The UK will be the most advanced digital television market in Europe by 2004, with almost 10 million digital homes, a new report has shown. According to technology research company Datamonitor, the UK and France will lead digital developments in Europe and by 2004 the UK will have 9.9 million digital TV homes, representing 27%… Continue reading UK Will Lead European Digital TV Development, Says Datamonitor
Members of the London Stock Exchange voted yesterday to convert the institution from a mutual to a public company. The move will give its 298 members shareholder status in the business, with share dealing due to begin in late April.Media stock tumbled yesterday as the London market’s reacted to a record fall amongst so-called TMT… Continue reading Sharewatch
The UK will be the most advanced digital television market in Europe by 2004, with almost 10 million digital homes, a new report has shown. According to technology research company Datamonitor, the UK and France will lead digital developments in Europe and by 2004 the UK will have 9.9 million digital TV homes, representing 27%… Continue reading UK Will Lead European Digital TV Development, Says Datamonitor
Outdoor advertising company the More Group has announced the launch of two new poster formats. Golden Squares is a new elevated billboard format, and Scrolling 48s will be the largest scrolling format in the UK, with 6 faces and 48 sheets.Golden Squares will be the first new billboard format to be launched in over ten… Continue reading More Group Launches New Poster Formats
UK cinema admissions reached 10.6 million in January, representing an increase of 3.6% compared to last year’s figures. Average weekly admissions came in at 2.39 million, according to the latest figures released by Carlton Screen Advertising.Boosting sales during this month were Sleepy Hollow, which took £8.7 million at the box office, Angela’s Ashes, and James… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Up During January
Channel 5 has signed an airtime-for-equity deal with internet start-up company Rapidinsure.co.uk. The deal, the first of its kind for a UK terrestrial broadcaster, will see C5 take a 8% stake in the new company in exchange for sponsorship on the channel.Channel 5 has been holding discussions with a number of new media companies since… Continue reading C5 Signs First Airtime-For-Equity Deal
The amount of people taking up cable television subscriptions has risen for the ninth successive quarter, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission (ITC). During the final quarter of 1999 the penetration rate rose to 25.7% of all homes passed and marketed by broadband cable operators.A total 13.5% of all TV homes… Continue reading Cable TV Take-Up Rises Again
An Extraordinary General Meeting at the London Stock Exchange today will see members voting on proposals to demutualise the institution. Intended to improve commercial freedom within the Exchange, demutualisation will lead to windfalls for its owners, which could equal £8m for its most senior chief executives. The vote is due to start at noon today… Continue reading Sharewatch
Weekly titles showed the most steady performance year on year in the latest regional newspapers circulation figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) this week. The sector is led by Cornwall’s West Briton Series which had a weekly circulation of 50,616 copies for the July-December 1999 period; this is virtually no change on… Continue reading Top Regional Weeklies Hold Steady In Latest ABCs
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has this morning unveiled a £116 million takeover bid for radio and ITV franchise company, Border Television. The official announcement follows a surge in Border’s shares at the end of last week, on the back of rumours that SRH was planning the move (see Border Stock Soars On Scottish Radio Rumours).Scottish… Continue reading Scottish Radio Launches £116m Hostile Bid For Border TV
