Programmes It comes as no surprise that the top-rated programme of the year is ITV’s Coronation Street, with the episode broadcast on 7 March attaining an audience of 19.82 million. The second most watched programme of the year was hugely successful quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, which, shown immediately after the Coronation… Continue reading Annual TV Viewing Round Up – 1999
Pearson fell 62p as the media group placed a number of shares to raise money for further internet investment (see Pearson Places Shares To Fund Further Net Investment). Prices closed at £22.60.Capital Radio shares were up 80p to £15.72˝ as news of the group’s first national station, Life, due to launch on the Digital One… Continue reading Sharewatch
Media group Pearson announced today that it has placed a number of shares to raise money for further investment in internet projects. It confirmed that 11,500,000 ordinary shares were placed at £22 per share to raise approximately £250,000,000.The funds will be invested over the course of the next two years in a number of projects… Continue reading Pearson Places Shares To Fund Further Net Investment
TalkSport has acquired the exclusive radio broadcasting rights for the biggest heavyweight fight ever to be staged in Britain. The UK’s first sports radio station, which launched earlier this month (see Talk To Launch UK’s First Sport Station), will broadcast coverage of the Mike Tyson and Julius Francis fight live from Manchester on Saturday. The… Continue reading TalkSport Secures Rights To Tyson Fight
Commercial radio now has more national stations than the BBC after Digital One announced it is to launch Oneword, the first non publicly funded station dedicated to plays, books, comedy and reviews.The deal between Digital One, which launched the first national commercial digital radio network last year (see Digital Radio Launches In The UK), and… Continue reading Launch Of Oneword Pushes National Commercial Radio Beyond BBC
Rene Carayol has quit as managing director of IPC Electric after just four months in the job. The internet division of the magazine group, which launched in September (see IPC Electric Is Unveiled), has appointed Kevin Kerrigan to the position.A statement released by the group today said that Carayol was leaving to pursue other opportunities.… Continue reading Managing Director Of IPC Electric Quits
Magazine publisher EMAP climbed to a record high yesterday as rumours of an imminent large deal or takeover bid emerged. Prices rose 119p to £16.91.Taylor Nelson Sofres dropped 14p to 262p as Dresdner Kleinwert Benson downgraded stock, stating the view that the shares were now fully valued.The closing prices of media company shares yesterday were:
QVC has announced it is to launch an interactive shopping service on Cable & Wireless Communications’ digital platform. Starting today, the service, announced last year (see QVC Launches Interactive Shopping Service), will allow customers to view and buy goods in real time.Richard Burrell. director of digital media at the channel said: “The launch of the… Continue reading QVC Launches Interactive Shopping Service On CWC Digital
ITV and the BBC will broadcast simultaneous coverage of England’s match against Germany as part of Euro 2000. The two channels, between whom live coverage for the competition is split, have confirmed their schedules for the matches this summer.If England reach the quarter finals or semi final, both BBC1 and ITV will show the match… Continue reading Euro 2000 Schedules Pit BBC And ITV Against Each Other
Women in their “middle youth” will soon have two new lifestyle magazine titles to choose from, as publishers Gruner & Jahr and Dennis Publishing each line up their new offerings in this sector. G&J’s code-named Florence and Dennis’ Project Denise both target women in their late 20s and 30s and have an up-market slant.This sector… Continue reading Feature: Middle Youth Sector Strains As Two More Titles Plan To Launch
