The new Virgin Mobile group has cut a sponsorship deal with Associated Newspapers. Today Richard Branson covered the Metro with a red supplement about the launch of his new product.Aiming to “paint the town red” the Virgin boss introduced his new mobile phone service to Londoners today with all copies of the Metro, the city’s… Continue reading Virgin And Metro Paint The Town Red
US research group, Forrester Research, has acquired UK internet specialists, Fletcher Research, for an undisclosed, the two companies announced today. Fletcher specialises in internet research and recently launched the Internet User Monitor, the UK’s largest Net usage survey undertaken so far (see Fletcher Launches Largest Ever Poll Of UK Internet Users). Forrester is an independent… Continue reading Forrester Acquires Fletcher Research
Tina Goes Shopping, the gritty, realistic one-off drama shown on Channel 4 in September, has led to a number of complaints to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) about some of the programme’s more graphic and disturbing scenes. The programme was centred around life on a Leeds council estate and used the area’s actual residents as… Continue reading Gritty Channel 4 Drama Causes Taste Complaints
UK radio groups do not have to react to ‘often imaginary threats’ from the internet and would be wise to ‘prod the digital beast with a long stick,” according to Adam Smith, head of knowledge management at Zenith Media. Delivering his Radio In The Multi-Media Future paper at the Radio Advertising Bureau’s (RAB) annual conference… Continue reading Radio Operators Should Not Try To Be ‘Jack-Of-All-Media’, Says Zenith Head
Shares in Telewest leapt yesterday as the group announced its interim results (see Telewest To Develop Cable-Unique Services). Prices rose 20źp to 305p.Capital Radio fell by 11˝p to 1195p. The group saw a rise in profits yesterday when it posted its annual financial results (see Capital Set To Develop XFM Brand Nationally, As Group Profits… Continue reading Sharewatch
Culture secretary Chris Smith has written to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) voicing his concerns that ITV’s removal of the News At Ten is restricting the population’s access to current events and political news. Although the contents of the letter have not been made public, a report in today’s Independent says that Smith is unhappy… Continue reading Smith Urges ITC To Perform Rigorous Review Of New ITV Schedule
NTL reported losses of $278 million (£178.3 million) in its interim results today, more than double that for the same period last year. The huge expansion of the company during the three-month period ending 30 September however, means that the relative loss in terms of shares is only marginally higher at $2.69 per share.The company… Continue reading NTL Reports Losses As Expansion Plans Are Finalised
Highbury House Communications has acquired 16 titles from Practical Publications, taking the total number of magazines the group publishes to 91. All About Dogs, All About Cats, Be a Winner, Will To Win and Wild About Animals are included in the acquisition, which was worth £7 million. Co-founder and editor of IPC’s dance magazine Muzik,… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Tomorrow’s first leg of the crucial Euro 2000 play-offs between in England and Scotland (see Sky Relinquishes Exclusive Rights To England v Scotland Euro Clash) is to be broadcast live on the Sky Sports website at www.skysports.co.uk. The internet broadcast of the match, which kicks off at Hampden Park at 2:00pm, is being sponsored by… Continue reading Scotland v England Euro Match Gets Live Sky Webcast
Recent research has found that increasing numbers of people are tuning in to radio on the internet and warns broadcasters to understand and embrace new media and what their listeners want from it or be left behind.The research has been collated by Continental Research and was presented at the NAB European Radio Conference last month.… Continue reading Radio Broadcasters Must Embrace The Net, Says Continental Research
