Beck’s has resumed its sponsorship of drama output on Channel 4 (see Channel 4 And Beck’s Sign £2m Drama Sponsorship Deal) following a withdrawal from the £2 million deal in March this year. Beck’s pulled out of the deal whilst C4 was showing the hard-hitting gay drama series, Queer As Folk.The brewer’s decision to pull… Continue reading Becks Resumes Drama Sponsorship With Channel 4
Cable & Wireless dropped 34p to 799˝p following reports that the UK candidates interested in buying its One2One mobile phone operator had pulled out. Cable & Wireless Communications, on the other hand, enjoyed a 39p rise to 696˝p after rumours that it was to announce a merger deal with either NTL or Telewest continued. Telewest… Continue reading Sharewatch
After the departure of ONdigital’s chief executive Stephen Grabiner yesterday (see Newsline), shares in Carlton and Granada, joint owners of the group, both fell. Carlton Communications dropped 5˝p to 556˝p. Granada lost 26p, falling steeply to 617p, despite announcing the purchase of a 10% stake in Liverpool FC yesterday (see Newsline).Digital satellite TV rival BSkyB… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Radio Authority has received one application for the local digital multiplex service licence for the South Yorkshire area, which was advertised in March (see Newsline). Emap Digital Radio was the only group to submit a bid by the closing date yesterday.The broadcaster has proposed to run a total of eight services on a round-the-clock… Continue reading RA Receives One Application For South Yorkshire Digital Licence
Digital terrestrial television broadcaster, ONdigital, last night lost its chief executive, Stephen Grabiner, who has left the company to join Rupert Murdoch’s internet venture, eVentures.More details will follow shortly on Newsline.
ONdigital, the digital terrestrial TV broadcaster set up jointly by Carlton and Granada, last night suffered the loss of its chief executive, Stephen Grabiner. Grabiner leaves the group after 15 months in the post following reports of disagreements with Michael Green, chairman of ONdigital and Carlton Communications.As a further blow to ONdigital, Grabiner is expected… Continue reading ONdigital Hit By Loss Of Chief Executive
Two Leeds-based advertising agencies, Charles Walls Group (CWG) and Seven Group, have merged operations in a deal with media investors, 10 Group. 10 Group funded a management buy-out at marketing agency CWG earlier in the year (see Charles Walls MBO Funded By 10 Group) and has now acquired design and advertising agency, Seven, to precipitate… Continue reading Leeds Agencies Merge To Create New Force On Northern Agency Scene
The Times is to launch Times 3, a new daily supplement which brings together features, arts, media, books, fashion, style and health. The 12 page section, which fits inside the Times 2 supplement, launches next Tuesday 20 July.The idea behind Times 3 is to allow readers to more easily locate arts and features articles which… Continue reading Times Launches Third Daily Section
Radio group GWR is launching a cinema advertising campaign promoting 16 of its FM stations in 62 cinema complexes across England. The 30-second ads have been timed to coincide with the release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace which is likely to bring in record admissions.The promotion is the first time that GWR has used… Continue reading GWR Launches Cinema Promotion Around Star Wars Release
Advertising solutions companies, DoubleClick and NetGravity, have this afternoon announced a $530 million (£340 million) merger deal. DoubleClick is a provider of internet advertising solutions for marketers and web publishers and NetGravity specialises in online advertising and direct marketing software solutions.Commenting on the deal, Kevin O’Connor, CEO of DoubleClick, said: “Our goal has been to… Continue reading DoubleClick And NetGravity Sign $530m Merger
