Cable and telecommunications operator Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) saw shares boosted by 38˝p to 691p today after rumours that the company is interested in forging closer links with rival cable operator, Telewest Communications.Also CWC’s parent company, Cable & Wireless, today announced that it has acquired MCI’s US internet business – one of the largest… Continue reading CWC Shares Boosted By Talk Of Telewest Link-Up
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has appointed Simon Devitt as its new chief executive. Devitt fills the vacancy left by Ray Hall in April this year (see Ray Hall Leaves ABC).Devitt was chosen following “an intense search and interview process” according to the ABC. He is currently publishing director at VNU Business Publications.ABC chairman,… Continue reading ABC Appoints New Chief Executive
ITV’s digital terrestrial television channel, ITV2, has appointed Julia Lamaison as its director of broadcasting. She is currently director of strategy at Granada Broadcasting and begins her post at ITV2 on 30 July.Lamaison will be working with Brian Barwick, director of programmes, and project director Andrew Chowns. She will be responsible for the digital station’s… Continue reading ITV2 Appoints Director Of Broadcasting
The National Ice Skating Association (NISA) is currently seeking sponsors for two of its championship events.The British Figure & Ice Dance Championships and the Short Track Speed Skating events are to be broadcast on BBC Grandstand in November and December respectively. The BBC also has highlights rights to the events.NISA would like to find sponsors… Continue reading Ice Skating Broadcast Seeks Sponsors
Children are not vulnerable and susceptible to branded and TV-advertised foods and possess a “sophisticated mental framework” to evaluate all types of food.These are the findings of new research commissioned by the Advertising Association (AA) and undertaken by Dr Brian Young of Exeter University. The research claims that TV ads for food do not ‘unduly… Continue reading Children Are Not ‘Unduly’ Influenced By Food Advertising, Says Survey
In response to the BBC’s Annual Report and Accounts published today, ITV chairman Richard Eyre has said that the BBC’s public service and commercial operations should be regulated independently by the Independent Television Commission (ITC), the National Audit Office and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).The BBC report details the Corporation’s financial performance and highlights… Continue reading ITV Calls For Independent Regulation Of The BBC
The final hurdle in Capital Radio’s takeover of alternative London station Xfm has been cleared today. Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, has decided not to refer the deal to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.Last week the Radio Authority announced that its public interest test had determined no reason why the takeover… Continue reading Capital’s Xfm Takeover Cleared By DTI
The Guardian has appointed Janine Gibson as media correspondent, replacing Kamal Ahmed who was recently promoted to media editor at the newspaper (see The Guardian Appoints Media Editor).Gibson joins the paper after briefly working as media correspondent for the Independent. The Guardian now has a four-strong media team: Gibson, Ahmed, media business editor Simon Beavis… Continue reading Guardian Appoints Media Correspondent
Front Row, the consortium of cable companies which provides movies on demand (see Cable Consortium Seals Buena Vista Deal), has secured non-exclusive distribution rights to three films from Universal Studios.The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Liar Liar and Dante’s Peak will all be shown to Front Row customers in July and August. The service is available… Continue reading Front Row Secures 3 Movie Universal Deal
Online information company, Dialog Corporation, has announced that it has exceeded $50 million in internet-based revenue for the first half of 1998. This does not include any revenue generated from advertising, says Dialog.The company, formed by a merger of MAID and Knight-Ridder in October last year (see Maid Acquisition To Go Ahead), says that it… Continue reading Dialog Corporation Gains $50m Internet Revenue For First Half Of 1998
