Baroness Jay, the former Labour leader in the Lords, has emerged as favourite to be the next chairman of the BBC, according to press reports.The deadline for applications closed last week and press speculation has tipped Baroness Jay to take over from Sir Christopher Bland in the £77,950 a year post, one of the most… Continue reading Baroness Jay Favoured For BBC Chair
German television advertising growth outperformed the market there during the first half of the year, in stark contrast to the UK TV market, the performance of which is set to be the poorest media sector in Europe (see Insight Analysis: Ad Downturn Could Get Worse Before It Gets Better). According to ACNielsen data analysed by… Continue reading German TV Outperforms Ad Market In First Half
There were 26 million internet users in Germany as of June this year, according to data from Forsa, the German society for social research and statistical analysis. This represents a significant growth on the 8.8 million that were online just two years earlier. Around 40% of Germans over the age of 14 are users and… Continue reading Cheap Access Drives Net Usage In Germany
Ninety-two percent of Australian children and teenagers now use the internet, a 28% increase on 1999, according to research from RedSheriff. The increase is primarily due to the rise in access points at homes, schools and libraries. The eGeneration Report – Kids and Teens Online, which was sponsored by children’s TV station Nickelodeon, shows that… Continue reading Net Plays Key Role In Australian Children’s Development, Finds Study
Future was looking bright by the end of last week’s trading. Having begun the week by issuing a reassuring statement to shareholders regarding its rapidly falling price (see Future Reassures Investors) it regained the market’s trust sufficiently to end the week up by over 75% week on week, at 40˝p, announcing on Friday that further… Continue reading Sharewatch
NTL, and ITV partners, Carlton and Granada, have denied press reports that NTL has made an all share bid for ITV Digital.NTL last night denied claims that it had made a bid for the company. Carlton and Granada also denied that it had received any offer for the troubled pay-TV platform, recently rebranded from ONdigital… Continue reading NTL Deny ITV Digital Takeover
Future Network is to cut 140 jobs as a result of the final stages of a reorganisation of its UK business.The company has divided its UK business into three operating divisions: Games, Computing and Entertainment and through cuts in staffing levels and property overheads has reduced total fixed costs of its UK business by £8.5m… Continue reading Future Network To Cut 140 Jobs
Cinven have issued a statement that it and IPC Media are in discussions with Time Inc. about the possible sale of the company.The statement follows press speculation that AOL Time Warner is about to seal a takeover deal for UK magazine publishing group.This morning’s Financial Times claims that the two groups are now negotiating a… Continue reading Statement Confirms IPC Takeover Talks
AOL Time Warner is now very close to sealing a takeover deal for UK magazine publishing group, IPC Media, according to recent press reports. This morning’s Financial Times claims that the two groups are now negotiating a price for IPC; it is expected that it AOL Time Warner will pay around £1.2 billion for the… Continue reading IPC/Time Warner Deal May Be Back On
Future Network is to cut 140 jobs as a result of the final stages of a reorganisation of its UK business. The company has divided its UK business into three operating divisions: Games, Computing and Entertainment and through cuts in staffing levels and property overheads has reduced total fixed costs of its UK business by… Continue reading Future Network To Cut 140 Jobs In Cost-Cutting Restructure
