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The Daily Telegraph will begin its run up to the Olympic Games next week with the publication of an eight-page preview guide to the event, underlining its commitment to quality sports coverage.In addition to the Olympics coverage, the Telegraph will publish a supplement previewing the Premiership on 14 August featuring articles by Alan Hansen and… Continue reading Telegraph Bolsters Sports Coverage In Olympic Run-Up

Cable and satellite entertainment giant UKTV is preparing to update its interactive channel guide, allowing viewers to search programme listings and receive text alerts to their mobile phone when a programme is about to begin.The new service is being created in partnership with the Digital Interactive Television Group and Broadsystem, forming an extension of UKTV’s… Continue reading UKTV Revamps Interactive Scheduling Services

GWR’s Local Radio Group has today announced it will purchase the remaining 67% stake of Two Boroughs Radio Limited from Johnston Press, to become sole-owner of the Burnley based operation.The total purchase price, which includes the previously acquired 33% share of Two Boroughs Radio, is reported to be just over £2.2 million.In June, the Local… Continue reading Local Radio Group Snaps Up Remainder Of Two Boroughs

Almost 8 million people tuned in to Channel 4 last night to watch Big Brother contestant Stuart Wilson leave the house in a surprise eviction just two days before the series finalé.Unofficial overnight figures from BARB show that a peak of 7.7 million reality-TV fans watched the youngest housemate get evicted after receiving the least… Continue reading Surprise Big Brother Eviction Draws 7.7 Million To Channel 4

Disney’s ABC Television Network in the United States is making its first foray into UK broadcasting with launch of a new daytime channel called ABC1 on the Freeview platform.The new general entertainment channel will initially broadcast twelve hours a day from 6am and will screen programmes sourced entirely from Disney’s ABC Network in the US… Continue reading ABC Entertainment Channel To Launch Without Commercials

Dennis Publishing has confirmed that its new motoring magazine will be called Test Drive Monthly and will launch later this year with a dedicated media agency and in-house advertising team to run its sales operations.The title, previously known only as Project Squirrel, will launch this autumn under the leadership of Auto Express associate editor Mike… Continue reading Dennis Flattens Squirrel With Test Drive Monthly

Rival television audience measurement companies, AGB Group and Nielsen Media Research, have joined forces to form a global joint venture that could dominate the market.The new company, which will operate under the brand name AGB Nielsen Media Research, will be half owned by Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP and half owned by Nielsen Media Research, which… Continue reading AGB And Nielsen Join To Form Global Ratings System

BSkyB led a downturn in the media market yesterday, losing a massive 18.94% from its share price to close at 488p, a loss of 114p in real terms, following news hat the satellite broadcaster had failed to meet its subscriber figures.The company revealed that profits for the year ending 30 June 2004 climbed by a… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Plummets Following Subscriber Slowdown

Consumer spending in the United States fell by 0.7% in June – the largest drop since September 2001, according to figures published by the Commerce Department.As reported in the Financial Times, US government statisticians have estimated that the economy grew slower than expected, up only 3% during the second quarter, owing to a 1% growth… Continue reading US Spending In June Matches Decline Of 2001

Cable operator NTL yesterday announced that customer expansion and revenue growth has helped narrow year-on-year profit loss for the second quarter of 2004.Revenues from April to June 2004 jumped £28.3 million on the same quarter last year to £397.8 million, driving profit loss down to £7 million from £51 million in 2003.The New-York listed group… Continue reading NTL Losses Down As Customer Base And Revenues Grow