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Telewest Communications has sold its 16.9% shareholding in SMG to institutional investors for 85p per share, the group confirmed this afternoon. The sale, which was given the go ahead by shareholders in September (see Telewest Set For SMG Disposal, Denies More Redundancies), raised £45.1 million for the UK cable operator. This money will be put… Continue reading Telewest Raises £45m From Sale Of SMG Stake

Channel 4 has secured BT as the sponsor of its second series of Celebrity Big Brother, which is due to start later this month.BT will be using the sponsorship as part of its drive to promote its broadband service and idents will appear on the shows on Channel 4 and E4. The media planning and… Continue reading BT To Sponsor Celebrity Big Brother

UK display advertising is set to grow by 1.8% in Q3 this year, after which growth should steadily, if not dramatically, rise. This is according to the latest set of forecasts from the Advertising Association (AA). The figures show increases in quarterly growth throughout 2003, followed by a gentle dip moving into 2004. Throughout the… Continue reading Advertising Association Long-Term And Quarterly UK Ad Forecasts

After a difficult period in 2001 when revenues slipped almost 10%, the television market has fared better this year and the sector will experience steady growth over the next five years, according to OMD UK.The agency noted that TV’s share of advertising expenditure increased throughout the 1990s as the medium was seen as the most… Continue reading Feature: OMD Sees Television Advertising On The Up

New figures from GartnerG2 have established that SMS is now more popular than email and it is claimed that the industry is missing a trick by ploughing so many of its resources into 3G technology. The latest consumer research was presented at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Cannes. In particular, it was found that 62% of… Continue reading Mobile Industry Too Obsessed With 3G, Says GartnerG2

The ITC has rejected complaints aimed at Channel 5, that the documentary, Michael Jackson’s Face, was cruel and mocking.The programme, which drew Channel 5’s largest ever audience for an original show (see Jacko Helps Five Face The Future), documented the changing appearance of the face of the pop star Michael Jackson and the possible reasons… Continue reading ITC Rejects Complaints Over Michael Jackson’s Face

BSkyB’s increasingly dominant position in the UK pay-television market looks all set to strengthen, as this Friday’s first quarter results are forecast to show a net rise in subscribers of 205,000 (see Good Growth Expected In Sky’s Q1 Results). This will take the number of customers to its digital satellite service to 6.3 million. If… Continue reading BSkyB Takes Increasingly Dominant Position In UK Pay-TV Market

Emap has announced that Brian Page will be the new programme director at RockFM/Magic 999.Prior to joining Emap, Page worked as programme controller at Wave 102 which is part of the Wireless Group. He has also worked within Scottish Radio Holdings, where he began his career as a presenter, before climbing the ladder to become… Continue reading RockFM/Magic 999 Announces New Programme Director

The MRG’s newly relocated Media Planning Course took place on 23rd-25th October 2002 at Moor Hall in Cookham – the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s HQ.Over 30 delegates from a wide range of agencies, media owners and research companies gathered to hear industry experts imparting their knowledge on various aspects of media planning over the first… Continue reading MRG 3-Day Course: Media Planning

SMG is currently outperforming the market in its television, radio, outdoor and cinema businesses, leading Merrill Lynch to upgrade its investor recommendation on the Scottish media company from neutral to buy.The broker says that SMG is gaining share amongst the ITV franchises, whilst the company’s Virgin Radio station is showing revenue growth year on year… Continue reading Solid Performance At SMG Gains Merrill Lynch Upgrade