The editor of the News of the World, Phil Hall, has quit his position today. He will be replaced by Rebekah Wade, currently deputy editor of the Sun, with immediate effect.No reason for his departure has so far been given. Les Hinton, executive chairman of News International, which owns the paper, issued a statement of… Continue reading News Of The World Editor Quits
Promotions website www.cheekymonkey.com is the latest internet start-up to gain investment from Channel 5. The broadcasters have invested £¼m, giving a total value of £5m to the site, which gives registered visitors the chance to enter competitions for prizes such as consumer goods and holidays.The site was launched last week, accompanied by a press-based marketing… Continue reading Channel 5 Invests More Than A Monkey In Competition Website
Programmes Man United’s disastrous Champions League match against Real Madrid proved, that while they may be the team that everyone loves to hate, they can still pull in big ratings for televised football. The second leg quarter-final match, which finished 3-2 to Real Madrid, attracted an audience of 9.83 million (with a consolidated viewing share… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – April 2000
James Brown’s new publishing company I Feel Good has yet to launch a title but is already worth £5 million after it floated on the stock exchange last week. Since resigning from GQ last year the controversial editor has been building up his new publishing venture and is preparing to launch a number of major… Continue reading Interview: Anna Hyde, Ad Director and Adam Porter, Online Editorial Guru: I Feel Good
Programmes Man United’s disastrous Champions League match against Real Madrid proved that while they may be the team that everyone loves to hate, they can still pull in big ratings for televised football. The second leg quarter-final match, which finished 3-2 to Real Madrid, attracted an audience of 9.83 million (with a consolidated viewing share… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – April 2000
TMT stocks are currently out of favour with investors. News that Yes Television has once again pulled out of its proposed flotation (see Newsline Brief) and the collapse of internet retailer boo.com has done nothing to improve confidence. This was evident in share prices yesterday including Emap, which ended down 63p at £10.32, Bright Station,… Continue reading Sharewatch
Carlton Communications announced today the acquisition of America’s largest cinema advertising company, Screenvision. The group, which already owns Carlton Screen Advertising, the largest cinema ads company in the UK, is to pay $93.3 million in the deal.Screenvision accounts for over 65% of the US screen advertising market, selling ads in 32% of cinemas across Europe,… Continue reading Carlton Buys US Cinema Ads Group
The BBC’s commercial e-commerce site, www.beeb.com is planning further expansion. BBC Worldwide has announced a series of appointments and says it is close to finding a joint venture partner to inject capital into both beeb.com and beeb.net, the company’s free to access ISP (see Beeb.com Minority Stake May Go To Flextech Or NTL).Jeanette Angell has… Continue reading Beeb.com Sets Sights On Expansion
MediaTrader, the online media availability service launched by MediaTel just over five weeks ago, has signed up IPC Magazines as its fortieth media owner to commit to adding inventory to the new service.IPC Magazines joins a wide range of media owners including virtually all the radio sales houses, Carlton, TDI, Pearl & Dean and Taxi… Continue reading MediaTrader Signs Up IPC Magazines And Launches WAP Access
Emap Digital has launched an e-commerce venture in conjunction with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). The website, www.grogro.com, went live today, giving gardeners the chance to buy online from a choice of over 1,000 plants and products available at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, which is organised by the RHS.Several methods have been designed to… Continue reading Emap Digital Grows Its E-Commerce Portfolio
