The all-party House of Commons select committee for culture, media and sport has called on the UK Government to create a Department of Communications, which would have responsibility for telecommunications, broadcasting, media, and the Internet, and would be overseen by a single Communications Regulation Commission, replacing all the existing statutory regulatory bodies.
Mirror Group’s share price this morning rose 22.5p to 240.5p after the disclosure that it is in takeover talks with German newspaper group Axel Springer. Springer has issued a statement saying that it is considering several opportunities, one of which is believed to be a takeover of the UK media group.The news immediately sparked off… Continue reading Mirror Shares Jump On Takeover Talk
A decision on the planned digital-TV joint venture between Kirch Group and CLT-Ufa, the two German media groups, may be delayed by the European Commission. The German media company Bertelsmann has a 40 per cent stake in CLT-Ufa, and confirmed that the two sides had sought to obtain a compromise with the Commission, which has… Continue reading EU: German digital venture on or off?
Latest data from CAA/EDI shows that April cinema admissions rose 6% year on year to 12.136 million. Average weekly audiences during the month are put at 2.83 million.Films which were released in April included Hard Rain, Scream 2 and The Rainmaker.Subscribers can access the Cinema database by selecting “Cinema” from the drop-down box at the… Continue reading April Cinema Admissions Top 12 Million
Chrysalis Radio’s Galaxy network has signed two major new sponsorship deals with Diamond White and the Guardian ‘s Guide supplement.In a two-year deal with the Guardian, the Galaxy Network will carry the Guide‘s branding on a daily ten-minute slot devoted to covering entertainment listings. The two will also work together to provide localised, as well… Continue reading Galaxy Network Signs Two Sponsors
Yahoo! UK and Ireland have been issued with their first ABC //electronic certificate to include advertiser specific data, which allows campaign messages on websites to be measured.The certificate also shows that in March ABC //electronic recorded over 34 million page impressions for the Yahoo! site.Richard Foan, of ABC //electronic, commented: “The inclusion of advertising campaign… Continue reading Yahoo! Receives Advertiser Audit
Auto Trader Interactive has been issued with its second ABC //electronic certificate, showing that during April the http://www.autotrader.co.uk/ site received 2.646 million page impressions. This is up from 1.030 million for August last year.ABC //electronic: 01442 870 800
Associated New Media’s This Is London website has won the grand prix award at the New Media Age Effectiveness Awards event.The award, which is selected from the winners in each category, is aimed at reflecting a range of new media “ideals”, such as online promotion, design, build, targeting, branding and interactivity. Judges described Evening Standard… Continue reading This Is London Scoops Top New Media Award
Haymarket has announced the acquisition of IPC’s suspended Goal magazine (see IPC To Close Two Titles). The title will be merged into Haymarket’s FourFourTwo from the July issue, which is released on June 3.FourFourTwo‘s circulation currently stands at just over 88,000 and has been increasing steadily.Haymarket: 0181 943 5000
