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The UK’s two cable TV giants, NTL Europe and Telewest, are being urged by shareholders to begin merger talks to form a single company with a market value of $7 billion.According to a report in the Observer, shareholders are pushing for the talks to begin this autumn to bring together more than 1.5 million customers,… Continue reading NTL And Telewest Shareholders Urge $7 Billion Merger

Hachette Filipacchi has secured a pan-European sponsorship deal with Lycra which will see the world-renowned brand sponsor the first ever ELLE Style Leaders supplement.The 20-page supplement will be published with the November issue of five editions of ELLE in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, detailing the best the fashion world has to offer… Continue reading Hachette Secures Lycra For Elle Sponsorship Deal

Ofcom has announced a public consultation on new rules governing the advertising of alcoholic drinks on television.The watchdog claims the new regulations will respond to continued debate between industry and consumer groups and would seek to outlaw advertising campaigns which glamourise or trivialise alcoholic products.Among the watchdog’s new rules are bans on advertisements showing drinks… Continue reading Ofcom Calls Time On Loosely Regulated Alcohol Adverts

The Daily Telegraph has announced a deal which will see the newspaper sponsor the Glyndebourne opera company’s production of La Bohčme by Puccini to support the relaunch of its Telegraph Box Office ticket service.The sponsorship, which covers the production at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London, from December 7th to 11th, will support the Telegraph‘s partnership… Continue reading Telegraph Relaunches Box Office With Opera Sponsorship

German magazine giant H Bauer is to name its forthcoming men’s weekly title Cut, and has a provisional launch date of August 12th, according to reports over the weekend.The publisher is understood to be readying the title, rumoured to be in production last month, and will invest around £8 million in its launch into one… Continue reading Bauer Names Its First Foray Into Men’s Mag Market

ITV will lose one of its best known personalities next year, as long serving newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald steps down from his position with ITV News.The veteran broadcaster has stated that he will not renew his contract with the broadcaster’s news operation when it expires next year. His departure will mark the end of a… Continue reading Trevor McDonald Set To Leave ITV News In 2005

Clear Channel-owned outdoor advertiser Adshel has announced what it claims is the largest street furniture deal in 20 years, covering bus shelters around the outer circle of Birmingham city centre for the next decade.The contract, which covers the whole of the west midlands, was awarded to Adshel by transport firm Centro as part of a… Continue reading Adshel Secures Ten Year Birmingham Bus Contract

City stockbroker’s have added further fuel to the rumours surrounding the alleged consolidation between Capital Radio and GWR Group, after a meeting with the finance director of Capital, left the team convinced ‘the two companies are far into negotiations’. The media team at stockbroker Panmure Gordon caught up with Peter Harris on Wednesday and said… Continue reading Capital And GWR In Merger ‘Negotiations’

In a new report, Point Topic estimates that spending from businesses on broadband value added services (BVAS) helped push the worldwide broadband market through the $50 billion barrier early this year. The report, Broadband Money-Makers Service, says that value-added services, which include both broadband applications and the platforms which enable the applications to work, have… Continue reading Extra Broadband Services Help Push Market to $50bn

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has predicted that faster broadband connection is set to fuel growth in the video games market, which is expected to generate a staggering $55.6 billion revenue by 2008. Gaming will see a 20.1% annual gain globally by 2008 thanks to fast broadband and wireless expansion over the next few years, which will act… Continue reading Broadband To Fuel Video Games Growth