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Future has announced that its bid for Highbury House Communications has lapsed following an earlier announcement from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The OFT refereed the proposed merger of magazine publishers Highbury House Communications and Future, to the Competition Commissions under provisions of the Enterprise Act, 2002. Future’s all-share bid for Highbury was announced… Continue reading Future Drops Highbury Merger After OFT Referral

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine MSN is to double the size of its sales team, marking the company’s largest ever increase in sales headcount following a year of record revenues.The expanded sales force will create 30 new jobs, with new positions being created in all areas of the team. Agency sales, client sales, pre-sales and field… Continue reading MSN Boosts Sales Team As Revenues Skyrocket

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine Commercial radio broadcaster, UBC Media, has said that it expects to break even at an underlying level in the current year to 31 March as it unveiled plans for a £400,000 investment in a new service for downloading music via digital radio.The company said it will take a charge for the… Continue reading UBC To Offer Music Downloads Via Digital Radio

Global digital television penetration is predicted to reach 144 million homes by the end of 2005, with this figure set to more than double by the end of the decade, to 370 million, according to MediaTelINSIGHT’s latest Digital TV Report. Yesterday, at MediaTelINSIGHT’s Future of Digital TV Seminar in conjunction with MediaGuardian, it was revealed… Continue reading Global Digital TV To Reach 144 Million Homes By End Of 2005

Speaking at the MediaTelINSIGHT Media Guardian Future of Digital TV Seminar yesterday, journalist and broadcaster, Ray Snoddy, accused Channel 4 of “hiding money under the carpet”. Snoddy attacked David Scott, deputy chief executive at Channel 4 saying: “I get very irritated by Channel 4, you guys are taking in so much money at the moment,… Continue reading Channel Four Accused Of “Hiding Money Under The Carpet”

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine An announcement is expected this week from Quantum Publishing on the future of trade title, Media Week, following the company’s decision to sell off some of its most lucrative business titles last year.Quantum, themselves owned by ABN Amro Capital, have made no secret of their desire to sell off their most… Continue reading Media Week Sale Decision Expected This Week

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine UK publishing group, Pearson PLC has announced the launch of a free afternoon version of the Financial Times, called FTpm.The A4-sized freesheet will be available in print and online every afternoon from Monday to Friday, and will contain two sides of the day’s top business news stories, comment and analysis.It will… Continue reading FT Launches Compact Afternoon Freesheet

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine Sky has announced a summer of outdoor events designed to showcase its premium content and woo potential subscribers to its range of entertainment channels.The summer programming offensive will run under a new Sky Screens brand, with unique screenings designed to convince viewers of Sky’s quality credentials across movies, dramas, documentaries, sporting… Continue reading Sky To Showcase Content To Woo Subscribers

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine Student Union TV network, SUBtv, has announced plans for advertisers to capitalise on the hype surrounding this year’s general election with a series of live husting events in ten universities, giving students the chance to quiz their local MPs and offering sponsorship packages around them.The SUBtv Soap Box strand will visit… Continue reading SUBtv To Offer Election Sponsorship Packages

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine ITV has quashed speculation surrounding the creation of a new kids TV channel, following reports yesterday that the broadcaster was working in collaboration with Nickelodeon to create a new offering dubbed INK, an acronym standing for ITV, Nickelodeon and Kids.However, a spokeswoman for ITV claimed that no such plans had been… Continue reading ITV Moves To Quash Kids Channel Speculation