FilmFour, the subscription film channel launched by Channel 4 (see Film Four On Air), is planning a £2 million campaign to promote another free trial of the channel for cable and satellite viewers during Easter Weekend. The campaign, by Rapier and WWAV Rapp Collins will run on Channel 4, ONdigital, Sky TV and national press… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Channel 5 is continuing its jibes at ITV’s early evening news coverage with a campaign on perimeter boards at Chelsea’s away leg of the European Cup Winners’ Cup match against Valerenga. The boards at the game, which is to be screened on C5, will read: “ITV: You’re late and you know you are”, referring to… Continue reading Channel 5 Puts The Boot In To ITV News
Internet fever hit the Daily Mail & General Trust yesterday when its internet division, Associated New Media, announced a content deal with Dixons’ free service provider, Freeserve (see Freeserve And ANM Sign Web Content Deal). Shares rocketed following the news, closing 128źp up at 3,231źp.Yesterday’s Daily Telegraph report that the Monopolies and Mergers Commission has… Continue reading Sharewatch
Dixons’ successful free internet service, Freeserve, and Associated New Media (ANM), producers of the UK Plus sites, have signed a deal which will see UK Plus power the internet search and directory service for Freeserve’s million plus customers.ANM’s Soccernet service will also provide programming for Freeserve’s new football channel. ANM, which is the new media… Continue reading Freeserve And ANM Sign Web Content Deal
ITV today unveiled its first full schedule since the untimely demise of News at Ten. The £170 million schedule, which ITV is hoping will give it a significant lead over the BBC, is packed full of new factual programming, entertainment shows, comedies and drama and film premieres. Over the course of the new schedule there… Continue reading ITV Promotes Factual Programmes In Spring/Summer ’99 Schedule
Reed International continues to strengthen after Reed Elsevier’s trading statement released last week caused the share price to tumble (see Sharewatch). Reed closed yesterday up by 20źp at 546p.Telecoms companies Cable & Wireless and Telewest both held steady yesterday following a slip in shares caused by the surprise sale of 10% of C&W stock (see… Continue reading Sharewatch
BSkyB’s controversial £623 million bid for Manchester United has been rejected by the Monopolies & Mergers Commission’s investigation, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph this morning. Quoting sources close to the Department of Trade & Industry, which is now considering the MMC’s report, the newspaper says that the Commission has found the proposed… Continue reading Sky’s Man Utd Bid May Have Been Turned Down
Telewest Communications has appointed Philip Jansen, Dunlop Slazenger’s group marketing director, to the same position at the cable company. Jansen, who has marketed products with Proctor & Gamble as well as Dunlop, will have overall responsibility for Telewest’s Group marketing and brand strategies.Telewest yesterday posted its year-end financial results and announced 90,000 new customers in… Continue reading Telewest Appoints Marketing Director
CE Digital, the digital radio alliance set up by Capital Radio and EMAP Radio at the end of last year (see Emap And Capital Join Forces To Bid For Digital Licences), was the sole bidder for the Birmingham area digital licence according to the Radio Authority (RA). The licence covers a broadcast area with an… Continue reading EMAP And Capital Bid For Birmingham Digital Radio Licence
The regional and local newspaper industry has all but halted its decline in sales according to the latest ABC figures and the Newspaper Society (NS). In the July-December 1998 audit period, 65% of all regional titles increased sales compared to 56% for the same period in 1997 and 45% the year before that.The figures show… Continue reading Regional Press Halts Sales Decline In Latest ABCs
