Upmarket men’s magazine Esquire is set to launch a spin-off sports title called Esquire Sports Quarterly, or ESQ, in June this year. The title has been developed as part of Esquire publisher National Magazine Company’s plans to concentrate on the development of its ‘masterbrands’.NatMags has instigated a policy to concentrate on the company’s key brands… Continue reading Esquire To Launch Spin-Off Sports Quarterly As Editor Continues Rebrand
The Competition Commission has announced today that it is to extend its investigation of French group Vivendi’s purchase of a stake in BSkyB. The arrival of late information had led to a lengthening of the probe which is now due for completion on 24 March.The proposed acquisition of a stake in the British broadcaster was… Continue reading Competition Commission Extends BSkyB/Vivendi Investigation
Scottish Media Group climbed 15˝p to £12.47˝ after reporting pre-tax reports of £50 million in its annual results. The group also announced plans to spend £10 million on its web strategy over the next 18 months (see Scottish Media To Spend £10m On Web Plans).SMG’s major shareholder, Flextech, slumped however, with shares falling 168p to… Continue reading Sharewatch
Scottish Media Group has become the latest company to unveil its internet strategy when it announced plans today to spend £10 million on the web. Reporting its year-end results today the group, which owns Grampian TV and the Glasgow Herald, said that the money will be spent increasing its online presence over the next 18… Continue reading Scottish Media To Spend £10m On Web Plans
The Daily Mail & General Trust issued a share split yesterday at a ratio of 4:1. Peter Williams, finance director at the group, said that the stock was trading at too heavy a price. Prices closed yesterday at £11.25.Shares in BSkyB took a tumble, falling 133˝p to £15.96˝. The group welcomed the Government’s decision not… Continue reading Sharewatch
E-commerce has boomed in the last 12 months, according to a report by BRMB International. A three-fold increase in the number of online shoppers and a four-fold increase in spend has been reported despite the fact that the percentage of people who worry about credit card fraud has remained static since last year.A year ago… Continue reading E-commerce Boom Continues, Says BRMB International
The chief executive of British Sky Broadcasting, Tony Ball, issued a statement today on the Government’s decision not to proceed with a digital poll tax (see BBC Digital Licence Fee Plans Rejected). He welcomed the news but called for greater scrutiny of the Corporation’s operations.“This is still a huge pay day for the BBC. Despite… Continue reading BSkyB Welcomes Digital Licence Fee Decision
The government has rejected plans for the introduction of an extra charge to the licence fee to fund the BBC’s digital television plans, but has announced instead an across the board £3 increase to the licence fee.From 1 April the current television licence will rise to £104 which is equal to an increase of 1.5%… Continue reading BBC Digital Licence Fee Plans Rejected
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has warned Living to take more stringent checks regarding references to commerical products, after it found the pay-TV channel to be in breach of the Programme Code on a number of occasions. During three editions of Fashion Emergency, promotional references to products and magazines were broadcast.Living explained that the programme… Continue reading ITC Warns Living Channel About Promotional References
ONdigital is considering making a bid for the Premiership football rights, the terrestrial broadcaster confirmed today. The group, which is joint-owned by Carlton Communications and Granada, confirmed that it had held meetings with the Premier League board to discuss a planned bid.Rights to the games become available at the end of the 2000/01 season and… Continue reading ONdigital Considering Bid For Premiership Rights
