Five has renewed its conditional access agreement with Sky, putting an end to speculation that other terrestrial broadcasters would follow the BBC’s lead and begin broadcasting unencrypted on digital satellite.Earlier this year the BBC withdrew from the BSkyB service to begin broadcasting to digital viewers from a different satellite, in a move designed to save… Continue reading Five Renews Conditional Access Deal With Sky
Carlton has secured the Department of Trade and Industry to sponsor a new series of business makeover programming on ITV1.The new four-part Working Wonders series launches later this month and will be supported by the DTI’s UK Online For Business initiative, which helps UK companies understand the benefits of using information and communication technologies.The series… Continue reading Carlton Secures DTI To Sponsor Business Programming
Patrick Taylor is to step down as chief executive of GWR as part of a major overhaul of the radio group’s board.Taylor, who joined GWR as finance director and deputy chief executive in 1996, is to take up a part time consultancy role as non-executive chairman of Livetime, the division of GWR that focuses on… Continue reading GWR Loses Chief Executive In Board Reshuffle
Active Value, the largest shareholder in beleagured advertising group Cordiant, has denied that it has any plans to launch a joint bid for the company with WPP Group.WPP is embroiled in a bidding race for control of Cordiant and was the favourite until the last minute intervention of Publicis. The French media giant has teamed… Continue reading Cordiant Shareholder Rules Out Deal With WPP
The Competition Commission has been given an extra two months to investigate the proposed £2.6 billion merger of Carlton and Granada and will now report back to Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt on 26 August.The Commission, which was due to have completed its inquiry by the end of this month, says it needs more… Continue reading Competition Commission Delays Verdict On ITV Merger
There appears to be no improvement in ITV advertising levels on the horizon, according to a Morgan Stanley analysts, with September looking unlikely to provide the previously-anticipated pick-up in trading.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…TV Viewing Loses Importance For The Young, Finds US SurveyThe importance of television to the younger age groups is beginning to diminish… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Morgan Stanley Downgrades ITV Forecasts
The underlying rate of UK inflation fell to 2.9% in May, down by 0.1% on the previous month, according to the latest figures from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS).The headline rate of inflation, which includes mortgage interest payments also fell by 0.1% to 3%. However, it still remains well above the Government’s target of… Continue reading UK Inflation Falls In May On Weakened Oil Prices
Analysis of the media sector shows that ITV partners Carlton and Granada fell by 9.50% and 7.78% week on week following warnings that proposals to link advertising rates with audience figures in an attempt to secure approval for their planned £2.7 billion merger (see ITV May Link Advertising Rates To Audience Figures), would not go… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners Waver On Competition Concerns
MTV is launching a global ad campaign across its 16 channels in a bid to increase its brand impact in the increasingly crowded music television market.The global campaign, which will be made up of a montage of 3 second clips from MTV’s world-wide channels, will launch later this month. The branding initiative has been entitled… Continue reading MTV Launches Global Ad Campaign
The BBC has resolved its dispute with BSkyB over the positioning of BBC1 and BBC2 on the satellite broadcaster’s electronic programming guide.Earlier this year the Corporation’s decision not to renew its digital encryption deal with BSkyB sparked a row between the two broadcasting heavyweights, with the latter threatening to relegate the BBC’s flagship channels to… Continue reading BBC Resolves Digital Distribution Dispute With BSkyB
