The first quarter of 1999 has seen the rise in cable TV take-up continue, with 12.4% of all UK homes now receiving their TV through cable, according to the latest report from the Independent Television Commission. This compares to 11.9% in the ITC’s previous report (see Cable Take-Up Continues To Rise).Of the 12.1 million households… Continue reading Cable TV Take-Up Rises
The advertising and marketing group WPP has acquired NoHo Digital (ND), the UK new media agency. ND will be combined with one of WPP’s subsidiaries – OgilvyOne. The founder of Noho Digital, Tim Carrigan, will oversee the merger of ND with OgilvyInteractive, and the resulting company will have combined revenues of £1.5 million.WPP has also… Continue reading WPP Purchases New Media Agency
Granada has issued results for the six months until 27 March 1999 today, with pre-tax profit increasing 15% to £315 million. The group, which has interests in both media and leisure, also reported a 6% increase in turnover to £1.98 billion. Overall, diluted earnings per share for the group were up by 14% to 23.8p… Continue reading Granada Reports Double Digit Earnings Growth In First Half Results
Reed International’s second profit warning of the year (see Online Competition Forces Second Profit Warning From Reed), and the third in six months, yesterday caused its shares to fall 5.7% (27˝p) to close at 453˝p. The company is still without a chief executive and this is thought to be one reason for its floundering performance.Yesterday’s… Continue reading Sharewatch
Freeserve, the free internet service provider (ISP) provided by Dixons, is joining forces with publisher Haymarket to create a special Freeserve series of Haymarket’s new monthly magazine, The Net, due out on 18 June (see Newsline).The Net In Association With Freeserve will be be for sale in Dixons, Currys, The Link, PC World and Jakarta… Continue reading Freeserve Joins Haymarket In Internet Mag Launch
ITV’s promise of uninterrupted films in the new evening schedule has been branded inaccurate by the Independent Television Commission (ITC). The TV watchdog received 23 three complaints, including one from rival broadcaster BSkyB, that ITV’s series of promotions, which claimed uninterrupted films, was misleading.ITV argued that in the context of the highly publicised move of… Continue reading ITV Pulled Up Over ‘Uninterrupted’ Films Promise
The telephony and cable company NTL has invested £40 million in the launch of a new brand identity and ad campaign.The campaign will run for the next ten weeks on terrestrial and satellite TV, national and regional press and radio and regional poster sites. The creative work was put together by JWT and carries the… Continue reading NTL ‘Tames Technology’ In New £40m Ad Campaign
Shares in satellite broadcaster BSkyB had surged up 29p to 612˝p by 12:30pm today following speculation that it is likely to resume talks with French pay-TV company Canal Plus. The talks between the two broadcasters stalled in March this year partly because Canal Plus wanted its staff in top management of the merged group and… Continue reading BSkyB Shares Soar On Canal Plus Merger Speculation
United News & Media has acquired Two-Ten Communications from the Press Association. The sale is believed to be worth £17 million, and Two-Ten, the UK based distributor of corporate news releases, will be combined with United’s New York based PR Newswire (PRN) distribution service.Ian Capps, chief executive at PRN, is confident that the alliance of… Continue reading United News & Media Buys Two-Ten News Provider
The Scottish Media Group (SMG) has announced the acquisition of UK cinema advertising contractor, Pearl & Dean, for £22.2 million. SMG purchased Pearl & Dean from French cinema ad company Mediavision (45.1%) and private investors (53.5%). The further 1.4% will be retained by Circuit A, another of France’s cinema advertising companies.Pearl & Dean has more… Continue reading SMG Acquires Pearl & Dean For £22m
