Monday A TV Viewing Round-Up for November 1999 will be available on Newsline and in the Television features list later on today.MediaTel’s weekly industry focus, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Tuesday Digital terrestrial broadcaster, ONdigital, is to release its latest set of subscriber figures. As of September last year, the service had 411,000… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The Guardian is to celebrate its first year on the internet with a week of themed editorial in its newspaper and on the Guardian Unlimited website. From 15-22 January the future of the Net will be explored in a week of dedicated features and supplements.The Guardian will run exclusive extracts from “The New, New Thing”,… Continue reading Guardian Celebrates First Year Online
Carlton is emerging as the most likely target for a takeover bid by Granada. Shares in the group rose rapidly as news of Granada’s formal submission to the OFT (see Granada Poised To Bid For Rivals) affected prices.This morning Granada sent a letter to the Stock Exchange confirming its interest in acquiring one of the… Continue reading Market Backs Carlton As Most Likely Target For Granada
The Sunday Telegraph is to launch a travel supplement on January 17. The Radio Authority has invited applications for a digital radio multiplex licence for the Bristol and Bath region, to reach 800,000 adults. Chrysalis Radio is extending its Galaxy brand by launching a number of goods associated with the product, including a range of… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Carlton Communications and United News & Media have issued a joint response to Granada’s formal statement to the Office of Fair Trading today in which it sought consent to merge with either group (see Granada Poised To Bid For Rivals). The announcement came in response to the proposed merger plans between Carlton and United, revealed… Continue reading Carlton And United Respond To Granada Decision
Media and leisure group Granada has this morning joined the bidding war for ITV franchises by making a formal submission to the Office of Fair Trading for consent to merge with either Carlton or United News & Media. A decision of this kind has been expected since November when the two smaller groups announced plans… Continue reading Granada Poised To Bid For Rivals
Sport First yesterday launched a £250,000 three-month promotional campaign during which the Sunday sports paper hopes to expand on the recent growth in its circulation figures.The main focus of the campaign will be on radio, with two national and twenty regional commercial stations taking part. Other media and trade promotional advertising is also planned.Managing director… Continue reading Sport First Launches Major Ad Campaign
Shares in Granada fell as the media and leisure group made a formal submission to the Office of Fair Trading to seek consent to make a bid for either Carlton Communications or United News & Media (see Granada Poised To Bid For Rivals). Prices fell 14˝p to 581˝p.The Daily Mail & General Trust was one… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Telegraph Group has appointed Mark Dixon as its new marketing director. He will replace Hugo Drayton, who was made managing director of the Telegraph’s New Media group in November (see Telegraph Forms New Media Group). Dixon’s previous role was as sports promotions manager at the Telegraph. Julian Eccles has been appointed new director of… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Electrical High Street retailer, Dixons, has increased its advertising spend on radio by 56.2% year on year for the twelve months to November 1999. According to moving annual total figures from ACNielsen MMS, compiled by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), Dixons was the third largest radio advertiser in the year to November with a total… Continue reading Dixons Increases Radio Advertising Spend By 56% In Year To November
