Further moves by the cable industry towards consolidation are expected by City analysts who predict that General Cable will be fought over by TeleWest and Cable & Wireless Communications, the company created last week by a merger between C&W, Nynex, Bell Cablemedia and Videotron *Cable Companies Merge.General des Eaux, a 40% holder in General Cable,… Continue reading Cable Consolidation Could Continue
Ogilvy & Mather has published an in-depth study called The Devil Is In The Details which examines what life might be like for business under a Labour government.Overall the study concludes that life under Labour will not be significantly different from life under the Conservatives. Broad economic policy will remain the same, but radical changes… Continue reading Ad Agencies Would “Suffer Under Labour”
SP Consultants, the BARB data analysis and software development company, has announced that Brian Davies will become its new managing director as from November 1.As reported on *Brian Davies Joins SP Consultants Mr Davies joins from Taylor Nelson AGB where he is commercial director of the AGB BARB bureau, with responsibility for the development and… Continue reading New SP Consultants MD Joins This Week
Warner Brothers’ new cartoon and entertainment channel WBTV may not launch on Friday as was originally scheduled *Sky Unveils More New Channels.The channel, part of the new Autumn launches which Sky 2, Sky Sports 3 and GSB were part of, was due to be carried via the Astra satellite which is part-owned by Rupert Murdoch.… Continue reading WBTV Launch May Be Delayed
The National Readership Survey for September has shown that, among the quality daily newspapers, the FT recorded the biggest increase in readership, rising over 10% to 776,000. The Daily Telegraph saw its readership slump by 9.16% and the Independent lost 66,000 readers. Among the Sunday qualities, only News International’s Sunday Times managed to grow its… Continue reading NRS Figures – September
The only media company announcing financial results this week is ITV broadcaster Grampian, which will today announce interim results, while BSkyB will hold a company meeting on Friday.On Thursday the Electronic Telegraph will open the first ever live exhibition on the Internet, Virtex ’96. The virtual reality show will be open to visitors throughout the… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Rajar Q3 data released on Friday shows that BBC Radio now has a share of listening of 48.9%, giving it a slight lead over Commercial Radio which has a share of 48.8%.Virgin (AM) was the only National Commercial station to record a loss in its weekly reach while BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 3… Continue reading Rajar Q3 Released
After several weeks of delay due to the fact that the original first issue ‘crossed the boundaries of good taste’, Friday saw the launch of Dennis Publishing’s Escape magazine – an A4, glossy, perfect bound title, with a cover price of £2.50, aimed at lads with an interest in computers. The title according to its… Continue reading Escape – First Issue Review
The Observer yesterday sold for 50p, half its normal price, in the London region. The promotion was heavily advertised during LWT’s movie premiere of Bram Stoker’s Dracula on Saturday night. A spokeswoman at the newspaper said that it was a one-off price-cut. The Observer‘s September ABC figure showed a decline in sales year-on-year of 2.04%… Continue reading Observer In One-Off Price Cut
