Speculation is currently rife that Microsoft is looking to take over BT. Though BT has refused to comment on the matter its shares rose 26p to close at 583p and at 10:23 this morning the stock had risen a further 3p.Other US companies are also said to be eying Britain’s seventh largest company, including AT&T… Continue reading BT Shares Soar On Microsoft Rumour
The Premier League has rejected BSkyB’s initial proposal for extending its exclusive live coverage deal to the BDB digital terrestrial TV consortium.BSkyB has a contract to supply a number of channels to BDB, including its sports coverage, yet its first offer is believed to be substantially below what the Premier League expected. It is rumoured… Continue reading Premier League Rejects BSkyB Digital Proposal
Well, this was going to be the week when Eastenders reclaimed the New Year crown from its northern counterparts. One of those ‘special’ weeks with five episodes, mainly focusing on the trial of Cindy Beale. It didn’t really do the trick though, only attracting an average audience of 11.74 million compared to Coronation Street‘s 16.79… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 11/01/98
Beach Magazines, a publishing company set up by ex-Attic Futura boss Chris Taggart, will be launching Junior on February 24.The bi-monthly title will be aimed at ABC1 parents with children under the age of six who want to read about the ‘fun’ aspects of parenthood. It will have a cover-price of £2.80.Beach Magazines: 0171 630… Continue reading New Parenting Title To Launch
London News Radio (LNR) is supporting its bid for a North East News Radio licence (subscribers see London News Radio Looks North-East) with a specially designed website at http://www.nenr.co.uk.The site is to allow interested parties to see the content of the application and it details the background to the bid, the proposed programme format and… Continue reading LNR Supports North-East Bid With Website
Bridget Rowe, the Sunday Mirror ‘s editor, has quit the newspaper after the appointment of Kelvin MacKenzie as the Mirror Group’s managing director (subscribers see MacKenzie Given Top Job At Mirror). MacKenzie has apparently ordered an overhaul of the Mirror titles which will see more news and less feature-type articles.Brendan Parsons, editor of the People,… Continue reading Sunday Mirror Editor Quits
Total cinema admissions for December grew 23% year on year to 12.131 million, according to the latest figures from CAA/EDI. Average weekly admissions grew from 2.23 million to 2.74 million.Subscribers can access the Cinema database by selecting “Cinema” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.
The Guardian has appointed Caroline Roux as editor of Space, the paper’s property, design and interiors supplement. Roux replaces launch editor Lesley Plommer who has returned to work in the foreign news department of The Guardian.Guardian Press Office: 0171 239 9936
Telewest today announced fourth quarter 1997 operating figures which show that its cable TV service has seen a growth in subscribers of nearly 90,000 to 687,352. There was, however, a slight drop in penetration – down 0.6% points to 22% while the churn rate rose 0.6% to 34%.There was a huge growth in Telewest’s Internet… Continue reading Telewest Cable Viewers Grow
The ABC has announced a major revision of its rules for the national newspaper industry in an attempt to improve the transparency of data supplied.Extensive discussions between the ABC, national newspaper publishers and media buyers has resulted in the revised set of rules which commences on 30 March 1998, for the April 1998 ABC audit… Continue reading ABC Revises National Newspaper Rules
