Capital Radio has appointed Mark Frost, currently head of online at the BBC, as the managing director of its new media division, Capital Interactive. Frost has been chosen by Capital to spearhead the ‘next stage of growth’ in the group’s interactive output.Frost’s role at the BBC holds him in charge of the largest editorial team… Continue reading Capital Radio Poaches BBC Online Head To Drive Internet Development
New entertainment channel, ITV2, has signed a carriage with Cable London that will see the channel become available to all of Cable London’s residential analogue television customers. ITV2, which launched in December last year (see ITV2 – Not Entirely A Different View), will be accessible to over 96,000 subscribers in north London from 1 June.Andrew… Continue reading ITV2 Signs Carriage Deal With Cable London
Satellite broadcaster, BSkyB has held a meeting with Warburg Pincus to discuss the possible purchase of the latter’s stake in Channel 5. The acquisition of Warburg’s 18% holding in Channel 5 would represent BSkyB’s first move into terrestrial television.However, Tim Allan, director of corporate communications at BSkyB, says that there was only one meeting with… Continue reading BSkyB Dicusses Buying Channel 5 Stake
BSkyB has today launched a new service exclusively targeting the broadcaster’s clients in the commercial marketplace. Sky Business is offering a free digital satellite system to the 30,000 licensed premises which currently subscribe to Sky’s analogue service.Through the Sky Business offering, UK pubs and clubs will be able to receive programming and advertising which is… Continue reading Sky Offers Free Digital Satellite To Pubs
At the Newspaper Society’s (NS) Senior Management Forum, which takes place in Dublin on 19-20 April, a £3 million regional press generic marketing campaign will be launched by Neil Griffiths of BDH TBWA.Also at the Forum will be a line-up of speakers, including Charles Brims (chief executive of Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers) and Philip Graf… Continue reading Newspaper Society Launches Marketing Campaign
Carlton’s share price rose 6p by the close of trading on Monday. Its internet arm, Carlton Online, announced yesterday that its three websites were to become content providers for the sites owned by BusinessServe and CellNet (see Newsline).Cable & Wireless slid down 15˝p to 792p yesterday, and Telewest, which last week was rumoured to be… Continue reading Sharewatch
Electrical goods retailer Dixons has confirmed it is considering a stock market flotation for a minority stake in its hugely-popular free Internet service Freeserve. Dixons stock rocketed 8% on the news as investors anticipated what could be the most popular share issue of the year.The company said it had appointed City advisers Credit Suisse First… Continue reading Dixons Considers Freeserve Float
BARB viewing data show that the nation has turned to the BBC for information about the war in Kosovo. When news broke of NATO’s decision to begin air strikes, the main terrestrial stations beefed up their war coverage.BBC1 stole a march on ITV by dropping its scheduled 7 o’clock programme and replacing it with a… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary w/e 28/03/99
Planning and buying agency, Tempus, enjoyed a 5.8% (15p) rise on Friday, closing at 272˝p. On Thursday, Tempus reported a 27% growth in turnover and a 40% rise in pre-tax profits (see Tempus Reports 40% Increase In Profit).Granada continued to strengthen following the progress report from ONdigital, the digital terrestrial TV company it joint-owns with… Continue reading Sharewatch
Carlton Online has announced two strategic partnerships with the internet service providers CallNet and BusinessServe. Carlton Online, a division of Carlton Communications, produces the websites Jamba.co.uk, Popcorn.co.uk and SimplyFood.co.uk, all of which launched last year (see Newsline). The three websites will boost the content of both CallNet and BusinessServe. CallNet offers free internet access direct… Continue reading Carlton Online Becomes Content Provider For ISPs
