Cable group Telewest Communications has added a further fifteen companies to its interactive TV service. Available from Spring on the group’s Active Digital platform (see Telewest Builds Interactive Service To Rival Open), the service now boasts a total of 29 partners providing content for its interactive outlets, and puts cable at the forefront of interactive… Continue reading Retailers Back Telewest’s Cable Interactive Service
Programmes ITV’s decision to screen nine editions of Coronation Street, five episodes of Emmerdale and a week’s worth of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, helped the channel to pull in big audiences. The late night editions of Coronation Street: After Hours boosted ITV’s old News at Ten slot, with the best weekday performance coming… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – November 1999
The Radio Advertising Bureau has produced a list of the top ten radio advertisers from the last decade. Most of the brands in the list have been in the top ten of each year’s top spenders throughout the decade and each successive year has seen an increase in the amount of money the majority spent… Continue reading Top Ten Radio Advertisers Of The Decade Revealed
Carlton is emerging as the most likely target for a takeover bid by Granada. Shares in the group rose rapidly as news of Granada’s formal submission to the OFT (see Granada Poised To Bid For Rivals) affected prices.This morning Granada sent a letter to the Stock Exchange confirming its interest in acquiring one of the… Continue reading Market Backs Carlton As Most Likely Target For Granada
The Sunday Telegraph is to launch a travel supplement on January 17. The Radio Authority has invited applications for a digital radio multiplex licence for the Bristol and Bath region, to reach 800,000 adults. Chrysalis Radio is extending its Galaxy brand by launching a number of goods associated with the product, including a range of… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Carlton Communications and United News & Media have issued a joint response to Granada’s formal statement to the Office of Fair Trading today in which it sought consent to merge with either group (see Granada Poised To Bid For Rivals). The announcement came in response to the proposed merger plans between Carlton and United, revealed… Continue reading Carlton And United Respond To Granada Decision
Media and leisure group Granada has this morning joined the bidding war for ITV franchises by making a formal submission to the Office of Fair Trading for consent to merge with either Carlton or United News & Media. A decision of this kind has been expected since November when the two smaller groups announced plans… Continue reading Granada Poised To Bid For Rivals
Sport First yesterday launched a £250,000 three-month promotional campaign during which the Sunday sports paper hopes to expand on the recent growth in its circulation figures.The main focus of the campaign will be on radio, with two national and twenty regional commercial stations taking part. Other media and trade promotional advertising is also planned.Managing director… Continue reading Sport First Launches Major Ad Campaign
Shares in Granada fell as the media and leisure group made a formal submission to the Office of Fair Trading to seek consent to make a bid for either Carlton Communications or United News & Media (see Granada Poised To Bid For Rivals). Prices fell 14˝p to 581˝p.The Daily Mail & General Trust was one… Continue reading Sharewatch
The whole FTSE index has experienced record plunges this week and media stock has been affected by the falls.Global advertising group WPP was one of the worst performers. Its prices took a tumble after a US investor ditched a large number of shares in the company. Prices fell 95p to 875p, a fall of almost… Continue reading Sharewatch
