The chief executive of Channel 4, Michael Jackson, has announced that he is leaving the channel to take up a job in the States.Jackson will join the USA Entertainment Group as the company’s chief executive, based in New York. A departure date has not been set but the channel have confirmed that they will shortly… Continue reading Jackson Quits Channel 4
IPC Connect’s, Woman, is to extend it series of “Feel Good” specials with a one-off called Woman Family Special.The 75 page “one-shot” will go on sale from 23 July for six weeks and will have a cover price of £1.30. The magazine will have a print run of 300,000 and will contain advice on parenting… Continue reading IPC To Launch One Off Special
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has extended its investigation into the cross-promotion of digital television services on terrestrial channels. According to analysts at ABN Amro, the consultation process received an unexpectedly large number of responses and the Commission was unable to make a decision by its 19 July deadline. ITV will be hoping that the… Continue reading ITC Extends Investigation Into Digital Cross-Promotions
Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed Elsevier is one of the front-runners to buy the publishing arm of Vivendi Universal, according to this morning’s Financial Times. The paper reports that the French media group has given potential suitors three weeks in which to turn in offers for the business. Pearson, Wolters Kluwer, VNU, Bertelsmann and a number… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Is Likely Buyer Of Vivendi Publishing Arm
The European Commission (EC) is challenging the UEFA over the way it sells the television rights to football games to broadcasters in Europe. Currently, free-to-air and pay-TV rights are sold to a single television network in each country. Champions’ League Rights Free TV Pay-TV UK ITV ITV Digital Italy Mediaset Stream… Continue reading EC Challenges UEFA TV Sales Contracts
New data from Webmergers reports that 726 Internet companies were acquired in the first half of 2001, in deals worth a total of $6 billion. 56% of the deals in Q1 and Q2 involved acquisitions of infrastructure companies, such as those providing networking products and ebusiness software. A further 30% involved Internet destinations such as… Continue reading Strong Start To 2001 In The US M&A Market, Says Webmergers
The latest Report On eBusiness from Forrester shows that whilst some areas of B2B ecommerce are growing, many businesses are adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach to online purchasing and the like. Almost 73% of companies surveyed claimed that they used the internet for ‘indirect’ purchases, an increase from the 71% recorded in Q3, and… Continue reading Forrester Report Reveals Limited Growth In B2B E-Commerce
After reports that Tempus was to be taken over by French advertising network, Havas advertising, for around £400m last week (see Havas And Tempus Set To Merge), shares in the company soared. Stock was up 48.33% week on week to finish at £5.54, an increase of £1.80˝.ITV partners, Carlton and Granada, also suffered week on… Continue reading Sharewatch
Natmags has appointed IPC Southbank’s, Amanda Pitt, as Good Housekeeping group ad director and has reorganised its sales department.The move marks a return to Natmags for Pitt who left the company in 1996. She joined IPC last year as head of advertorials and sponsorship for IPCtx and Connect and was appointed ad director across Woman… Continue reading Natmags Hires Pitt From IPC
Carlton Interactive is to close its consumer entertainment websites, Popcorn and Jamba, while Granada plans to cut 80 jobs from its health TV channel and website, Wellbeing.Carlton’s online ad sales arm, Carlton Hyperactive, will cancel all ad campaigns booked across its Popcorn and Jamba sites from 1 September, all third party contracts will cease from… Continue reading Carlton Interactive To Close Websites
