At the Newspaper Society’s (NS) Senior Management Forum, which takes place in Dublin on 19-20 April, a £3 million regional press generic marketing campaign will be launched by Neil Griffiths of BDH TBWA.Also at the Forum will be a line-up of speakers, including Charles Brims (chief executive of Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers) and Philip Graf… Continue reading Newspaper Society Launches Marketing Campaign
Carlton’s share price rose 6p by the close of trading on Monday. Its internet arm, Carlton Online, announced yesterday that its three websites were to become content providers for the sites owned by BusinessServe and CellNet (see Newsline).Cable & Wireless slid down 15˝p to 792p yesterday, and Telewest, which last week was rumoured to be… Continue reading Sharewatch
Electrical goods retailer Dixons has confirmed it is considering a stock market flotation for a minority stake in its hugely-popular free Internet service Freeserve. Dixons stock rocketed 8% on the news as investors anticipated what could be the most popular share issue of the year.The company said it had appointed City advisers Credit Suisse First… Continue reading Dixons Considers Freeserve Float
Capital Radio has appointed Mark Frost, currently head of online at the BBC, as the managing director of its new media division, Capital Interactive. Frost has been chosen by Capital to spearhead the ‘next stage of growth’ in the group’s interactive output.Frost’s role at the BBC holds him in charge of the largest editorial team… Continue reading Capital Radio Poaches BBC Online Head To Drive Internet Development
New entertainment channel, ITV2, has signed a carriage with Cable London that will see the channel become available to all of Cable London’s residential analogue television customers. ITV2, which launched in December last year (see ITV2 – Not Entirely A Different View), will be accessible to over 96,000 subscribers in north London from 1 June.Andrew… Continue reading ITV2 Signs Carriage Deal With Cable London
Satellite broadcaster, BSkyB has held a meeting with Warburg Pincus to discuss the possible purchase of the latter’s stake in Channel 5. The acquisition of Warburg’s 18% holding in Channel 5 would represent BSkyB’s first move into terrestrial television.However, Tim Allan, director of corporate communications at BSkyB, says that there was only one meeting with… Continue reading BSkyB Dicusses Buying Channel 5 Stake
Carlton Online has announced two strategic partnerships with the internet service providers CallNet and BusinessServe. Carlton Online, a division of Carlton Communications, produces the websites Jamba.co.uk, Popcorn.co.uk and SimplyFood.co.uk, all of which launched last year (see Newsline). The three websites will boost the content of both CallNet and BusinessServe. CallNet offers free internet access direct… Continue reading Carlton Online Becomes Content Provider For ISPs
This weekend saw some major sports action on the box as a number of top events took place. ITV’s Sunday coverage of the Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup Semi-Final drew in an average viewing figure of 5.9 million and an average viewing share of 40% for viewing at that time. Later in the… Continue reading ITV Claims 40% Viewing Share For FA Cup Semi-Final Match
GWR commercial radio sales house, Opus, has created a new strategic sales planning unit which aims to “create long term creative solutions for the media planning agencies and departments.” Opus currently sells airtime and sponsorship across 18 FM and 15 AM GWR regional stations, along with the flagship national station, Classic FM.The unit is to… Continue reading Opus Forms New Strategic Planning Unit
Channel 4 has been the subject of criticism according to the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) latest monthly report. An insert placed in the Times, the Sunday Times and the Independent for C4’s Film Four service, which showed pictures from films due to be shown on the channel, drew a number of complaints that they condoned… Continue reading Violent Imagery In Ads Draws Complaints
