UK cable company, Telewest Communications, today said that it has an aggressive roll-out plan for introducing cable products that will differentiate it from competitors in the pay-TV market, Sky Digital and ONdigital. Announcing the company’s third quarter financial results, chief executive Tony Illsley said: “We have an accelerated timetable for introducing cable unique products, which… Continue reading Telewest To Develop Cable-Unique Services
The new morning newspaper for Manchester is to be called Metro and is to be a free title. The paper is due to begin trialling next week before its launch in the new year.The title is being published by the Guardian Media Group (GMG), which owns the city’s local evening paper, the Manchester Evening News.… Continue reading New Manchester Paper To Be Free Title
In a groundbreaking deal Nationwide football sponsorship has been extended to include coverage of England and Scotland’s Euro 2000 play off matches. The building society, which already sponsors both of the teams, is to be the official sponsor of Talk Radio’s coverage of the games on November 13 and 17. The Independent Television Commission (ITC)… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Channel 4 has announced details of its programme schedule for the Winter 2000 season. It promises that the selection of programmes will mix contemporary stories, instant classics and returning favourites with the broadest array of upcoming talent showcased anywhere on British television.To kick things off Channel 4 finally gets round to showing Ali G, the… Continue reading C4 Unveils ‘Future Proof Schedule’ For New Millennium
Shares in Cable & Wireless Communications rose yesterday as the group announced healthy subscriber figures for its new digital service (see CWC Digital Service Attracts 46,000 Subscribers). Prices closed up 6˝p to 666˝p.Despite negative comment from Credit Lyonnais Securities, which said shares in BSkyB had been overvalued by 37%, the broadcasting group saw its prices… Continue reading Sharewatch
Commercial radio advertising revenue has hit a record high of £453 million for the year to September 1999, according to new figures released by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and the Radio Authority (RA). The figure, which represents a 13.3% year on year growth, was boosted by a huge 31.0% increase in radio adspend by… Continue reading Commercial Radio Turns In Record Revenue Growth
Terence Conran launches a new home-interest magazine this Friday. Entitled live-it, it is aimed at the AB adult population living in London and the South-east.It will be published on a quarterly basis by Axon Publishing with a cover price of £3.25 and will focus on contemporary metropolitan living with articles and features on food and… Continue reading Terence Conran Launches New Magazine
Market research group Taylor Nelson Sofres was one of the main movers on the FTSE 100 yesterday; its share price increased by 18˝p to 212p as dealers reported institutional squeeze on the stock.Cordiant Communications closed up 3p to 214˝p after the media group announced it had acquired marketing group Healthworld.Prices in Saatchi & Saatchi were… Continue reading Sharewatch
The UK’s first cable digital television service, launched in the North West in July by Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), has attracted 46,000 subscribers, 47% of which are new CWC customers. Of these customers, 33,000 have been installed to the digital service, the company announced today.The launch of CWC’s digital TV offering is up against… Continue reading CWC Digital Service Attracts 46,000 Subscribers
The Radio Authority (RA) is to increase the amount it charges radio stations for their licences by an average of 8%. In order to meet the rising costs of developing and licensing digital radio, as well as conducting public interest tests, the RA will introduce the new licence fee tariff on 1 January 2000.Stations will… Continue reading Radio Authority Raises Licence Fees By 8%
