Fears of an advertising slowdown were betrayed by a lack of market confidence in media stocks last week, with more showing a week on week fall than showed gain. A trading update from Capital had an upbeat tone (see Capital Radio Reports Increased Revenues) but did not live up to expectations and caused some brokers… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Wednesday Marketing Week holds a one-day conference on Digital Radio at the Cafe Royal, London, with speeches and discussions from the main players in the new medium, including Quentin Howard, CEO of Digital One, and Phil Riley from Chrysalis Radio.An annual… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Publishing companies in the UK have joined forces to ensure positive recognition of their industry as convergence gains pace. The Newspaper Society, the Publishers Association, Newspaper Publishers and the Periodical Publishers Association have formed the UK Publishing Media alliance to reflect the rapidly evolving nature of publishing into a range of connected and overlapping businesses.A… Continue reading Publishing Bodies Form Alliance To Represent Industry Concerns
French media group Vivendi Universal may dispose of its 22.7% stake in satellite broadcaster BSkyB, according to a report in this morning’s Financial Times. As a precursor to the move Vivendi is understood to be planning to withdraw its board director from the BSkyB board.Vivendi was given the go ahead to acquire the stake in… Continue reading Vivendi May Dispose Of BSkyB Stake â 29 January 2001
French media group Vivendi Universal may dispose of its 22.7% stake in satellite broadcaster BSkyB, according to a report in this morning’s Financial Times. As a precursor to the move Vivendi is understood to be planning to withdraw its board director from the BSkyB board.Vivendi was given the go ahead to acquire the stake in… Continue reading Vivendi May Dispose Of BSkyB Stake â 29 January 2001
French media group Vivendi Universal may dispose of its 22.7% stake in satellite broadcaster BSkyB, according to a report in this morning’s Financial Times. As a precursor to the move Vivendi is understood to be planning to withdraw its board director from the BSkyB board.Vivendi was given the go ahead to acquire the stake in… Continue reading Vivendi May Dispose Of BSkyB Stake
Interactive advertising agency Profero has announced the introduction of a new programme which will help its clients to identify and respond to the different behaviour patterns of customers on interactive platformsSTATE provides a framework which can be used to plan and deliver interactive advertising including rich media, track activities and marketing programmes, capture contact information… Continue reading Profero Introduces New Programme For Effective Targeting Of Interactive Ads
Panel members are now lined up for MediaTel’s annual Media Question Time event in association with The Economist and Carlton Television. It will take place on Monday 26 February at the BBC Radio Theatre, Portland Place.Media Question Time will be chaired by BBC Radio’s media correspondent, Torin Douglas. Similar in format to the BBC TV… Continue reading Top Panel Lines Up For Third Media Question Time
Advertising giant WPP has announced the launch of Red Cell, a new global communications network. It will consolidate its European ad agency Conquest with US-based Cole & Weber, UK group Perspectives and Asia-Pacific alliance partner Batey.It will target “challenger” clients such as Nestle, Nikon and Singapore Airlines. Sir Martin Sorrell, group chief executive of WPP,… Continue reading WPP Launches Global Communications Network
The competition to provide true unmetered internet access looks set to heat up again as Freeserve launches its AnyTime scheme, which will offer round-the-clock access for a flat fee of £12.99 per month.Last year AltaVista was forced to abandon its unmetered access package (see AltaVista Blames BT For Stalling On Free Internet Service) after it… Continue reading Freeserve Enters Unmetered Internet Access Arena
