MediaTel is pleased to confirm Nick Brien, chief executive of Leo Burnett, as the fifth MediaTel Media Question Time panellist. Nick was a founder member of BBJ and took on the role of chief executive, Leo Burnett in March 1997.Media Question Time in association with Carlton Television and The Economist will take place at the… Continue reading Burnett Chief Confirmed As Fifth Panellist For Media Question Time
Programmes It comes as no surprise that the top-rated programme of the year is ITV’s Coronation Street, with the episode broadcast on 7 March attaining an audience of 19.82 million. The second most watched programme of the year was hugely successful quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, which, shown immediately after the Coronation… Continue reading Annual TV Viewing Round Up – 1999
Pearson fell 62p as the media group placed a number of shares to raise money for further internet investment (see Pearson Places Shares To Fund Further Net Investment). Prices closed at £22.60.Capital Radio shares were up 80p to £15.72˝ as news of the group’s first national station, Life, due to launch on the Digital One… Continue reading Sharewatch
Trinity Mirror is now the largest regional publisher in the UK, according to the latest figures from the Newspaper Society. Weekly circulation figures for the group, which merged last year (see Trinity And Mirror Seal Merger In £2bn Deal), are now almost double the size of the second player in the regional press league, Northcliffe… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Heads Regional Press League
ProgrammesIt comes as no surprise that the top-rated programme of the year is ITV’s Coronation Street, with the episode broadcast on 7 March attaining an audience of 19.82 million. The number one film of the year was the terrestrial premiere of James Bond’s Goldeneye, which had 13.23 million viewers shaken but not stirred.Channel 4’s top… Continue reading Annual TV Viewing Round Up – 1999
RevenueITV’s annual revenue growth showed an improvement on last year as total revenue came in at £1.9 billion, ahead of the Network’s £1.8 billion target. This represents an annual growth of 6.3% and compares to last year’s 4.8%.Estimates from NTC’s Advertising Forecast put 1999 TV advertising expenditure growth at 8.2% and total UK display growth… Continue reading Annual TV Market Round-Up – 1999
Commercial radio now has more national stations than the BBC after Digital One announced it is to launch Oneword, the first non publicly funded station dedicated to plays, books, comedy and reviews.The deal between Digital One, which launched the first national commercial digital radio network last year (see Digital Radio Launches In The UK), and… Continue reading Launch Of Oneword Pushes National Commercial Radio Beyond BBC
Rene Carayol has quit as managing director of IPC Electric after just four months in the job. The internet division of the magazine group, which launched in September (see IPC Electric Is Unveiled), has appointed Kevin Kerrigan to the position.A statement released by the group today said that Carayol was leaving to pursue other opportunities.… Continue reading Managing Director Of IPC Electric Quits
Magazine publisher EMAP climbed to a record high yesterday as rumours of an imminent large deal or takeover bid emerged. Prices rose 119p to £16.91.Taylor Nelson Sofres dropped 14p to 262p as Dresdner Kleinwert Benson downgraded stock, stating the view that the shares were now fully valued.The closing prices of media company shares yesterday were:
QVC has announced it is to launch an interactive shopping service on Cable & Wireless Communications’ digital platform. Starting today, the service, announced last year (see QVC Launches Interactive Shopping Service), will allow customers to view and buy goods in real time.Richard Burrell. director of digital media at the channel said: “The launch of the… Continue reading QVC Launches Interactive Shopping Service On CWC Digital
