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Radio giant Chrysalis has vowed to continue its search for acquisitions and merger opportunities, despite having its initial approaches to Guardian Media Group rebuffed last week.In a statement this morning to the City, Chrysalis stated that it would “continue to review acquisition opportunities in the radio sector” which would be “complementary” to its existing radio… Continue reading Chrysalis Unperturbed By GMG Takeover Rebuttal

Cable operator, NTL, has begun testing its first high definition TV services via new ADSL2+ technology, allowing massively increased connection speeds without the need to install expensive fibre optic lines to customers’ homes.The new technology was revealed in a financial presentation, with NTL stating that it had been running trials of the new, high definition… Continue reading NTL Trials High Definition TV With Ultra Fast Broadband

MediaTel Group, in association with MediaGuardian, will present a seminar on the Future of Digital TV next month, chaired by the BBC’s media correspondent, Torin Douglas, and featuring a panel of distinguished media commentators.Held on 12 April at the Guardian Newsroom, the event will comprise a panel debate and audience question and answer session tackling… Continue reading Digital TV In The Spotlight At MediaTel Seminar

February was a strong month for UK cinema, with admissions reaching over 14.8 million and weekly admissions averaging 3.70 million, a 11% increase year on year, according to the latest data released by the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA).Comedy flick,Meet the Fockers, enjoyed a strong performance during February, grossing £17.5 million and hitting over £26 million… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Up By 11% In February

ITV has unveiled a new line up for its daytime schedule, dubbing the programme strand ITV Day, in order to combat increasing competition from rivals such as Five.The broadcaster has also confirmed that the newly acquired Jerry Springer chat show will be aired at 9:25am, competing directly with former ITV1 host Trisha Goddard on Five… Continue reading ITV Rebrands Daytime As Competition Hots Up

Chrysalis Radio’s admission earlier this week that it had held preliminary discussions over the acquisition of GMG Radio could lead to one of the companies being forced to up root its Manchester-based operations in order to push through any consolidation.The companies both operate radio stations across the country, and in many cases operate in the… Continue reading Chrysalis GMG Merger Could Force Galaxy Sell Off

Five has announced that Trisha Goddard, its high-profile chat show, will move to a morning slot as part of a new look daytime schedule, putting the former ITV1 golden girl in direct competition with the station’s newest acquisition, and chat show king, Jerry Springer.Five will move Trisha’s show to the 09:25 slot from 11 April,… Continue reading Five Moves Trisha To Compete In Chatshow Showdown

Children’s broadcaster Jetix and BBC Magazines have joined forces to launch the W.I.T.C.H. brand in the UK, comprising a monthly ‘tween’ magazine and an exclusive TV series, bringing the magazine’s characters to life.The Witch magazine, currently the fourth biggest magazine globally, will be introduced to the UK by the BBC on 6 April, while Jetix… Continue reading Jetix & BBC To Launch Italian Kids Brand

Radio giant, Emap, has appointed Andria Vidler as the new managing director of its Magic network, taking responsibility for Magic 105.4 in London, as well as the brand’s national radio network, and charged with taking the top spot in the capital.The new role will see Vidler assume responsibility for maximising performance and profitability across the… Continue reading Magic Appoints New MD To Chase Capital For Top Spot

Britain’s consumers are rebelling against mass marketing and taking a more individual and personal approach to the choices they make, according to market research company Mintel’s 2005 British Lifestyles Report.The survey involved 1,528 adults across Britain and questioned them on opinions about finance, technology, food, going out, travel and health.FinanceMintel found that 52% of adults… Continue reading UK Consumers Rebel Against Mass Marketing