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
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
News International (NI) is thought to have broken up its new media division, News Network, handing control of the online editions of the Sun, News of the World, Page3.com, the Times and the Sunday Times back to the individual newspapers and shedding dozens of staff, mainly from auction site FiredUp.com.Speculation in the press said that… Continue reading News International’s New Media Section Disbanded
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
The most dramatic media news story of last week produced some of the most dramatic share performances on Friday. As the future of ITV became clearer with Granada Media’s takeover deal for United News & Media (UNM) on Friday (see Granada Takes Control Of ITV), Granada share prices jumped 30p to £6.15, putting it amongst… Continue reading Sharewatch
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
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
Telewest has announced the addition of nineteen new content providers to its interactive TV platform Active Digital. The companies include P&O Cruises, Asserta Home and the RAC.Telewest launched interactive services in March this year, with over 90 high street and online companies on board (see Retailers Back Telewest’s Cable Interactive Service). Goods and services available… Continue reading Telewest Adds New Brands To Active Digital Service
The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) has welcomed the speed at which changes to the structure of ITV are taking place, despite its reservations about consolidation.Responding to the news today that Granada Media is to acquire the television assets of United News & Media (see Granada Takes Control Of ITV), the society’s director of… Continue reading ISBA Welcomes Swift Move Towards Consolidation Resolution
