An influential Parliamentary Committee has today urged the Government not to pass legislation allowing non-European investors to buy UK media companies, recommending instead that ownership decisions be left up to the new super-regulator Ofcom.The Joint Scrutiny Committee, chaired by Lord Puttnam, has concluded that the Government’s case for the abolition of the current media ownership… Continue reading Committee Advises Government To Rethink Media Ownership
Flytxt is launching an SMS campaign to promote the BBC’s Sport Academy to 10 to 16 year-olds.The campaign begins next month and consists of a series of weekly sports challenges that will be sent to subscribers to test their sporting skills. Celebrities including Tim Henman, Nick Faldo and Kieoron Dyer, will take part in the… Continue reading Flytxt Rolls Out SMS Campaign For BBC Sport Academy
Two major UK media groups, BSkyB and Trinity Mirror released financial results today, but while BSkyB exceeded expectations with its full year results, Trinity Mirror remained cautious in its predictions for the future.BSkyB’s full-year financial results beat analysts’ expectations, with 214,000 subscribers added in Q4, taking the total to 6.1 million.This is around 40,000 customers… Continue reading Financial Results Released By Trinity And BSkyB
Quality is key in regional programming, according to new research from the ITC into public attitudes to regional services on the BBC and ITV1.The Pride of Place report, published today by the ITC and BSC reports on the findings of two citizens’ juries and a citizens’ forum as well as a survey. The results show… Continue reading Quality Is Priority In Regional TV Programming
The High Court has reserved judgement in the action brought by the Football League against Carlton and Granada’s bankrupt pay-TV venture, ITV Digital.The two media owners are hoping that the court will rule that no parent guarantees were in place when ITV Digital collapsed in April owing £178.5 million from a three-year broadcasting contract with… Continue reading Judgement Reserved On ITV Digital Debt
IPC tx has formed a partnership between TVTimes and ITV which will see the magazine provide content for ITV Online’s new TV Guide.Caroline Ward, managing director of IPC tx said: “[This deal] is an excellent example of our strategy in action: driving new revenues from our powerful content and brands across new platforms through partnership… Continue reading TVTimes In ITV Online Content Deal
Radio companies suffered yesterday following reports that a parliamentary committee is set to advise the Government to prohibit non-European investors from buying UK media assets (see Government To Face Opposition Over Media Ownership). Chrysalis saw shares fall 4.23% to close at £1.81, GWR was down 2.46% to finish at £1.98 and Capital slipped 0.87% to… Continue reading Sharewatch
NTL has announced that it now has more than 300,000 broadband internet customers, taking its broadband penetration level to over 13% of homes where the service is available.The company, which recently launched what it claims to be the UK’s fastest broadband internet service for residential users (see NTL Unveils UK’s Fastest Internet Service), has also… Continue reading NTL Exceeds 300,000 Broadband Internet Customers
The Cartoon Network has arranged a summer campaign with cereal manufacturer Kellogg which will see characters from the TV channel’s shows “take over” from the characters on cereal packets.Characters such as Frosties’ Tony the Tiger will take a “summer holiday” and be replaced on packs by characters such as Jonny Bravo (for Frosties) and the… Continue reading Cartoon Network Teams With Kellogg For Summer
The popularity of giant banner advertising has risen steadily over the last few years and with a growing number of advertisers jumping on the band wagon, Ian Bohn, sales and marketing director of Megaposter UK, looks at whether the increasing confidence in the medium is justified.The giant banner sector in the UK has grown significantly… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Are Giant Banners Worth Their Weight?
