More Uk articles

BT has launched its BT Vision Sport service, allowing fans to watch Premier League matches just hours after the game has finished – at a time of their choosing – for £4 a month.Footy fans can also combine the service with a package of live English and Scottish matches from Setanta Sports for £12 a… Continue reading BT Launches Sports Catch-Up Service

The troubled men’s magazine sector is set to feel the heat from an aggressive newcomer, with the news that a team of magazine industry heavyweights is gearing up to launch a new free competitor into the weekly market.The plan is to create a half-million circulation title, which has a working title of Alpha One, with… Continue reading FEATURE: Start-Up Stirs Up Men’s Weekly Sector

Emap has agreed to sell its Republic of Ireland radio stations to the Irish and European radio group Communicorp Group for around £135 million. The sale is conditional upon obtaining certain necessary regulatory clearances which Emap expects to be obtained in the second half of its financial year.The stations, comprising Today FM, FM104 and Highland… Continue reading Emap Agrees Sale Of Irish Stations

The latest Bellwether report, for Q2 2007, shows that ad budgets are growing at their fastest rate for seven years. Marketing budgets were revised up for the second successive quarter, with one in five companies reporting upward revisions. The internet again saw by far the strongest gain in Q2, now accounting for an estimated 6%… Continue reading Q2 2007 Bellwether: Marketing Budgets Revised Up

Saturday saw BBC One’s new dance show DanceX hit our screens, with host Ben Shephard spurring on top choreographers Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli as they go head-to-head searching for a new dancing and singing group.The first show in the series, clearly intended for those of us who like nothing better than a passionate paso… Continue reading DanceX Makes A Triumphant Start

Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s national daily newspapers saw an overall year on year drop in readership for the six months to May 2007 of 0.6%, according to the latest data from the NRS.In the Quality daily sector, the Daily Telegraph was the only title to record an upturn in its readership year on year, at 6.3%,… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: May 2007

The latest Bellwether report, for Q2 2007, shows that ad budgets are growing at their fastest rate for seven years.Marketing budgets were revised up for the second successive quarter, with one in five companies reporting upward revisions.The internet again saw by far the strongest gain in Q2, now accounting for an estimated 6% of all… Continue reading Q2 2007 Bellwether: Marketing Budgets Revised Up

Greg Dyke, former director general of the BBC, has said that ITV cannot survive as an independent company, according to reports.Dyke, who led a failed private equity take-over of the broadcaster last year (see ITV Rejects Second Bid By Defeated Dyke Consortium), said ITV would have to be taken over, or hit the acquisition trail… Continue reading Former BBC Director General Hits Out At ITV

Last week we found that Dow Jones was listening to alternative bids to a takeover by Rupert Murdoch from California billionaire Ron Burkle and internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan.It is unknown how much of Dow Jones the pair want to buy, although a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk said that Dow Jones’ union hopes they will be able… Continue reading Media In The City: Dow Jones Listens To Alternative Bids

Emap has acquired Torcello Publishing Limited, owner of Infrastructure Journal, a subscription-based online information service aimed at the infrastructure project finance market, £20 million. Infrastructure Journal is an online news and information service providing subscription services and networking events for participants in the project finance market. Infrastructure Journal is a global business with 70% of… Continue reading Emap Acquires Torcello For £20 Million