Bruce Steinberg, general manager of Sky Networks, announced his resignation yesterday. Although remaining within the broadcasting company as a consultant, he is leaving to pursue other opportunities. The news follows a spate of resignations at the group which began with the loss of chief executive Mark Booth in April (see Mark Booth Leaves BSkyB For… Continue reading Sky Networks Loses General Manager
The Radio Authority has awarded the digital radio multiplex licence for the Tyne & Wear to the sole applicant, EMAP Digital Radio. Covering an area with a population of around 1.4 million, EMAP will broadcast eight programme services including its Magic and Kiss formats.Other services include Xfm, provided by Capital Radio, and an Adult Contemporary… Continue reading EMAP Radio Awarded Tyne & Wear Digital Radio Licence
A new study by consumer research group, the Henley Centre, has found that the television, rather than the PC, will be the most popular route to accessing interactive services in the future. Henley Centre claims that people associate the television with quality, leisure time and the internet with work. For this reason, and the fact… Continue reading TV Will Be Route To Interactive Services, Says Henley Centre
Shares in BSkyB were boosted by the launch of its interactive television service Open (see Interactive TV Launches In The UK). Prices rose 16p to 597˝p.WPP saw a drop in its prices despite a boost from Merrill Lynch, who raised its 1999 forecast for the advertising and marketing group. Shares closed down 2˝p to 617˝p.The… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Guardian Media Group has added an online shopping guide area to its Guardian Unlimited network of websites. Shopping Unlimited has an extensive directory with links to the best retail outlets operating on the net.In the week in which the government announced its decision to include online shopping in the retail price index, the addition… Continue reading Guardian Adds Shopping Unlimited To Websites Network
The Daily Telegraph is to undertake research into the sectional readership of the Times and the Sunday Times. The study of its rival’s readers’ habits follows the successful survey into readership of the Daily Telegraph‘s own sections earlier this year (see Daily Telegraph To Provide Sections Readership). It is hoped that the results will provide… Continue reading Telegraph To Conduct Times Readership Research
Underlying inflation remained at 2.1% during September 1999, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics this morning. Inflation also stood at 2.1% during August, and has undershot the Government’s 2.5% target for the last six months.The headline rate of inflation was up 0.4% on August 1999 and was 1.1% higher than September… Continue reading Inflation Sticks At 2.1%
Advertising and marketing group, WPP, has acquired The Brand Union, the parent company of branding group Lambie-Nairn. The acquisition also includes packaging specialist Tutssels and commercial production company The Clinic.Lambie-Nairn is most famous for its branding of the original Channel 4 and its current BBC work, which includes the BBC1 hot-air balloon. Its clients also… Continue reading WPP Buys The Brand Union
Open, the interactive TV service jointly owned by BSkyB, BT, HSBC and Matsushita, launched today in the UK. The most advanced interactive television service in the world, it will be available to over 1 million SkyDigital subscribers across Britain.Allowing viewers to shop, bank, send emails, play games and have access to a range of entertainment… Continue reading Interactive TV Launches In The UK
Regional newspaper publisher, Eastern Counties Newspapers (ECN), has moved all its national and provincial advertising sales out of Amra and into rival sales group, Clacksons. The move follows ECN’s £58.3 million acquisition of Home Counties Newspapers (HCN) in April 1998 (see Home Counties Surprise Sell To Eastern); Clacksons already handles sales for HCN.ECN’s newspapers have… Continue reading Eastern Counties Pulls Sales Out Of Amra
