The latest readership figures, released by the National Readership Survey (NRS) this week, show a continuing overall decline in the national newspapers’ readership numbers. The whole sector dropped back slightly by 1.1% or 748,000 readers year on year for the six months to November 1999.Bucking the trend as usual were the Daily Mail (up 9.1%)… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – November 1999
ITV’s coverage of the Euro 2000 football competition is to be sponsored by lager brand Carlsberg, the Network has announced. In a deal worth in excess of £5 million, Carlsberg will be the exclusive sponsor of all preview, live and highlights programmes throughout the competition.ITV said that Carlsberg’s football credentials and commercial proposals to exploit… Continue reading ITV Signs £5m Carlsberg Sponsorship For Euro 2000
Shares in Independent News & Media rose as the company, which owns the Independent, announced that Dr Tony O’Reilly is to become full-time executive chairman of the group. Prices rose 41˝p at the news to close at 451˝p. The group also announced plans to float iTouch International, the mobile information service company in which it… Continue reading Sharewatch
Men’s health magazine ZM is to close as a standalone title to become part of the new look Esquire brand. Terry Mansfield, the managing director of National Magazine Company, which owns both titles, described the change as part of a broader company decision to develop the group’s established titles into master brands.Mansfield said: “Having completed… Continue reading ZM Magazine Goes Under Esquire Brand
The latest readership figures, released by the National Readership Survey (NRS) this week, show a continuing overall decline in the national newspapers’ readership numbers. Across the titles shown here, the whole sector dropped back slightly by 1.1% or 748,000 readers year on year for the six months to November 1999.Bucking the trend as usual were… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – November 1999
Three applicants emerged in the bid for the second London digital multiplex licence as the closing date passed yesterday. The Radio Authority announced that MXR London, Score Now and Switch Digital are the contenders in the race to hold the licence.CE Digital, a consortium formed by Capital Radio and EMAP, won the first digital licence… Continue reading Three Applicants Line Up For Second London Digital Radio Licence
Channel 5 has agreed to take stakes in internet companies in return for allowing them airtime to advertise their businesses. The deal, which has been expected for some time (see Channel 5 May Swap Airtime For New Media Equity), will allow C5 to give exposure to the growing number of dot.com advertisers while allowing them… Continue reading Channel 5 Exchanges Airtime For Internet Stakes
Magazine and internet publishing group Future Network has acquired four magazines and three websites from Dennis Publishing. The music and technology titles complement Future’s portfolio, which specialises in computing, music and other specialist titles.The magazine titles acquired are: Hi Fi Choice, Home Entertainment, Metal Hammer, and Classic Rock. The three former titles are well-established consumer… Continue reading Future Acquires Four New Titles From Dennis
The UK is to get its first sport radio station next week when Talk Radio becomes talkSPORT. The station, which suffered a 17% drop in its audience in the latest RAJAR figures (see National Radio Stations Shed Listeners During Summer), has been reinventing itself as a dedicated sports station since it was taken over by… Continue reading Talk To Launch UK’s First Sport Station
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to hold a review of BSkyB’s position in the pay-TV market as a broadcaster and channel provider, it announced today. The competition watchdog is to assess whether Sky’s position is too dominant and whether undertakings made by Sky in 1996 to ensure fair competition between the satellite broadcaster… Continue reading OFT To Review BSkyB’s Position In Pay-TV Market
