BSkyB’s aggressive digital television drive, unveiled yesterday, was received very warmly by the City despite the fact that it will cost the satellite broadcaster in the region of £315 million and send it into the red.Shares in Sky soared up 65˝p following the news that it is to offer customers free set-top boxes and reduced… Continue reading Sharewatch
Following Cable & Wireless Communication’s announcement that it is to begin commercial trials of its digital television service on 1 July in Manchester and London (see Newsline), the company has unveiled details of its forthcoming digital services. It will include access to 100 interactive sites, an electronic programme guide (EPG) and an expanded Near-Video-On-Demand service,… Continue reading Cable & Wireless Communications Rolls Out Digital TV Offerings
Mirror Group-owned Century Newspapers is launching Belfast’s first ever weekly newspaper. The first edition of the Belfast News is published today and incorporates a 64-page package.Century already publishes the free monthly paper, Belfast News Letter. The Belfast News will have a cover price of 50p but will be delivered free to households that have been… Continue reading Mirror Group Launches First Belfast Weekly Newspaper
Guardian Unlimited is launching a major campaign at the end of next week to promote its film website FilmUnlimited.co.uk. The campaign coincides with the opening of the new Star Wars movie in America and gives Film Unlimited users the chance to win a trip for two to New York to see the film before it… Continue reading Guardian Launches Film Unlimited Ad Campaign
Regional newspaper publisher, Newsquest, has today reported a 23.9% increase in pre-tax profits to £21.4 million for the 13 weeks to 4 April 1999. Operating profit at the group was up by 11.9% to £24.6 million.Newsquest is currently awaiting a Competition Commission report on its plans to bid for rival regional newspaper publisher Portsmouth &… Continue reading Newsquest Profits Up By 24%
The battle between BSkyB and ONdigital to secure digital television (DTV) customers has been taken a step further today with the announcement of set-top box subsidies from both broadcasters.Whilst ONdigital has said that it will offer customers a ‘free’ set-top box (STB) unit when they buy a new £200 TV set, Sky has stolen the… Continue reading Digital TV War Intensifies
This morning’s announcement by BSkyB that it intends to offer digital satellite television customers free set-top boxes and reduced cost BT telephone calls (see Digital TV War Intensifies) has been described by rival digital terrestrial broadcaster, ONdigital, as “great news for the digital TV market.”Sky’s offer comes just as ONdigital unveils its planned promotion of… Continue reading ONdigital May Develop New DTV Offer To Compete With BSkyB
United News & Media suffered a drop in its share price yesterday of 32˝p to 727p, a blow to the boost it received at the end of last week following its acquisition of US technology publisher, CMP Media (see Sharewatch).ONdigital, the digital terrestrial TV venture jointly owned by Carlton and Granada, announced plans today to… Continue reading Sharewatch
Cable & Wireless Communications, the UK’s second largest cable TV and telephony company, has finally confirmed a definite date for the roll out of its digital cable television service. CWC’s digital TV will be commercially available from 1 July 1999 through trials. The complete service, with digital interactive offerings, will be available to customers in… Continue reading Digital TV To Cost CWC £60m
Two posters in the campaign for IPC Magazines’ new men’s title, Later, have been removed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) because of their references to drug use. The national campaign was launched last week and was immediately targeted by the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) as being unacceptable.One of the posters read: “Get Some… Continue reading IPC’s Later Poster Campaign Censured By ASA
