BSkyB and Cable & Wireless have finally confirmed the speculation of a joint pay-per-view (PPV) project (subscribers see Cable Consortium Forging Second PPV Deal). The two companies are to co-operate on the launch of BSkyB’s digital television services next Spring. The deal will see BSkyB providing C&W’s analog and digital systems with its PPV service.This… Continue reading BSkyB And Cable And Wireless Join Forces
VNU Business Publications has sold its Internet World title to Mecklermedia, the US owner of the Internet World name. The last issue of the magazine under VNU will go on sale this month, cover dated December.It is, as yet, unclear what plans Mecklermedia have for the title.VNU: 0171 316 9000
Despite the good increases in sales during September, readership fell year on year for all but four national newspapers during the same month.Only the two Telegraph titles along with the Daily Mail and Guardian showed increases. The Sunday Telegraph boosted its readership by 16.7% to 2.392 million with the help of its subscription scheme while… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – September
British Teenagers watch more TV than any other major European country. These are the key findings of a new survey called Teenagers Europe. The research, conducted by Euroquest MRB, explores young people’s hopes and fears, and attitudes and behaviour over over 10,000 interviewees in Britain, France, Italy and Germany. The study investigates 11-19 year-olds’ purchasing… Continue reading British Teenagers: The TV Fans of Europe
News Corp Ltd., the global media group owned by Rupert Murdoch, has announced an unexpectedly strong profit rise for the first quarter. News Corp’s net profit before abnormals for the three months to 30 September rose 15%; analysts had expected a fall in this area. British newspaper earnings were solid, seeing profits rise 20%. The… Continue reading Murdoch’s News Empire Sees Profits Rise
http://www.cntraveller.co.uk/As with its printed counterpart, the quality of Condé Nast’s Traveller Online cannot be faulted. There is a wealth of information to be found within Traveller Online and the site is unusually easy to navigate. There is a refreshing minimalism in the site’s design which allows each section to be clear and still visually effective.Traveller… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Condé Nast Traveller
The Radio Advertising Bureau has today announced that Quarter 3 radio revenue grew 15.3% year on year to £89.25 million – the highest ever quarter revenue figure. For the last full year total revenue reached £341m, a growth of 13.6%.The net effect is that commercial radio has grown its share of the display marketplace to… Continue reading Q3 Radio Revenue Grows 15%
The Sunday Telegraph achieved a year on year sales growth of almost 24% for May-October to take its circulation to 886,954. The Daily Star meanwhile had the distinction of being the only tabloid to record a growth in circulation during the period, showing an 8% growth to 730,742 copies sold. The Express managed a year… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – October
ITV has announced that it will be restructuring the factual commissioning operation at the Network Centre.Steve Anderson, currently editor of the BBC’s Watchdog programme, will take up the new post of controller of news and current affairs in January.Anderson will work alongside a new controller of documentaries and features and a new controller of daytime.… Continue reading ITV Restructures Factual Department
The ITC has granted its first renewal licence for a cable company. Swindon Cable has now extended its licence for a period of 15 years from 1999. It launched in 1984 and was the first broadband cable network in the UK to become operational.ITC: 0171 255 3000
