AOL has secured a deal with NTL, worth £85 million, to use the group’s cable network to carry its broadband service.The deal will expand AOL broadband’s potential reach to 7.2 million broadband-enabled households on NTL’s network and marks the extension of an existing agreement.According to AOL, the company will have the largest potential customer base… Continue reading AOL Extends Broadband Offering With NTL
Sara Nathan, former editor of Channel 4 News, has been appointed acting deputy chair of the content advisory board at the new communications super-regulator, Ofcom.Although the appointment is temporary, it has been speculated she will keep the position after the initial development period, giving her one of the most powerful positions in television.The content advisory… Continue reading Ex-Channel 4 News Editor Joins Ofcom Board
The media sector was under pressure on Tuesday following the broader London equity market downwards, after a downbeat forecast from Barclays knocked investors confidence in a sustained rally.Reuters was the sector’s big story, after reportedly announcing a wave of job cuts at its broking subsidiary. Cazenove downgraded the group to hold from buy and the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Turnover at international consumer magazine group, Future Network, rose by 18% in the four months to 31 October 2001, up from the 14% rise reported for the six months to 30 June 2002.In a trading statement released this morning, Future said that earnings for the full year should be comfortably ahead of current consensus market… Continue reading Future Says Earnings Will Beat Market Consensus
Analysis of the latest TV revenue figures for October reveals a positive period for total UK terrestrial TV, which experienced a 13.1% year on year increase in revenue. Gains were experienced across the board, but Channel Five saw the most significant improvement, with revenue rising by 31.8% year on year despite the recent departure of… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up October 2002
The ASA has censured a series of press ads for internet service provider, Easynet, on the grounds that they condone violent and anti-social behaviour.One of the ads, which appeared in the Evening Standard, featured a man being punched in the face by another man and was headlined: “When your MD finds out you’re spending up… Continue reading ASA Gives Anti-Social Easynet Ads The Boot
The media sector was under pressure on Tuesday following the broader London equity market downwards, after a downbeat forecast from Barclays knocked investors confidence in a sustained rally.Reuters was the sector’s big story, after reportedly announcing a wave of job cuts at its broking subsidiary. Cazenove downgraded the group to hold from buy and the… Continue reading Sharewatch
ITV1 and the BBC are preparing themselves for the annual Christmas ratings battle and both appear to be depending on the pulling power of long-established programmes.ITV1 is hoping that Celebrity Big Brother hasn’t drained the public’s obsession with celebrities and is offering up Celebrity Blind Date, a Stars In Their Eyes Celebrity Special and Celebrity… Continue reading ITV And BBC Gear Up For Christmas With Old Favourites
Guardian Media Group has announced that it is to move Jazz FM’s sales operation from Clear Channel Radio Sales (CCRS) to Chrysalis.CCRS was only acquired last month but is to be sold on to Radio Investments Limited, in which GMG is a major shareholder.Chrysalis will now represent nationally all five GMG Radio stations – Jazz… Continue reading Chrysalis To Represent All GMG Stations
The Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, John Whittingdale, has launched an attack on the new Communications Bill, claiming it may “introduce statutory regulation of newspapers through the back door.”Speaking at the second reading of the Bill in Parliament yesterday, Whittingdale commented: “This Bill, far from protecting press freedom, does quite the… Continue reading Tories Warn Ofcom May Jeopardise Press Freedom
