Carlton Communications has defied calls from a powerful group of institutional shareholders for Michael Green to be removed as chairman of the newly merged ITV by noon tomorrow.The broadcaster has confirmed that it has received requests from a coalition representing more than a third of the combined ITV’s shareholders for Green to immediately relinquish his… Continue reading Carlton Defies Shareholders Over Calls To Oust Green
ITV scored a ratings victory on the weekend with the England rugby team’s crucial match against South Africa attracting a peak audience of more than 6 million viewers.Saturday’s game, which saw England defeat the Springboks by 25 points to 6, averaged 5.3 million viewers and secured a 53.2% share of the available audience for ITV1,… Continue reading Over 6 Million Tune Into ITV1 For England Rugby
Film studios are inclined to regard the web with suspicion on the basis that illegal file sharing threatens to erode revenues across the industry. However, a new report from Informa Media Group claims that piracy will only have a limited impact on sales and Hollywood will ultimately gain from internet services.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Price… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: Web An Opportunity For Movie Business
Analysis reveals a solid performance for the media sector last week as UK shares surged to a 13 month high, ahead of key earnings reports. Capital Radio benefited from the positive sentiment and rose by 2.65% week on week.Meanwhile, ITV partners Carlton and Granada were seen in focus, following calls from institutional shareholders for Michael… Continue reading Sharewatch: Capital Rises On Positive Sentiment
Carlton Communications has defied calls from a powerful group of institutional shareholders for Michael Green to be removed as chairman of the newly merged ITV by noon tomorrow. The broadcaster has confirmed that it has received requests from a coalition representing more than a third of the combined ITV’s shareholders for Green to immediately relinquish… Continue reading Carlton Defies Shareholders Over Calls To Oust Green
Conrad Black’s Hollinger Inc is close to securing a $15 million cash injection from private equity group Bain Capital, according to weekend reports.The Observer claims that the companies are in exclusive negotiations that should see Bain acquiring a holding in the next month.As yet, neither party has commented on the supposed deal but Hollinger, which… Continue reading Hollinger To Get Help With Debt Relief
Conrad Black’s Hollinger Inc is close to securing a $15 million cash injection from private equity group Bain Capital, according to weekend reports. The Observer claims that the companies are in exclusive negotiations that should see Bain acquiring a holding in the next month. As yet, neither party has commented on the supposed deal but… Continue reading Hollinger To Get Help With Debt Relief
Vizeum has been appointed to takeover Channel Five’s multi-million pound media planning and buying account from incumbent Walker Media.Aegis-owned Vizeum will work closely with Five’s advertising agency TBWA/London and its below-the-line agency The Promotions Factory on planning and strategy for the channel, which rebranded last year (see Channel 5 Relaunched As Five).The pitch process was… Continue reading Vizeum To Handle Planning And Buying For Channel Five
The Competition Commission has approved the purchase of thirteen Independent News & Media titles in the Greater London area by Newsquest but has blocked the transfer of eight others, the Department of Trade & Industry revealed today. Earlier this year, INM agreed to sell its entire portfolio of regional newspapers to US-owned Newsquest for £60… Continue reading Commission Agrees To Partial Sale Of INM Regionals
Rob Hobson, planning manager at Granada Enterprises, responds to recent research from BT Yahoo! Broadband which claims that internet users now spend more time online than watching television (see Consumers Are Spending More Time Online).You may well have seen claims last week by BT Openworld that consumers are spending more time surfing the internet then… Continue reading NewsLine Comment: Rob Hobson – Granada Enterprises
