ITV has announced that it is to provide extensive coverage of American basketball action this winter. The channel will screen four programmes a week from the National Basketball Association (NBA) across both ITV and its digital version, ITV2 (see Newsline).Under the NBA ’99 banner, the channel will broadcast a magazine show on Saturdays on ITV,… Continue reading ITV Secures American Basketball Action
RAJAR The data release for Q4 1998 topline radio audience figures will be available in MediaTel’s Radio Database from 2:00pm tomorrow, 4 February.ABC Consumer magazines circulation data for July-December 1998 is released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) on 12 February and will be available in MediaTel’s Press Database from 9:30am on that date.National… Continue reading RAJAR And ABC Data Release Times
Following yesterday’s reports that the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC) may lean on BSkyB to relinquish its exclusive grip on Premiership Football television rights, BSkyB’s shares closed at 439.75p yesterday, down 6.5%, a loss of almost 30p.Elsevier also lost a substantial 26p. The publishing group closed at 945p, after falling 2.7%.The Dialog Group announced that… Continue reading Sharewatch
Talk Radio, Virgin Radio and Clear Channel have announced that they are forming a consortium to bid for all of the regional digital radio licenses being advertised by the Radio Authority (RA).Initially, the consortium will concentrate on the recently advertised Greater London licences, although it also intends to apply for the Central Scotland, North East… Continue reading Talk, Virgin and Clear Channel Form Digital Radio Consortium
The Internet Technology Group (ITG), the UK independent internet provider whose subsidiaries include Global Internet and GX Networks, expects to announce a free internet service in the spring. The group is in discussions with a number of media and retail groups who wish to enter that segment of the market, and a major partnership is… Continue reading Internet Technology Group To Rival Dixon’s And Tesco’s Free Web Access
National newspaper readership figures for December 1998 paint a rather dismal picture for the industry, much like last month. The total readership of all national newspapers fell year on year by 6.3% to a total of 66.4 million.The Daily Mail and The Mirror are again the only titles to increase their readership year on year.… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – December 1998
Cabal Communications has released a publisher’s statement following the recent launch of its two consumer titles, front and Real Homes Magazine. front was launched in October last year, aimed at 18-24 year old males, and a spokesperson said of the title: “front is more than just a lifestyle magazine, it’s an attitude that every young… Continue reading Cabal’s Front Sees The Highest Ever Launch Figures In Market Sector
http://www.irish-times.com/Of all the UK & Irish newspapers now publishing on the web, the Irish Times must surely be recognised as having delivered one of the most comprehensive, balanced and, according to recent audit figures (see Irish Times Website Scores Over 6 Million Impressions) popular services to date.Irish-Times.com covers a number of recognisable editorial areas: latest… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Irish Times
Newsquest, understood to be readying for a bid for Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers (see Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers Receives Further Interest), closed yesterday up 8˝p at 305p. P&S shares remained unchanged at £17.Johnston Press, which had its £16 per share offer for P&S rejected by the board closed unchanged at 233p. It is understood that… Continue reading ShareWatch
The recently launched Guardian Unlimited network of websites announced some appointments today. Geoff Inns is appointed new media business development manager and joins The Guardian from Express Newspapers.Steve Hearsum takes on the position of e-commerce manager. He has been at The Guardian since 1995 and adds his new role to his responsilbilites as interactive development… Continue reading Guardian Unlimited Appointments
