reached a 52 week high of 1,238p, up 75p. Yet Granada is not the only media group thought to have its eye on… Continue reading Granada Ready To Mount Yorkshire Bid Today
