Regional newspaper publisher Newsquest ceased trading as an independent company today after its takeover by US publisher Gannett, announced last June (see Newsquest Receives £904m US Takeover Offer).Shares in online information provider Dialog remained static at 85˝p yesterday after the announcement that its software sales arm has won a licensing deal with Spicers, the office… Continue reading Sharewatch
Programmes This month saw the return to terrestrial screens of some successful American imports. The beginning of the month saw the start of the fifth series Friends, with the opening episode attracting an impressive 5.81 million viewers. By the middle of the month the second series of Ally McBeal debuted with a strong 3.14 million.Competition… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – July 1999
Online information provider, Dialog Corporation, saw share prices rise by almost 5% as forecasters predicted an increase in the company’s second-quarter financial results. A 4p rise left shares at 85˝p.Shares in Reuters fell slightly despite an overall rise week on week. The information and news company is currently seeking a new chief executive and chairman.… Continue reading Sharewatch
Programmes This month saw the return to terrestrial screens of some successful American imports. The beginning of the month saw the start of the fifth series Friends, with the opening episode attracting an impressive 5.81 million viewers. By the middle of the month the second series of Ally McBeal debuted with a strong 3.14 million.Competition… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – July 1999
Digital One has confirmed a deal with Talk Radio which will lead to the launch of the UK’s first 24-hour sports station. The Digital One consortium, run by GWR and NTL, is the UK’s sole national commercial digital radio multiplex, launching in the fourth quarter of this year. Talk’s sports channel will follow in January… Continue reading UK’s First 24-Hour Sports Station Set To Launch
Sport First, is planning to publish twice a week from autumn. The sports-dedicated national paper, which saw impressive gains in the latest ABC Circulation Audit, will add an extra Saturday edition to its current Sunday weekly.The news come after a rocky history of attempts to launch itself as a twice-weekly publication. After introducing a Monday… Continue reading Sport First Plans Second Edition
In the latest skirmish in the digital television world, BSkyB has threatened to withhold broadcasting rights to the Ryder Cup golf competition from rival broadcaster, ONdigital. The move would be a direct retaliation to ONdigital’s refusal to supply Sky with the rights to broadcast UEFA Champion’s League games.The UEFA rights were secured by the ITV… Continue reading BSkyB Threatens To Withhold Ryder Cup Rights From ONdigital
Year on year comparisons from the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) show that sales in the music magazine market continued to fall with an overall drop in sales of 13%. Only Ministry and Uncut made significant gains up by 31.1% and 23.4%. The greatest losses were suffered by Smash Hits which… Continue reading Music Magazines’ Circulations Continue To Fall
Total terrestrial television revenue for July 1999 (including GMTV) stood at £194.9 million, according to agency estimates. Of this ITV’s revenue saw a rise of 14.2%, Channel 4 was up 13.1% and Channel 5 increased by 37.2%.GMTV revenue continues to fall, this time by 3.2%, and total revenue for satellite television rose by 18.7% compared… Continue reading TV Revenue – July 1999
Publishing group Mollin is set to launch a new title aimed at the teenage girl market. Jump, which will go on sale in October, has been a US title since 1997 and offers features, advice and stories for the 13-19 year old age group.The publication will have an initial print run of 250,000 which is… Continue reading Mollin Launches New Teen Mag
