Set-top box manufacturer, Pace Microtechnology, has today posted pre-tax profits of £15.1 million for the year ended 29 May 1999. This compares to a loss last year of £12.1 million. Aggressive promotions by BSkyB and ONdigital, culminating in the offer of free set-top box equipment for digital television customers (see ONdigital Returns Fire In DTV… Continue reading Digital TV Promotions Push Pace Into The Black
Media and hotels group, Granada, performed well at the end of last week following strong trading in its hotels and leisure businesses. Granada finished up 64p at 1,246p.EMAP continued to benefit from its acquisition of men’s and lifestyle magazine publisher, Wagadon. EMAP did not disclose the cost of Wagadon, publisher of The Face and Arena,… Continue reading Sharewatch
ITV’s Formula 1 website, at www.itv-f1.com, has signed a twelve month sponsorship deal with Foster’s, representing the first online sponsorship move for the larger brewer. The deal was secured by Granada Media Commercial Enterprises, a division of Granada Mediasales set up to handle non-traditional forms of media.The association between Foster’s and the ITV F1 website… Continue reading Foster’s Signs Online Sponsorship With ITV’s F1 Site
BSkyB has today announced plans to distribute its digital set-top boxes through the nation’s Toys R Us network of shops. From August, the Sky Digital hardware will be available in the multimedia sections of the 63 Toys R Us shops.Sky Digital will provide live demonstrations of its channels in the stores in the hope of… Continue reading Sky To Distribute Digital Boxes Through Toys R Us
News Corporation has announced that its new media investment arm, epartners, which is headed by Mark Booth, is to launch eVentures jointly with Softbank, the Japanese e-commerce investment house. The group will facilitate the introduction of US-Based internet companies to the UK. Murdoch said at a press conference last week that News Corporation would eventually… Continue reading News Corporation Invests In Internet Partnership
Outdoor company the More Group, which is owned by Clear Channel Communications, has bought a 51% share in Italian street furniture company Jolly Publicita. This is the More Group’s first direct investment in Italy. VNU Business Publications in London has appointed Brin Bucknor as UK managing director. The Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) is… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Rupert Murdoch, 40% owner of BSkyB, said yesterday that there was to be no merger between the broadcaster and French pay-TV group Canal Plus following reports of talks over recent months (see Newsline).The talks, which commenced early this year between the two broadcasters, were suspended after disagreements about management of the possible merged group. However,… Continue reading Murdoch Rules Out BSkyB/Canal Plus Merger
Last year, ITV’s proposal to move its News at Ten bulletin met with some stiff opposition from the public and government. The Network hoped that the move, and other scheduling adjustments, would help to increase its viewing share, generating schedule flexibility in the crucial prime peak segment and of course allowing feature films to continue… Continue reading ITV Ratings Show General Year On Year Improvement
Express Newspapers has announced that from this Sunday, 4 July, the Sunday Express is to experience some major editorial changes.The paper’s business pages, Investor, is to be made into a separate broadsheet section called SmartMoney, which in turn will make room for an extension of the papers lifestyle and features sections. A new consumer orientated… Continue reading Express Newspapers Launch SmartMoney Business Section
There are currently more teenage girls than boys using the internet in the UK, according to a survey of over 40,000 internet users by Fletcher Research. Whilst overall, UK web users are split 60:40 male to female, amongst users aged 24 and under the majority are female, according to the survey.Older web users are predominately… Continue reading Research Shows More Teenage Girls Than Boys Online
