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The struggling media group Vivendi Universal is considering spinning off its US entertainment business in a deal involving John Malone’s Liberty Media, according to press reports today. The Wall Street Journal claimed that Liberty is planning to merge its Starz and Encore cable networks and interest in the Discovery Channel’s parent with Vivendi’s American entertainment… Continue reading Vivendi Mulls US Spin-Off With Liberty

The media sector gave a solid performance yesterday reversing some of last week’s declines and supporting the broader FTSE rally.Carlton and Granada outperformed the sector, seen rising from the news they are to collaborate to win advertising. The key stocks rose 9.11% and 12.37% respectively.WPP was also seen rising in advance of an interim results… Continue reading Sharewatch

Pre-tax profits at global advertising network, WPP, fell by almost 30% in the six months to 30 June 2002, the company announced this morning. Turnover fell by 2.0% to £8.8 billion, following a very tough period for the advertising industry. What is more worrying for the industry is that WPP, which is something of a… Continue reading WPP Warns Of Little Ad Improvement This Year

Search-targeted marketing agency BTLookSmart has landed a new deal with budget-airline Go.As part of the new campaign Go will pay for performance listings and graphical advertising across the BTLookSmart network, which covers 60% of UK internet users. John Kinder, BTLookSmart’s sales manager commented: “This commitment from Go shows that more and more big companies are… Continue reading BTLookSmart Lands Go Deal

The enticing combination of entertainment content and networking technologies could provide a huge boost to internet service and content providers, as well as to electronics manufacturers, as consumers seek to create ‘networked digital entertainment homes’. This is the premise of a report to be released next month by Parks Associates, which finds that the transfer… Continue reading Digital Networked Entertainment Homes Could Have Mass Appeal

IPC Ignite has appointed Malik Meer as the new editor of Muzik following the departure of Conor McNicholas to NME.Meer previously worked as a commissioning editor on rival dance magazines Ministry and Emap’s Mixmag. Commenting on his appointment, Muzik’s publishing director, Eric Fuller, said: “He understands our readers, our music and our magazine and he… Continue reading IPC Appoints New Muzik Editor

The number of broadband subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region will rise from 12.9 million at the end of 2001 to 64.5 million by the end of 2006, according to a new report from The Yankee Group. The research body predicts that China will spark this upsurge with broadband subscribers set to increase from 323,400 last… Continue reading Chinese To Drive Asian Broadband Uptake

Following the controversy surrounding the new BARB research contract and Kelvin MacKenzie’s recent attack on RAJAR’s diary system, Denise Turner, of Media Planning Group discusses the trials and tribulations of media research.In the media industry 2002 has undoubtedly been the year of spotlight on the industry research currencies. They have between them been one of… Continue reading NewsLine Column: The Trials And Tribulations Of Media Research

Interactive television (iTV) users are ill-educated about the benefits of the platform and consequently its availability has little impact on consumers’ digital television (DTV) purchasing decisions. This is one of the findings of a new report from Van Dusseldorp & Partners, which says that operators need to make consumers aware of the services which iTV… Continue reading Consumers Need Better Education About iTV Services, Says Report

The BBC and BSkyB’s new free-to-air digital terrestrial TV service will be called Freeview and will launch in the autumn.The new platform will be sold as a “fresh start” for digital terrestrial viewers and will feature an extra three channels on top of the 28 already confirmed. Set top boxes will retail at £99 and… Continue reading BBC And BSkyB Name Free-To-Air DTT Service