Warner Brothers plan to erect a giant LED screen on the facade of its cinema in Lester Square. If WB get the go ahead from Westminster city council the screen will be the first of many to appear on WB cinemas across the country.about screenswhat adscouncil concerns
The UK’s digital television industry is now the most developed in the world; so much so, that BSkyB has recently committed to switching off its analogue broadcast altogether sometime this summer. Not bad considering the service has only been running for two and a half years.Sky Digital now has 5.4 million subscribers and is in… Continue reading Feature: Is The UK Turned On By Digital?
Stock in Carlton Communications dropped sharply yesterday after the company’s financial results admitted that there is no obvious improvement in advertising on the horizon (see Carlton Stock Dives On Indefinite Ad Downturn). Stock closed yesterday down 20p at 392p. The group also halved its dividend to 3.3p in order to offer ‘more flexibility’ in the… Continue reading Carlton Communications Financial Results – Reaction
Regional newspaper publisher, Johnston Press, has this morning announced that Stuart Paterson will become the group’s next finance director, replacing Marco Chiappelli, who has retired. Paterson takes up the role on 16 July. Johnston Press is the UK’s fourth largest regional newspaper group with a total weekly circulation of around 6 million copies.
This week, leading representatives of the UK radio, TV and outdoor markets have been reporting on their successes and failures in recent months and looking to the future with varying degrees of optimism. On Tuesday, GWR released their full-year results which fell within expectations. Revenues from flagship station Classic FM were reported to be up… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Mixed Outlook For Old Media
Details of additional interactive elements for this year’s Big Brother have been unveiled this week. Interactive voting and E-Victor, an interactive game, have been developed thanks to an agreement between the broadcaster, Channel 4, programme makers Endemol and Two Way TV.Channel 4’s head of interactive television, Peter Good, commented, “With this year’s series we wanted… Continue reading Big Brother To Have Interactive Voting And Games
The UK’s digital television industry is now the most developed in the world; so much so, that BSkyB has recently committed to switching off its analogue broadcast altogether sometime this summer. Not bad considering the service has only been running for two and a half years. Sky Digital now has 5.4 million subscribers and is… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Is The UK Turned On By Digital?
Advertising group WPP has announced a 100% acquisition of European PR firm Finsbury. The company, founded in 1994, will continue to operate independently within WPP, benefiting from access to its advertising and marketing services networks.Finsbury specialises in financial communications, investor relations and public affairs. Among its client list of UK companies worth over £100bn, it… Continue reading WPP Announces Acquisition Of Financial PR Firm
Cricket continues to move away from its traditional BBC home with the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) decision to award Sky Sports a new three year contract for live international and county cricket.Under the new deal, which covers the next three seasons, Sky Sports will have exclusive live broadcast rights to cricketing events including;… Continue reading Sky Sports Scores New Three Year Cricket Contract
Flushed with the eventual success of getting digital horse racing channel Go Racing on its way (see Go Racing Gets Go Ahead For Racing Channel), Channel 4 is set to extend coverage of the sport of kings in its terrestrial schedules.The channel has announced the signing of a one year deal to show French horseracing,… Continue reading Four’s Racing Coverage To Extend Across The Channel
