ITV scored a ratings victory on the weekend with the England rugby team’s crucial match against South Africa attracting a peak audience of more than 6 million viewers.Saturday’s game, which saw England defeat the Springboks by 25 points to 6, averaged 5.3 million viewers and secured a 53.2% share of the available audience for ITV1,… Continue reading Over 6 Million Tune Into ITV1 For England Rugby
Film studios are inclined to regard the web with suspicion on the basis that illegal file sharing threatens to erode revenues across the industry. However, a new report from Informa Media Group claims that piracy will only have a limited impact on sales and Hollywood will ultimately gain from internet services.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Price… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: Web An Opportunity For Movie Business
Carlton Communications has defied calls from a powerful group of institutional shareholders for Michael Green to be removed as chairman of the newly merged ITV by noon tomorrow. The broadcaster has confirmed that it has received requests from a coalition representing more than a third of the combined ITV’s shareholders for Green to immediately relinquish… Continue reading Carlton Defies Shareholders Over Calls To Oust Green
Conrad Black’s Hollinger Inc is close to securing a $15 million cash injection from private equity group Bain Capital, according to weekend reports. The Observer claims that the companies are in exclusive negotiations that should see Bain acquiring a holding in the next month. As yet, neither party has commented on the supposed deal but… Continue reading Hollinger To Get Help With Debt Relief
The Competition Commission has approved the purchase of thirteen Independent News & Media titles in the Greater London area by Newsquest but has blocked the transfer of eight others, the Department of Trade & Industry revealed today. Earlier this year, INM agreed to sell its entire portfolio of regional newspapers to US-owned Newsquest for £60… Continue reading Commission Agrees To Partial Sale Of INM Regionals
The merged ITV is to retain control of the two film businesses owned by Carlton Communications, according to press reports today. The Financial Times claims that Granada and Carlton have agreed to keep the latter’s cinema advertising business and its interests in Thomson Multimedia when their £4.2 billion merger is complete. Carlton Screen Advertising sells… Continue reading ITV To Keep Carlton Film Assets Following Merger
Non-broadcast advertising very rarely breaks the guidelines for marketing to children, according to new research from the Advertising Standards Agency.The latest survey into the compliance rate of marketing communications targeted at consumers under 16 shows that just 1% of non-broadcast ads aimed at children broke the current ASA guidelines during July this year.The study confirmed… Continue reading Children’s Ads Show Compliance With ASA Guidelines
Carlton and Granada remained in focus yesterday as the market continued to ponder the implications of the broadcasters’ planned £4.2 billion merger, which was given the go ahead by Trade and Industry Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, last week (see ITV Cleared To Merge With Sales Houses Intact).The ITV partners are currently hammering out detailed merger plans… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton And Granada Still Buoyed By Merger
The merged ITV is to retain control of the two film businesses owned by Carlton Communications, according to press reports today.The Financial Times claims that Granada and Carlton have agreed to keep the latter’s cinema advertising business and its interests in Thomson Multimedia when their £4.2 billion merger is complete.Carlton Screen Advertising sells cinema advertising… Continue reading ITV To Keep Carlton Film Assets Following Merger
Shadow Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale, has called on the BBC to scrap its commercial arm and franchise out the exploitation of its programme brands to outside companies.Whittingdale reportedly urged BBC Worldwide to scale down activities and said he did not understand why the Corporation had launched ten magazines this year, published books, or launched its… Continue reading Conservatives Call On BBC To Abolish Commercial Arm
