ONdigital has been approached by cable group NTL in the hope of forming a marketing alliance to offset competition from BSkyB. The news comes as executives at Granada and Carlton revealed plans to make a decision within the next month on whether to proceed with a flotation of their joint-owned digital terrestrial platform.The UK’s largest… Continue reading ONdigital Prepares For Float, Denies Detailed Agreement With NTL
Positive comments over the bank holiday break about Emap’s performance in the latest ABC figures seem to have halted the company’s decline in share price (see Sharewatch). Shares rose 37p during yesterday’s trading, ending at £11.49.Other good performances were seen at Saatchi & Saatchi, which rose 17p to end at £4.79, Reuters, which jumped 50p… Continue reading Sharewatch
According to the FIPP/Zenith World Magazine Trends 2000/2001 report, Global ad spend, which has been rising steadily since 1994, is set to increase by 5-6% annually until 2002. In 1999, the total global adspend figure for magazines was $40bn which was a 6% increase on 1998.
A national newspaper claimed on Sunday that a report it had obtained recommended that the government should bring forward the changeover from digital to analogue TV signals by subsidising or giving away digital decoding equipment to households. This would enable the auction of the analogue spectrum to occur as early as 2004, giving the government… Continue reading Report To Government Says Speed Up Digital Changeover
Cable group Telewest has said it is considering a flotation of UKTV, its joint venture with the BBC. Speaking at the Guardian Edinburgh TV festival, Telewest CEO Adam Singer said that the two groups had held “perennial conversations” about the possibility of a flotation of their stable of cable channels, which include UK Gold and… Continue reading Telewest Boss Considers Flotation Of UKTV
RevenueAccording to agency estimates, year on year growth in terrestrial television including GMTV was 4.5% during July, with the total now at £203m. Channel 5 managed an increase of 26.7%, while Channel 4 rose 8.5%. ITV saw a small increase of 1.6%, but GMTV saw a drop of 5.4%.A year on year increase of 22.4%… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – July 2000
A national newspaper claimed on Sunday that a report it had obtained recommended that the government should bring forward the changeover from digital to analogue TV signals by subsidising or giving away digital decoding equipment to households. This would enable the auction of the analogue spectrum to occur as early as 2004, giving the government… Continue reading Report To Government Says Speed Up Digital Changeover
The Radio Authority’s Programming and Advertising Review, covering the second quarter of 2000, has now been published. An online version, replacing the printed copy which was distributed in the past, is available on the Authority’s website, www.radioauthority.org.uk.During the April-June quarter, the Authority dealt with 116 written complaints regarding UK commercial radio stations. Of those, 61… Continue reading New Programming And Advertising Review Published By Radio Authority
Emap is to make changes to its positioning in Europe with plans announced last week. While on the one hand it is disposing of 25 business titles chiefly in Germany and Switzerland, on the other it is planning the launch of one of its successful consumer titles in Holland.The company is planning to launch FHM… Continue reading Emap Disposes Of Euro Business Titles, But Targets Euro Lads
IPC Southbank has nabbed Emap Digital’s executive director, Tim Brooks, to join its executive board as managing director. He will take over the position at the end of October, following the retirement of Colin Reeves-Smith, who has been at the company for 34 years.Brooks will report to IPC chief executive Sly Bailey. She commented on… Continue reading New Head For IPC Southbank Poached From Emap Esprit
