After a month of speculation (see Independent Radio Group In Bid Rumours), Talk Radio has confirmed it is to acquire Independent Radio Group, the local radio operator which owns regional stations including Scot FM. The Wireless Group, which owns Talk, has agreed to buy the business for £21.4 million.The acquisition will make The Wireless Group… Continue reading Talk Radio Buys IRG
This week the national newspaper market found a new battleground for readership figures when the Daily Mail responded to the launch of the Mirror‘s new magazine for women, M, with their own title of the same name. The launches highlight the increasing importance of supplements to national dailies and the need for detailed research into… Continue reading Feature: National Newspaper Supplements
A ruling by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) yesterday will force BSkyB to share its sports channel, Sky Sports 2, with ONdigital. The news will end months of wrangling between the digital rivals over sports rights (see Digital TV Wrangles Continue Over Sky Sports 2).The ruling comes from the results of a review of the… Continue reading ITC Ruling Forces BSkyB To Share Sky Sports 2
Programmes September is traditionally the month when viewing starts to increase, as the nights draw in and people come back from their summer holidays. With BBC1 and ITV holding back their major new series until the middle and end of the month, Channel 5 was able to post impressive audience totals with its programming.The network… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – September 1999
MindShare, the media planning and buying agency, has handed its northern operation to MediaVest Manchester in a last minute deal which has outraged CIA Medianetwork who has been in negotiations to obtain the group for eight weeks.CIA Medianetwork believed it had an exclusivity deal with the agency and planned to incorporate it into CIA Media… Continue reading MediaVest Manchester Gains MindShare
The BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have joined forces to provide greater access to their free-to-air digital television services. Customers who do not wish to subscribe to pay-TV will be able to view the channels free-of-charge.The digital services provided by these broadcasters are already free-to-view but only available as part of subscription packages. Viewers… Continue reading Broadcasters Join Forces To Push Free-To-Air Digital
Programmes September is traditionally the month when viewing starts to increase, as the nights draw in and people come back from their summer holidays. With BBC1 and ITV holding back their major new series until the middle and end of the month, Channel 5 was able to post impressive audience totals with its programming.The network… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – September 1999
Reuters share prices dropped by over 13% yesterday when the information group reported declining revenue growth and pressure on operating profits. The group has been struggling since a US briefing last month caused its profit forecasts to be cut back (see Sharewatch). Yesterday’s closing price of 560p is down from over 900p last month.Shares in… Continue reading Sharewatch
Cable company NTL is reported to be in secret talks with Trinity Mirror to buy the publisher’s cable TV station, Live TV. According to this morning’s Broadcast, the two companies are expected to announce the deal within the next few weeks. A spokesperson for NTL would neither confirm nor deny the report when contacted by… Continue reading NTL Front Runner To Buy Live TV
The chairman of the Independent Television Commission (ITC), Sir Robin Biggam, has expressed concern about the decline in viewing and ratings for regional programmes on ITV, following the Network’s removal of the News at Ten.A condition of the news bulletin’s move to the 11pm slot earlier this year (see First ITV Evening News Gains 7.2m… Continue reading ITC Concerned About ITV’s Regional Programming
