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Granada and Carlton Communications have hit a stumbling block in plans to bring their pay-TV businesses under the umbrella ITV brand (see Granada And Carlton Bring ONdigital Under ITV Brand), following discussions with some of the Network’s smaller franchise holders. Although all the parties involved have so far declined to comment on the talks, press… Continue reading Granada And Carlton Meet Opposition To ITV Brand Plans, Say Reports

ProgrammesThe real soap operas, EastEnders and Coronation Street dominated the top ratings as usual during May, with ITV’s flagship production stealing back dominance following the success of the Phil Mitchell storyline on the other side. Coronation Street gained the top spot for three out of the four weeks, with top audiences ranging between 13 and… Continue reading TV Viewing Round-Up – May 2001

French outdoor media company JC Decaux has delayed its IPO on the French stock market (see JC Decaux To Fund Growth With IPO On French Stock Market) following media scepticism and concerns over investor demand. The announcement follows a week of uncertainty in the French advertising industry as share prices fell following profit warnings from… Continue reading JC Decaux Cuts Price Of IPO

Two US publishing groups – Dow Jones and Knight Ridder – have announced that they are to make a number of job cuts in order to meet financial targets. Knight Ridder, the second largest newspaper group in the US, is to axe 1,700 jobs, costing the group $75 million in redundancy pay-outs. Late last year,… Continue reading US Newspaper Groups Cut More Jobs

Plans by Granada and Carlton Communications to unify their pay-TV ventures into ITV, have been halted by a dispute with smaller shareholders, according to press speculation.It is believed that Granada and Carlton, which hold nine out of the fourteen regional ITV licences and control most of the advertising revenue, have reached a stalemate situation with… Continue reading Spanner In The Works For Integrated ITV Platform

UK adspend broke the £17bn barrier for the first time ever during 2000, according newly released statistics from the Advertising Association. During what turned out to be the ninth consecutive year of growth for the industry, adspend increased by £1,594m from the 1999 total, an accelerated growth rate of 10%, or more than 7% in… Continue reading UK Adspend Tops

French advertising and communications agency Publicis has given a cautious outlook in its AGM statement, saying that full-year global advertising growth is expected to come in at 3%. This is higher than ABN Amro’s expected 1.3%, but below Robert Coen’s estimate of 5% outside the US. Publicis CEO Maurice Levy expects his company to outperform… Continue reading Publicis Cautiously Optimistic For 2001

NTL has announced a £20m deal with MXR Ltd, to provide digital radio services across four UK regions.The 12 year deal will see NTL provide digital multiplexing and transmission services, in North East England, South Wales/Severn Estuary, West Midlands and North West England, with services due to air in the summer. The company will also… Continue reading £20m Digital Radio Deal For NTL

Even in countries such as the United States, Canada, Sweden, and the Netherlands, about a third of people who could use the Internet choose not to. According to Ipsos-Reid, only 6% of the world’s population of 6 billion are connected to the internet. Ipsos questioned non-users in 30 countries who gave the following reasons for… Continue reading Can’t Connect, Won’t Connect?