Cable company Telewest Communications and pay-TV channel provider Flextech are reported to be close to completing a merger only days after the companies said that talks were “at a very early stage”. Last week the two groups were forced to announce that merger discussions were underway after their share prices began to rise (see Telewest… Continue reading Telewest And Flextech Close To Merger
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has upheld complaints about an episode of Jerry Springer UK. The 53 complainants were offended by the episode, entitled “Sexy Secrets”, which was broadcast at 8pm when large numbers of children were expected to be watching.Anglia, which broadcast the show, claimed that the subject matter was well within children’s terms… Continue reading ITC Upholds Complaints About Jerry Springer
ONdigital has won the contract to provide 65,000 Glasgow City Council homes with digital television. The digital terrestrial group, jointly owned by Granada and Carlton, won the contract against strong competition from Sky, NTL and Blick.Hugh McDonald, Glasgow’s assistant chief housing officer said: “Like all councils we need to be digital-ready. We carried out the… Continue reading ONdigital Wins Glasgow City Council Contract
Online advertising company Real Media has appointed a new president and chief executive officer. Christopher D. Neimeth will replace Dave Morgan who will become chairman.Mr Morgan spoke of the new appointment: “Chris Neimeth is practically a brand unto himself in the new media industry. He is an entrepreneurial professional with international experience and exceptional abilities… Continue reading Real Media Appoints New President
iMediapoint.com, an online media trading service unveiled in September (see Internet Media Trading System Developed By iMediaPoint.com), has secured deals with a number of key media groups to sell airtime, sponsorship and advertising packages via the internet. For iMediapoint’s launch, the company has on board Flextech, Granada and TSMS, each offering selected media inventory to… Continue reading iMediapoint Launches With Flextech, Granada And TSMS Inventory
Shares in regional newspaper group Newscom rose sharply as Gannett asked permission from the DTI to make a bid for the company (see Gannett Seeks Permission To Bid For Newscom). Prices closed up 235p to £12.52˝p.Flextech’s prices climbed 7˝p as merger talks heightened (see Telewest And Flextech Reveal Merger Talks); shares closed at £14.20p on… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday A national newspaper ABC Round-Up for November 1999 will be available on Newsline and in the Press features list later today.MediaTel’s weekly industry focus, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Tuesday The Retail Prices Index for November 1999 is released by the Office of National Statistics.Thursday The Daily Mail & General Trust group… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Cable company NTL has this morning announced a major carriage contract with pay-TV programme supplier Flextech. The deal gives NTL access to all of Flextech’s channels, including the UKTV portfolio of stations produced in partnership with the BBC. There will also be a joint marketing initiative set up to promote the channels and particularly their… Continue reading NTL Signs Major Carriage Deal With Flextech
Reed International moved to the top of the FTSE yesterday after the publisher laid down its internet strategy. Share prices in the group, which plans to invest between £150-200 million on its net plans, rose 59žp to 443p, despite a profits warning.BSkyB jumped 63p to a record 938˝p after the broadcaster bought a 10% stake… Continue reading Sharewatch
As predicted the recently-merged Trinity Mirror group has consolidated the remainder of its regional newspaper sales into the Amra sales house (see Trinity And Mirror Expected To Merge Sales). Amra, which is owned by Trinity (see Trinity Acquires Amra), is to take over from the Mirror Group’s regional sales operation by handling Trinity Mirror’s 45… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Consolidates Regional Sales Into Amra
