BSkyB is set to announce plans to further its investment in online developments by up to £250 million. Yesterday it acquired a 5.4% stake in sports internet company Sportal and further investment plans are expected to be announced when the group releases its interim results next week.The broadcaster is the third media company in recent… Continue reading Sky Furthers Net Investments
EMAP announced today its further expansion in Australia with the purchase of New Woman magazine from Murdoch magazines. The group already publishes New Woman in the UK and this acquisition reflects its ongoing strategy to develop its leading brands internationally.The magazine will add to EMAP’s worldwide portfolio of women’s titles, which include Red, Elle and… Continue reading EMAP Expands In Australia
Shares in BSkyB reached a record high yesterday, jumping 130p to £14.39˝, as investors forecast a deal between the broadcaster and French group Vivendi. The group has also announced a commitment to spend up to £250 million on internet acquisitions.Cable & Wireless Communications slipped 14p to 945p as the group announced subscriber figures for its… Continue reading Sharewatch
Interactive services are increasingly becoming the battleground on which broadcasters fight for digital subscribers. Cable group Telewest has announced a deal with a further 14 companies for its digital interactive service and rival group Open has completed a deal with online betting service, Blue Square.Telewest added a further 14 brands to its interactive service “Active… Continue reading Interactive Services Further Expansion
ITV took a 31.1% share of all UK television viewing during 1999, according to new figures released by the Independent Television Commission (ITC), beating BBC1’s 28.3% to remain nation’s most-watched channel. These figures represent a year on year decline in viewing share for ITV and BBC1 of 0.7% points and 1.2% points respectively.Channel 4’s annual… Continue reading ITV Takes Majority Viewing In 1999
The ABC Council has announced the members of the Audit Review Working Party, established last week to review the ABC auditing and inspection process after the discovery of false circulation reports (see ABC Creates Working Party To Tighten Audit Procedures).Chairman of ABC John Mayhead will chair the party and the other members will be as… Continue reading Members Of ABC Working Party Announced
Trinity Mirror is hoping to resolve advertisers’ cases for compensation following the discovery of false reporting of circulation figures at its Birmingham Post & Mail (BPM) division in November last year (see ABC Suspends Birmingham Titles). Three titles in the BPM group were found to have issued inflated circulation figures, through the Audit Bureau of… Continue reading IPA And Trinity Mirror To Settle Dispute Over False Circulations
Greg Dyke has backtracked on his promise to secure sports rights for the BBC. On his first day in his new position as director-general of the corporation he has said that it is highly unlikely that the BBC will bid for the live coverage of Premier League football.This is contrary to promises he made on… Continue reading BBC Unlikely To Bid For Premier League Rights, Says Dyke
Shares in BSkyB jumped 11% on Friday as French group Vivendi denied reports that it planned to sell it stake in the group (see Sharewatch). Prices closed at £13.09˝, making it the best performer on the FTSE 350.Pay-TV group Flextech climbed almost 10% to £14.25 as the terms of its merger with Telewest were confirmed… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly industry focus, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Thursday The latest radio audience listening figures are released by RAJAR. The data covers the period to December 1999. Some stations report quarterly, some every six months and some annually. A series of sector Round-Ups will be available on Newsline and in the… Continue reading The Week Ahead
