Sky Sports has appointed Simon Green as general manager of Sky Sports Ventures. Reporting to Vic Wakeling, he will be responsible for managing pay-per-view sports events, creating new revenue streams for Sky Sports Online and developing strategic media partnerships with football clubs. Pearson Television has called in the man responsible for Steven Spielberg’s merchandising deals… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Flextech has agreed to buy international TV programme distributor Minotaur. Chairman and chief executive of pay-tv group, Adam Singer, said the move signalled his group’s determination to be an important player in the programme rights business.“Minotour will give the group skills in co-production, and significantly enhances its relationships with the independent production sector. The fusion… Continue reading Flextech Buys Distribution Company
News Communications & Media, has bought the Hampshire Chronicle Group for ďż˝16 million. The purchase of the titles, from Jacob and Johnson Ltd, makes the regional newspaper group the seventh largest in the UK.The deal will make Newscom the proprietor of one of Britain’s oldest newspapers – the Hampshire Chronicle – as well as the… Continue reading Newscom Acquires Hampshire Chronicle Group
IPC’s Loaded is to celebrate the millenium with a total 100 different covers for its January 2000 issue, each celebrating a cultural icon from this century, including Laurel & Hardy, Mohammed Ali, Basil Brush, and Mary Whitehouse.The issue, which breaks records for amount of different covers it has produced, will distribute them evenly throughout the… Continue reading Loaded Makes Mary Whitehouse A Cover Star
Classic FM is to launch a £45,000 awareness campaign with Swiss chocolate brand Lindt Swiss Tradition. Starting next week the GWR station will run themed competition throughout the day beginning with Henry Kelly’s 8am show.Listeners are challenged to identify the classic tunes yodelled by Mary Schneider and answer questions about Switzerland, with the chance to… Continue reading Classic FM Gets Swiss Treatment
Reed International jumped 19žp as investors speculated on the follow-through from the proposed merger of Carlton and United News & Media. Prices closed at 920˝p.Shares in Capital Radio were up 87˝p to 1,360p amid talk of a bid from a larger rival.And Cable & Wireless shed 76p to 805p after it was rejected from the… Continue reading Sharewatch
IPC is to launch a television listings guide on the internet. The group’s new free website, unmissabletv.com, will feature TV Times, TV & Satellite Week and What’s On TV as well as cinema listings for the whole of the UK.The news comes a week after the magazine group appointed Caroline Ward as managing director of… Continue reading IPC To Launch Television Website
The proposed merger between Carlton Communications and United News & Media continued to affect shares as talk of a possible bid by Granada for United emerged (see Consolidation A Threat To Granada And BSkyB). Shares in United rose at the news, climbing 30˝p to 799˝p, while Carlton took a tumble, dropping 21˝p to 555p.Shares in… Continue reading Sharewatch
Border TV’s radio division reported a 58% increase in turnover yesterday, mostly due to the successful launch of the group’s third and biggest Century station, Century 105, in the North West just over a year ago.The results, for the year on year period which followed the station’s launch in September 1998, were welcomed by the… Continue reading New Century Station Boosts Border
The breakfast period between 7am and 9am is the most lucrative time for commercial radio broadcasters. Figures for the last year, ending August, have found that ad revenue was over £110 million for this block, or more than 20% of all commercial radio ad revenue. This is a growth of 7% on last year.The latest… Continue reading Breakfast Is Best For Radio Ads
