ITV heavyweights, Carlton and Granada, have been formally warned by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for ‘unreasonable discrimination’ against rival broadcaster BSkyB.A spat between ITV and BSkyB has been developing for some time now, mainly because the two groups are competing in the world of digital television. Carlton and Granada’s ONdigital service is going head… Continue reading ITV Companies Reprimanded Over Discrimination Against BSkyB
VNU Business Publications is launching a new promotional TV campaign for its Computeractive magazine, beginning on 7 April. The campaign continues the theme of the ads which were shown last Autumn (see Computer Magazine Activates Advertising).As part of the £650,000 push, issues 30 and 31 of Computeractive are to have free booklets distributed with the… Continue reading New TV Campaign For Computeractive
Northern newspaper publisher, Regional Independent Media (RIM), yesterday announced a jump in operating profits of 22.5% to £31.4 million. RIM has tabled a takeover bid for the Mirror Group (see Trinity Offers £1 Billion For Mirror Group) and has applied to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission for the go-ahead to acquire the group.Mirror has also… Continue reading RIM Sees 23% Rise In Operating Profits
Independent Newspapers, owners of the Independent titles, yesterday reported a fall in pre-tax profits from IR£100 million to IR£70 million. The Independent reported its first year on year growth in circulation in three years in the latest ABC figures (subscribers can access Newsline‘s ABC Round-Ups in the Press features list).Independent Newspapers took full control of… Continue reading Sharewatch
MindShare has restructured its senior management, under the hand of MD Simon Rees, in preparation for the next stage of the media company’s evolution. Kevin Razi, previously managing partner, has been promoted to the new post of deputy managing director and will work alongside Rees.A series of other promotions have been put in place in… Continue reading MindShare Reshuffles Management To Provide One-Stop Shop
The Television Corporation, the production company behind all Channel 5’s sports coverage, is set for rapid growth after winning a succession of large contracts in 1998.The company’s biggest coup of the year was landing the contract to produce the England Test match and NatWest trophy cricket for Channel 4, which analysts estimate to be worth… Continue reading Cricket Coup Boosts TV Corporation
The Guardian has today announced the details of its spring revamp, promising, amongst other things, increased sports and business coverage in the main broadsheet newspaper. There is also to be an increase in colour throughout the paper.The changes, which begin on Monday 19 April, will see the G2 tabloid supplement published on Fridays, as well… Continue reading Guardian Reveals Spring Changes
BSkyB’s complaints to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) that ITV is acting anti-competitively in refusing to supply its channels to the Sky Digital service have not been upheld by the watchdog.ITV’s new digital channel, ITV2, is not available through Sky Digital because the Network is refusing to make a deal with Sky for carriage of… Continue reading BSkyB Fails To Gain Access To ITV2
Express Newspapers’ SportLive website has been redesigned and relaunched this week, following feedback from its users and a ‘rethinking’ of presentation.The format of the site, which was launched originally in June last year (see Express And ITN Launch Sports Website), was found to be too unclear according to Anne Mollen, head of business development at… Continue reading Express Newspapers Revamps SportLive Website
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) is to investigate claims that some parts of the Channel 4 Guns On The Street documentary were faked. The programme, shown the day after the Dunblane massacre in March 1996, claimed to show the video diaries of two people in Manchester who were concerned about the local arms trade.However, an… Continue reading ITC Investigates Claims Of Fake C4 Documentary
