BSkyB’s monopoly over top-flight English football looks set to come to an end after the European Commission warned it will force the Premier League to auction off its football right packages individually.The EC insists it will not be pressured into letting BSkyB walk away with all three gold, silver and bronze packages of 138 live… Continue reading BSkyB Could Face Red Card Over Premiership Rights Bid
The Sunday Telegraph has secured mobile phone service operator, 3, to sponsor its special Premiership football supplement.The 36-page supplement, which will be published later this month to coincide with the start of the new football season, will feature a range of commentary and analysis including Gary Lineker’s view on the future prospects of every Premiership… Continue reading Telegraph Secures 3 To Sponsor Premiership Preview
The tentative advertising recovery in the US is continuing, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. However, growth is not strong and universal; rather, there are fits and starts between the different media, with share of adspend being moved around between them.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…US B2B Print Ad Revenues Dip 1.1% In MayUS business to… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: US Recovery Remains Tentative And Slow
The number of complaints relating to sexist advertising has soared over the last few years, according to the latest figures from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).The research reveals that the number of people objecting to the gratuitous use of female stereotypes in ads such as Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium poster, which featured a naked Sophie… Continue reading Complaints Against Sexist Advertising Soar
IPC’s flagship celebrity gossip title, Now, is boosting its next edition with a special Sex In The City fashion supplement to coincide with the launch of the new series on Channel 4.The 16-page colour supplement will be covermounted on the magazine and will show readers how they can achieve the latest looks from the popular… Continue reading Now Boosts August Edition With Sexy Supplement
BSkyB’s monopoly over top-flight English football looks set to come to an end after the European Commission warned it will force the Premier League to auction off its football right packages individually. The EC insists it will not be pressured into letting BSkyB walk away with all three gold, silver and bronze packages of 138… Continue reading BSkyB Could Face Red Card Over Premiership Rights Bid
Revenues at Vivendi Universal fell by 14% in the three months to June, raising doubts about the price tag put on the company’s US entertainment unit. Turnover was down to €6.10 billion from €7.08 billion in the the second quarter last year, with the decline blamed on asset disposals and the falling value of the… Continue reading Vivendi Reports Sharp Revenue Drop
After months of twists and turns the saga of WPP’s £266 million takeover of Cordiant Communications finally closed today, as the deal was formally completed this morning. The takeover was approved by shareholders earlier this month, although rebel stakeholder, Active Value, succeeded in removing Cordiant’s chief executive, chairman and finance director from the board (see… Continue reading WPP Completes Cordiant Acquisition
Highbury Housee Communications shareholders have approved the group’s £32 million acquisition of video game magazine publisher, Paragon Publishing (see Highbury House To Buy Paragon Publishing For £32m). Highbury says that the deal will create one of the UK’s leading special interest consumer publishers and the third largest publicly-quoted consumer magazine publishing group. As part of… Continue reading Shareholders Approve Highbury’s £32m Paragon Acquisition
Chrysalis was seen in focus yesterday, down 0.71% after confirming the sale of its television assets to a group of former ITV executives (see Chrysalis Makes £45m TV Sale To Former ITV Heads).Capital was also in the spotlight, up 4% after RAJAR listening figures for the second quarter of 2003 came in above analysts expectations.Broader… Continue reading Sharewatch: Chrysalis Falls Following Sale Of TV Arm
