The MXR consortium has won the digital multiplex licence for the South Wales and Severn Estuary area. The group, whose shareholders include Chrysalis, Capital Radio, Guardian Media Group, Jazz FM, Soul Media and UBC Media, won the north east regional licence in December last year (see Radio Authority Dishes Out Digital Licences In North East).MXR… Continue reading MXR Wins Second Digital Licence
BSkyB is preparing to write off as much as £250m of a £301m investment in new media company Sports Internet Group, according to reports. Confirmation of the loss is expected to be revealed when financial results for BSkyB are released next month.Sky made the investment in the firm, which runs official websites for a number… Continue reading BSkyB Set To Write Off Millions In Internet Losses
IPC has announced key appointments in its Music & Sports division. Keith Kendrick is to take on the mantle of editor of flagship lads mag Loaded, the job made famous by its first incumbent, James Brown, who has since gone onto form his own company (see Ex-Loaded Editor Plans To Float New Venture).Since his departure,… Continue reading IPC Music & Sport Announce Appointment And Promotion
Havas Advertising is to acquire the 55% of the Media Planning Group (MPG) it does not yet own, it was announced yesterday. MPG is the leading media buying agency in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia. It is ranked 2nd in France, 12-13th in the US and in the top ten in the UK and… Continue reading Havas Acquires Remaining Shares In The Media Planning Group
Capital Radio’s rock music station Xfm is to collaborate with MTV2 and Future Publishing title Metal Hammer to produce a weekly rock TV show. Xfm Metal Hammer RiOT will launch on MTV2 on 1 February in a 10pm slot. The hour-long show will also be broadcast by Xfm after its own rock slot at 1am… Continue reading Xfm Teams With MTV2 And Future For TV Rock Show
Content provider to the radio and internet industries, UBC Media Group has signed a deal with Bloomberg which will see the financial information services company become the exclusive supplier of business bulletins and market reports for analogue commercial radio stations in the UK.The reports will be heard immediately on the 70 analogue and digital services… Continue reading UBC Media Strikes Deal With Bloomberg For Provision Of Financial Radio Services
Channel 4 will be privatised if the Conservative party wins the election expected in late spring, and the revenue raised put towards galleries and museums. A statement released to the Sunday newspapers from shadow Culture Secretary Peter Ainsworth outlining the plan has provoked consternation from both Channel 4 bosses and Culture Secretary Chris Smith.Both Smith… Continue reading Conservatives Would Privatise Channel 4, Says Shadow Culture Secretary
Having won its battle for more Channel 5 investment with United Business Media (see Sharewatch), RTL finished the week among the best media performers, with a week on week increase of 7.27% at £63.65. United ended down 1.3% at £7.84.This week will see the latest stage of the News at Ten battle, as BBC 1… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.The ratings war between ITV and BBC looks set to intensify as the News at Ten returns to the network (see Date Set For Return Of News At Ten On ITV).Tuesday The MRG Evening Meeting is held in the Hampshire Hotel,… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The managing director of the Mail on Sunday, Mike Ironside, is to replace Len Sanderson, managing director of sales at the Telegraph group, as an advertising industry member of the ASA Council.The appointment was made by Lord Rodgers, the outgoing ASA chairman, in consultation with the new incumbent Lord Borrie, who said, “We are fortunate… Continue reading ASA Appoints Mail On Sunday MD As Industry Member Of Council
