Shadow Culture Secretary, Tim Yeo, has welcomed the ITC’s decision to award the digital terrestrial TV (DTT) licences made available following the collapse of ITV Digital to the BBC and BSkyB (see However, he warned that awarding the licences to a consortium comprising of the two “most powerful” groups in television means that the Government… Continue reading Shadow Culture Secretary Welcomes DTT Licence Decision
Natmags has appointed freelance journalist Laurel Ives as assistant editor for Cosmopolitan. The appointment comes as the magazine fights to retain its place at the top of the women’s glossy market in the face of fierce competition from Condé Nast’s Glamour (see graph below).Ives’ experience has mainly been writing features for national newspapers, although her… Continue reading Freelancer To Be Cosmo Assistant Editor
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has awarded the BBC and BSkyB the UK digital terrestrial television licences made available following the collapse of ITV Digital.When applications were invited for the multiplex licences in May, the ITC recieved six submissions (see Four Bidders Emerge For Digital Terrestrial Licences), including one made jointly by ITV and Channel… Continue reading Free To Air Application Wins DTT Battle
The beleaguered cable firm, Telewest, has announced that it is to start talks with bondholders and Liberty Media about restructuring its balance sheet.In a letter sent to shareholders today, the board confirmed that Liberty, which has a 25% share in the company, had made an offer to buy 20% of Telewest’s outstanding bonds.Chairman Cob Stenham… Continue reading Telewest Agrees To Discuss Refinancing
The Independent Television Commission has awarded the BBC and BSkyB the UK digital terrestrial television licences made available following the collapse of ITV Digital. More to follow on NewsLine…
Rivals Digital Media has unveiled a new look for its football site Football365 ahead of the new football season.Six months of brand survey research has been undertaken to determine what users think of the site and how it would best be portrayed in terms of new logo designs and straplines. A total of 800 site… Continue reading Rivals Revamps Football365 Brand Image
The Daily Telegraph is to promote Thrifty Car Rental to families in a three week campaign including display ads, advertorial, email and online activity, running just ahead of the school holidays.The campaign will combine display ads with a series of advertorials offering a package of advice on car rental along with ideas for kids activities… Continue reading Telegraph To Run Family Car Rental Campaign
Commercial radio has been less diverse than BBC radio with stations concentrating more on competing with each other than on providing a broader range of services, according to Jenny Abramsky, director of BBC radio and music.Speaking at a special Any Questions debate at the Radio Festival in Cambridge yesterday afternoon, Abramsky said that the new… Continue reading Commercial Radio Needs To Be More Diverse Says Abramsky
The Vivendi effect was once again evident in the performance of media shares yesterday. RTL slid over 18% and Future shares shed more than 14% of their value. Telewest fell more than 8% in value, while Cable & Wireless went down 5p to £1.66.Advertising giant WPP was among the worst performers in the FTSE 100,… Continue reading Sharewatch
Optimism may be returning to some areas of the UK media- ITV, for example, has been buoyed by rising ad revenues thanks to World Cup mania. However, the World Cup is now over and on a more global scale, recent reports suggest that advertisers are still reluctant to plan their spending too far in advance… Continue reading Feature: Media Not Yet Out Of The Woods
