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Speculation over the sale of Scottish Radio Holdings continued throughout the festive season. SMG failed to make a full bid for the group despite increasing its stake in its rival to 20.8% following a planned relaxation in legislation in the Government’s White Paper. SRH has said it would consider a stock purchase by SMG as… Continue reading Ownership Brief

Channel 5 has come under criticism from the Broadcasting Standards Commission for its porn movie review show, X Certificate. The BSC upheld complaints from six viewers, who were concerned about the inclusion of pornographic material in the programme.In its defence, Channel 5 described the programme as a “light-hearted entertainment review show focusing on the adult… Continue reading BSC Raps Channel 5 Porn Review Show

Talksport is celebrating the approach of its first birthday with a number of major programme changes.Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs, whose Thursday Night Kickabout show was voted second-best radio show by Campaign magazine, will be moved to the afternoon drive-time slot four days a week, while Mike Parry will join Alan Brazil on The Sports… Continue reading TalkSport Rejigs Output As First Anniversary Approaches

The ITC has granted a renewal of Anglia Television’s licence for the ten years beginning 1 January 2001. Anglia submitted a formal application for the renewal, having accepted the terms proposed by the ITC (see ITC Announces Anglia Terms For Renewal), which included a cash sum of £3.42m.Just before Christmas the ITC announced that it… Continue reading ITC Renews Anglia TV Licence, Freezes Fees for 2001

Speculation over the sale of Scottish Radio Holdings continued throughout the festive season. SMG failed to make a full bid for the group despite increasing its stake in its rival to 20.8% following a planned relaxation in legislation in the Government’s White Paper. SRH has said it would consider a stock purchase by SMG as… Continue reading Christmas Developments

2000 was the year when media woke up to the realities of the digital age. Mega-mergers abounded as companies recognised the benefits of consolidation and vertical integration. Most significant for UK markets was Granada’s domination of ITV and the paving of the way for a single ITV with the Government’s White Paper. In publishing, brands… Continue reading A Look Back At 2000…

During the holiday period, shares were traded on the UK stock market on 27, 28 and 29 December and resumed trading for the New Year from today. The table below shows the closing prices for media shares on Friday 22 December and Friday 29 December 2000.Unsurprisingly, there was little movement during this period, although Scottish… Continue reading Sharewatch

Network Revenue Comparisons (£) Station  Channel 4  Channel 5  ITV 1  Total ITV1/Channel 4  Total Satellite  Total  1992  n/a n/a n/a 1,648,366,000 n/a 1,648,366,000 1993  315,452,140 n/a 1,414,779,400 1,730,231,000 n/a 1,730,231,540 1994  387,279,970 n/a 1,507,011,900 1,894,281,900 n/a 1,894,291,870 1995  443,701,000 n/a 1,578,889,543 2,022,377,000 n/a 2,022,590,543 1996  488,783,666 n/a 1,656,940,504 2,145,724,170 n/a 2,145,724,170 1997  512,580,000 84,050,000… Continue reading UK TV Revenue 1992-2001

According to the RAB the US radio industry could be set for another year of record breaking ad revenues. Sales for November grew by 3% and, although national revenues showed no change, local sales were up 4% compared to the same month in 1999. During Jan-November 2000, local advertising sales were still running 13% ahead… Continue reading Radio Industry Ad Revenue Increase Will Continue into 2001, Says US RAB

The public are willing to accept more obtrusive advertising, as long as there’s something in it for them, new research has revealed. 46% of Londoners and around 25% of the population as a whole would be happy with the idea of constant TV advertising being shown on the tube, if it meant cheaper fares. Over… Continue reading Consumers Would Accept More Advertising In Exchange For Reward, Finds Survey