The books division of Carlton Communications has acquired Andre Deutsch Limited, one of the UK’s leading sports and media publishers, for an undisclosed sum. The deal will bring Carlton the publishing contracts for both Granada Media and Manchester United Football Club.Nigel Walmsley, chairman of Carlton Media, said: “Carlton is developing a fully integrated media strategy… Continue reading Carlton Buys Sports And Media Publisher
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has received licence renewal applications from seven ITV franchises. Formal expressions of interest from Border, Central, Channel, Grampian, Granada, LWT and Scottish mean that all existing Channel 3 licensees have now sought renewal.Licensees had until 29 September to put forward proposals for renewal for the ten-year period commencing April 1… Continue reading ITC Receives Remaining Licence Renewal Applications From ITV Franchisees
NTL has announced plans to forge a common technology platform across the cable networks of both itself and CWC. Following the completion of the merger between the two cable groups earlier this year (see Government Clears NTL/CWC Merger), the integration process will simplify the delivery of TV-based email, interactive services and internet.The company also announced… Continue reading NTL To Integrate Technology Platforms
Channel 5 is about to embark on an intensive marketing campaign to promote its autumn schedule (see From Big Brother To Big Sales Houses, Channel 5 Prepares For Battle). In keeping with the “uniquely ballsy and irreverent personality” of the channel, the campaign will feature clumps of grinning sperm and graffiti’d celebrities across national poster… Continue reading C5 Unveils Autumn Marketing Campaign
The Switchdigital consortium has been awarded the Central Scotland digital multiplex by the Radio Authority. The consortium was the only applicant for the licence (see Switch Digital Is Sole Bidder For Central Scotland Digital Licence), which is the largest awarded outside of Greater London and covers Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling, offering a potential audience of… Continue reading Switchdigital Awarded Central Scotland Multiplex
The belief that ITV advertising revenues are set for a slow second half (see ITV Yearly Advertising Forecast Downgraded Thanks To Dotcom Slowdown) did not appear to affect Ulster TV shares yesterday, which, as one of the best media performers yesterday, ended up 15p at £3.45.At the other end of the scale, Daily Mail and… Continue reading Sharewatch
The BBC’s decision to move its evening news programme to 10pm (see BBC To Broadcast News At Ten) is set to unleash one of the biggest ratings wars in British television history. ITV has responded to dramatic changes to BBC1’s schedule with its own arsenal of populist programming.From 16 October ITV will broadcast extended hour-long… Continue reading News At Ten Slot Sparks Ratings War
A EU ban on all tobacco advertising has been ruled unlawful by the European Court of Justice today. The UK government had been intending to bring in its own legislation based on the European Community Directive on tobacco advertising and sponsorship. This would have taken effect from December last year, but the implementation of the… Continue reading European Court Overturns Ban On Tobacco Advertising
United News and Media received a positive recommendation yesterday, which raised its price by 7p to £7.80. It is still undecided as to whether UNM will accept shares or cash in the sale of its TV assets to Granada. Granada shares ended yesterday down 4p at £4.52.Reuters, which has been performing well recently, suffered a… Continue reading Sharewatch
ITV’s full year advertising forecast has been downgraded by brokers ABN AMRO, in part because of the subdued dotcom spending expected during the second half of this year. The original forecast suggested revenues of around £2,093m, a rise of 7.8% on 1999, but this has been adjusted to a rise of just 4.7%, while ABN’s… Continue reading ITV Yearly Advertising Forecast Downgraded Thanks To Dotcom Slowdown
