The local newspaper group Adscene has launched the Canterbury Times , a new weekly newspaper. 26,000 copies of the paper went on sale at 25p, competing against the existing Kentish Gazette . The Canterbury Times follows a recent trend in the comeback of local and regional newspapers. The Newspaper Society reported that more than half… Continue reading Adscene Launch Canterbury Times
Pearson was the focus of much attention last week, reaching a high of 824p on Tuesday before falling to 799p by Friday. On Tuesday the rumour-mill predicted that the media group would sell its stake in BSkyB or its share in Lazards. This, together with positive reports from NatWest Securities, helped Pearson rise 25.5 to… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 10/10/97
Monday The battle of the breakfast shows began in earnest this morning with Chris Evans taking the helm at the Virgin morning slot and Zoe Ball and Kevin Greening beginning their contract on BBC Radio 1.Wednesday The Channel 5 teletext service launches. The service, provided by BSkyB , will provide mainly travel and holiday information.Also… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has decided not to recommend MAID’s takeover of Knight-Ridder to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.MAID will now push on with finalising the £261m deal (subscribers see Maid Acquisition To Go Ahead).MAID: 0171 930 6900
Canadian television company CanWest Global Communications has announced that its subsidiary CanWest International has increased its stake in Ulster TV by 2.7 per cent to 7.4 per cent. CanWest International says that it may increase its stake further in the future. Although CanWest cannot take control of Ulster TV outright due to UK ownership legislation,… Continue reading Canwest Increases Stake In Ulster TV
Finance company Merrill Lynch have projected that the launch of British Digital Broadcasting (BDB) and ITV2 will cut into Carlton Communications Plc ‘ profits for the next two years. Merrill Lynch predict that the launch of ITV2 will cost £20m in its first year, of which Carlton’s share will be around £7m. The cost of… Continue reading Launch Of Digital TV Will Hit Carlton’s Profits
DMG Radio, part of the Daily Mail Group, is planning to take an additional 14% stake in Essex Radio. DMG, which already owns 27%, is negotiating with Radio Investments to acquire the extra portion. Any deal between DMG Radio and Radio Investments will automatically be the subject of a Radio Authority public interest test.…Wire FM… Continue reading DMG Radio Plans New Radio Stake
According to unofficial BARB data the Sky Sports 2 audience for Saturday night’s England v Italy football match peaked at 4.05 million, with an average audience of 3.6 million. This of course does not take into account the large numbers of people who watched the Sky coverage in pubs and clubs.ITV’s delayed recording of the… Continue reading BSkyB England Audience Peaks At 4m
BSkyB will be renaming its two movie channels and creating new on-screen idents for its other services as part of a major rebranding exercise. From November 1 the Movie Channel will become Sky Movies Screen 2 and Sky Movies changes to Sky Movies Screen 1.BSkyB: 0171 705 3000
The death of Princess Diana meant that there was a large increase in the number of newspapers sold in September as the nation craved news of the latest developments and reactions. Sales in the broadsheet market increased by over 506,000 to 6.19 million while the mid-market saw a rise of over 567,000 to 7.16 million.… Continue reading National Newspaper Round-Up – September
