NRS figures for the six-month period to the end of September show most titles losing readers. Overall the national newspaper sector was down 5% compared to the same period last year, a loss of 3m readers.The Times again saw the worst fall, losing 18% of its readership. The title has been shedding readers throughout 2000… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – September 2000
BSkyB and ONdigital are set to raise the prices of their digital packages, with customers taking basic tiers hit the hardest. From January 2001, the price of Sky Digital’s basic package will increase by 23%, or £3, on top of current prices, while ONdigital customers will see a monthly increase of £1 to the “basic… Continue reading Digital Packages Set To Increase In Price
The battle for Express Newspapers moved up a notch yesterday when the Hinduja brothers formally submitted a bid of more than £120m for the group. Described as “aggressively priced”, it was lodged in response to a similar offer from the Daily Mail & General Trust (see DMGT Prepares Bid For Express Newspapers), and it is… Continue reading Hindujas And DMGT Go Head-To-Head For Express
Channel 4’s plans for a racing channel were revived today when it announced the submission of a £750m bid for the broadcasting rights to Britain’s 59 racecourses, as part of a consortium with BSkyB and Arena Leisure. Under the name of Go Racing, the three have this morning presented a rights proposal to racecourse executives,… Continue reading C4’s Racing Plans Back On Track
Trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers has cleared all three bid proposals for regional newspaper publisher Regional Independent Media. Byers said that a transfer of RIM’s newspaper titles to either Gannett, Johnston Press or the Guardian Media Group would not operate against public interest.The three put forward bid proposals for RIM, which owns the prized… Continue reading Byers Clears RIM Bid Proposals
Shares in BSkyB put on 33p to 995p as analysts forecast good first quarter results for the satellite broadcaster on Friday (see Digital Packages Set To Increase In Price). Although subscriber charges are set to increase in January, the group is expected to reach its 5 million target by the end of this year.Cable group… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has appointed Dominic Morris to the new position of director of policy, ahead of the release of the Government’s Communications White Paper. Currently controller of policy development at the BBC, he will join the regulatory body on an as yet undetermined date.Sir Robin Biggam, chairman, said: “With the White Paper… Continue reading ITC Appoints New Director Of Policy
After Daily Mail & General Trust entered the bidding for the Express Newspaper group, with an offer of around £120m (see DMGT Prepares Bid For Express Newspapers), shares at DMGT were up 3p to 934p. Express owners United rose 17p to 849p.BSkyB responded to a US report that Microsoft was in talks to take a… Continue reading Sharewatch
Chrysalis Group claimed a first today when it unveiled its long-awaited web venture, Ride The Tiger (see Chrysalis Turns Corner Into Profit). With its new domain name, puremix.com is the UK’s first personalised multi-channel internet radio.The venture was born after extensive research into the listening habits and music tastes of Britain. The team carried out… Continue reading Chrysalis Launches UK’s First Personalised Music Radio Service
The limitations of unlimited internet access services have again resurfaced, this time regarding BT’s SurfTime package. The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has this month upheld a number of complaints about the service.Twenty-nine customers complained to the regulatory body that the internet calls package was misleading. SurfTime promised “unlimited internet calls every evening and weekend for… Continue reading ITC Raps Availability Of BT SurfTime
