Reuters rose by 35p to 903˝p yesterday following reports that it is preparing to move into online retail stockbroking.Radio group GWR, which yesterday announced the launch of a free internet access service, climbed 1˝p to 461˝p yesterday.BSkyB fell by 1˝p to 594˝p despite press reports that its digital TV service is signing up customers at… Continue reading Sharewatch
Talk Radio has announced a two year deal today which gives the station exclusive radio coverage for all of Manchester United’s home games in European competitions. The deal will cover the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 seasons, and will make Talk the only station to broadcast every Manchester United game in European tournaments. The matches will also… Continue reading Talk Secures Broadcast Rights To All European Man Utd Games
Talk Radio has added three members to its sales team to help expand the business and to exploit opportunities created by the station’s increased focus on sports coverage.Jason Trout joins as deputy sales director from TV3 where he is currently sales controller. Trout, who has also worked at BSkyB and Laser, will report directly to… Continue reading Talk Radio Boosts Sales Team
Channel 4’s gay drama Queer As Folk has provoked over 160 complaints from viewers according to the Independent Television Commission’s (ITC) latest report for Programme Complaints and Interventions. The series, which aired from 23rd February – 13 April this year, was based around the life of three young homosexual men in Manchester’s gay village.Most of… Continue reading Channel 4 Gay Drama Receives Over 160 Complaints
The world’s largest online internet service, America Online, has announced it is considering plans to launch a free web access product in Britain. AOL Europe said it was considering a variety of models for Internet access and is likely to announce further details within the next month.David Phillips, managing director of AOL’s UK operation, said:… Continue reading AOL May Launch Free Net Access In Britain
The BBC has secured exclusive broadcasting rights to the Wimbledon tennis tournament for the next five years, it emerged today. The BBC’s association with the tournament goes back 60 years, and the deal ensures that this relationship will continue.The BBC recently lost some of its exclusive sports rights to Channel 4 (see Newsline) and Talk… Continue reading BBC Secures Wimbledon Broadcast Rights For Next 5 Years
Two thirds of home internet users in the UK currently do not pay a fee to a service provider, turning instead to one of many free ISPs that have launched in the last few months. Of all the free players, Dixons’ Freeserve currently dominates with 31% of home Net users holding an active Freeserve account… Continue reading ‘Fickle’ Net Users Flock To Free ISPs
Television coverage of the marriage of Prince Edward to Sophie Rhys-Jones was watched by a total of 13.9 million people, according to unofficial overnight figures. A total of 8.6 million watched Saturday’s Royal Wedding on BBC 1, whilst 5.3 million tuned in to ITV’s coverage.In terms of share of viewing, the BBC took 47% and… Continue reading Royal Wedding Coverage Attracts 14m Viewers
The Sun is launching a website dedicated its Page 3 Girls. The site, at page3.com, can be accessed by registering with the paper’s currantbun.com internet service provider. Media planning and research agency, BMP OMD, has appointed Jo Foster as its new director of strategy and research. The group is planning to increase the amount of… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Press Holdings’ chief executive, Bert Hardy, is to step down from the post to assume a non-executive role. The company, which publishes the Scotsman and Sunday Business amongst other titles, said that Hardy is recuperating following an operation.Andrew Neil, editor in chief at Press Holdings, will now take on the additional role of publisher with… Continue reading Press Holdings Chief Steps Down
