ITV has yet to come up with a web presence to rival the sucess of bbc.co.uk, but talks are now thought to be in progress to combine the internet assets of Carlton and Granada, creating one of the largest UK-based online offerings (see Granada And Carlton To Unite Online Assets). Carlton shares responded well to… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Mirror is to unveil a new Saturday package to attract new readers to the title. It will move the successful women’s supplement, M, from Tuesday to Saturday to join its TV listings guide The Look.Set to launch on February 10, the move will coincide with the arrival of the paper’s new astrologer, Jonathan Cainer.… Continue reading Mirror Unveils £10m Boost To Saturday Offering
Cable company Telewest Communications this morning issued fourth quarter operating statistics, ahead of its annual preliminary results due on 22 March 2001. The company added 37,557 residential customers in the last quarter of the year, taking the total to 1.7 million. The recently introduced high speed internet service – Blueyonder – has also met with… Continue reading Telewest Fourth Quarter Results Delivering On Target, Says Singer
Almost 50% of people are concerned about standards on television although only small numbers of programmes contain incidents ranked as “significant” by respondents. These are the findings of a new survey conducted by the Broadcasting Standards Commission.Only 5% of programmes were felt to contain a significant amount of violence; 4% had notable levels of “strong”… Continue reading TV Violence On The Increase, Says BSC Report
Stock in Granada Media rallied this morning following an upgrade from US broker Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Granada Media will complete its demerger from the Granada Compass hospitality business this Friday.As a result its free float will increase from 20% to 100% and its FTSE weighting will increase from 0.08% to 0.39% following the demerger.… Continue reading Granada Rises On Positive Ratings
Digital financial television company the Money Channel is to begin broadcasting interactive advertisements. Today will see the first appearances of healthcare company PPP’s interactive treatment on the channel, during which viewers on the Sky digital satellite platform will be able to request further product information using their TV remote control.Tony Hobman, chief executive of the… Continue reading Interactive Advertising Added To The Money Channel
Far from stemming internet use, television is increasingly proving to be a driver of web activity. During last weekend’s television broadcast of the Super Bowl in the US, concurrent use of the game’s website, SuperBowl.com, showed that TV viewing can help drive traffic across new media.Daily traffic to the Super Bowl site rose 269% during… Continue reading Super Bowl Drives TV Audience To Web
Confirmation that the BBC has signed a deal with Lennox Lewis to show his next bout in April is expected soon. This morning reports suggested that the arrangement with the world heavyweight boxing champion had been finalised, but the Corporation has since insisted that signatures were yet to be inked.Lewis is due to meet the… Continue reading BBC Sport May Scoop Lewis Fight From Sky
J Walter Thompson has announced the purchase of Black Cat Holdings, a UK-based direct marketing agency. The move continues the recent acquisitional spree of parent company WPP as it looks to strengthen its high growth areas.Specialising in direct, loyalty, interactive and promotional marketing the group is the fourth largest independent company of its kind in… Continue reading JWT Acquires Black Cat Holdings
Granada Media and Carlton Communications are reported to be close to merging their online assets in a deal which would ensure a more unified approach to the ITV brand on the internet.Granada is planning to ditch its G-Wizz site to focus on promoting www.itv.co.uk, which has suffered as a result of the federal nature of… Continue reading Granada And Carlton To Unite Online Assets
