Monday MediaTel’s weekly industry focus, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Thursday Trinity Mirror releases its year-end financial results. Headline pre-tax profits are expected to come in at around £75 million and news of the bidding for the group’s Belfast Telegraph newspaper is also anticipated (see Final Three Suitors Line Up For Belfast Telegraph).Regional… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Three Premiership football clubs have this morning announced plans to launch their own digital radio stations giving fans access to club information and programming. Aston Villa, Chelsea and Southampton have each agreed a joint venture with digital broadcasting group, Radio First. Each of the three clubs will be given a 50% stakeholding in its respective… Continue reading Premier League Clubs To Launch Digital Radio Stations
Shares in Ulster TV rose as a slump in the group’s profits was offset by the acquisition of Northern Ireland’s leading internet company (see Ulster TV Acquires DNA As Pre-tax Profit Slumps). Prices were up 25p to £2.30.Saatchi and Saatchi saw its shares tumble however after year-end results showed a dip in revenue for the… Continue reading Sharewatch
The current sponsorship regulations which apply to the UK radio industry are set to be relaxed by the Radio Authority. The radio watchdog has proposed a number of revisions to the existing Advertising and Sponsorship Code and is now seeking the views of interested parties with regard to the changes.As part of the revisions, the… Continue reading Radio Authority Plans To Relax Sponsorship Regulations
It is understood that Channel 5 has written to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) asking for permission to reschedule its 6:00pm news programme to make way for Home & Away. The station recently acquired the rights to the Australian soap from ITV, which currently screens the series daily at 5:05pm, although C5 will still not… Continue reading Channel 5 May Seek To Move News For Home & Away
It will be the organisers and owners of key sporting events who decide how sport is broadcast on UK television in the coming years, according to key figures in the media industry. As multi-channel and pay-per-view (PPV) television continue to grow, the options for sports broadcasting rights owners to sell their events are increasing, as… Continue reading Rights Owners Will Decide Future Of Free-To-Air Sport
There was speculation this afternoon that Scottish Radio Holdings is about to make a bid for Border Television. A statement was issued to the Stock Exchange on behalf of the group after shares in Border climbed £2.65.Noting the recent increase in the share price of Border, Scottish Radio said that it is “considering the basis… Continue reading Border Stock Soars On Scottish Radio Rumours
Channel 4 unveiled its schedule for spring and summer this week, with highlights including an English version of Dutch TV phenomenon Big Brother and two new dramas from very different eras – Anna Karenina and Lock, Stock….Last year Big Brother launched in Holland as a fully interactive TV experience. Ten strangers are cut off from… Continue reading Channel 4 Brings Big Brother To The UK
The UK division of Saatchi & Saatchi, the worldwide advertising and marketing agency, reported a decrease in its ongoing revenue during 1999. It fell by 1.2% to £57.5m as accounts lost due to conflict situations were not totally offset by new business gains.The group as a whole had a successful year, however, with pre-tax profits… Continue reading Saatchi & Saatchi Reports Dip In Revenue
Ulster TV announced today the acquisition of Direct Net Access (DNA), Northern Ireland’s leading internet service company, for £4.25m. The deal was unveiled as the group reported a 37% decrease in its pre-tax profit, which fell to £7.8m, in its annual results.Operating profit for the year, however, saw a rise of 43% to £11.9m, and… Continue reading Ulster TV Acquires DNA As Pre-tax Profit Slumps
