Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Pearson, which owns the Financial Times Group and whose television division recently merged with CLT-Ufa to create RTL (see RTL Lists On Stock Exchange With Value Of £16.6bn), reports its financial results for the six months ended 30 June.Tuesday ITN launches… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Pearson Plc announced today that it is to acquire National Computer Systems, the American commercial testing and educational services company in a deal worth $2.5bn. Reporting its six-month financial results today, the group said it will combine NCS with Pearson Education to create the world’s leading integrated educational company.The deal will be financed by the… Continue reading Pearson Buys NCS, Reports Pre-Tax Profits Of £123m
Maiden Group has announced the acquisition of poster contractor CP Posters Advertising for £7.7m. The group focuses on large format posters and has estates in the valuable London and Meridian TV areas.Maiden has marketed some of the group’s sites since 1996 and this acquisition will vastly increase its 48- and 96-sheet estates. CP Posters owns… Continue reading Maiden Group Buys CP Posters Advertising
Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology is being used for the first time in the UK. An entire cinema programme, including adverts for Royal Navy recruitment, Cadbury’s, Guinness and Nike, along with action film The Perfect Storm, is being shown digitally this week at London’s Warner Village West End and the Birmingham Star City.The adverts, screened… Continue reading Is This The Final Reel For 35mm As Digital Cinema Enters The Frame?
Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology is being used for the first time in the UK. An entire cinema programme, including adverts for Royal Navy recruitment, Cadbury’s, Guinness and Nike, along with action film The Perfect Storm, is being shown digitally this week at London’s Warner Village West End and the Birmingham Star City.The adverts, screened… Continue reading Is This The Final Reel For 35mm As Digital Cinema Enters The Frame?
Virgin Group and cable operator NTL are close to agreeing a deal which will see the break up of Virgin.net, their joint ISP venture valued at £240m. NTL, according to recent reports, will take control of Virgin.net’s 560,000 dial-up internet customers while Virgin will own and operate the entertainment and leisure portal.The deal is likely… Continue reading NTL And Virgin To Split Virgin.net
Maiden Group has announced the acquisition of poster contractor CP Posters Advertising for £7.7m. The group focuses on large format posters and has estates in the valuable London and Meridian TV areas.Maiden has marketed some of the group’s sites since 1996 and this acquisition will vastly increase its 48- and 96-sheet estates. CP Posters owns… Continue reading Maiden Group Buys CP Posters Advertising
BSkyB is to apply to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) today for status as a nominated news provider. This would enable the satellite broadcasters’ news service, Sky News, to vie for the ITV news provider contract when it goes up for renewal in two year’s time.The heat of competition between news services was already set… Continue reading BSkyB Looks To Oust ITN As ITV News Provider
Cabal Communications has announced the launch of its new upmarket men’s magazine. Called Mondo, this “stylish, contemporary and self-assured” title will be available from 4 October.Its aim is to revitalise the men’s lifestyle market which has become stale in recent years, according to Cabal’s chief executive, Sally O’Sullivan: “Over the past few years the leading… Continue reading Cabal Offers A “World Of Pleasure” For Older Lads
United News & Media has sold its television interests to Granada Media, finally sealing consolidation within ITV. The deal will make Granada Media the undisputed leader of Britain’s main commercial TV channel.It will take control of United’s television interests – its Meridian, Anglia and HTV franchises -, together with all related production and international distribution… Continue reading Granada Takes Control Of ITV
