Culture secretary Chris Smith has written to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) voicing his concerns that ITV’s removal of the News At Ten is restricting the population’s access to current events and political news. Although the contents of the letter have not been made public, a report in today’s Independent says that Smith is unhappy… Continue reading Smith Urges ITC To Perform Rigorous Review Of New ITV Schedule
NTL reported losses of $278 million (£178.3 million) in its interim results today, more than double that for the same period last year. The huge expansion of the company during the three-month period ending 30 September however, means that the relative loss in terms of shares is only marginally higher at $2.69 per share.The company… Continue reading NTL Reports Losses As Expansion Plans Are Finalised
Highbury House Communications has acquired 16 titles from Practical Publications, taking the total number of magazines the group publishes to 91. All About Dogs, All About Cats, Be a Winner, Will To Win and Wild About Animals are included in the acquisition, which was worth £7 million. Co-founder and editor of IPC’s dance magazine Muzik,… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Capital Radio will continue to embrace digital technology and increase its net presence, it announced today, as preliminary annual results for the group reported a pre-tax profit up 3.6% at £37.1 million.This year has been an active one for the group, with the disposal of its Latin and French restaurant businesses (see Capital Radio 10%… Continue reading Capital Set To Develop XFM Brand Nationally, As Group Profits Rise 3.6%
UK cable company, Telewest Communications, today said that it has an aggressive roll-out plan for introducing cable products that will differentiate it from competitors in the pay-TV market, Sky Digital and ONdigital. Announcing the company’s third quarter financial results, chief executive Tony Illsley said: “We have an accelerated timetable for introducing cable unique products, which… Continue reading Telewest To Develop Cable-Unique Services
The new morning newspaper for Manchester is to be called Metro and is to be a free title. The paper is due to begin trialling next week before its launch in the new year.The title is being published by the Guardian Media Group (GMG), which owns the city’s local evening paper, the Manchester Evening News.… Continue reading New Manchester Paper To Be Free Title
In a groundbreaking deal Nationwide football sponsorship has been extended to include coverage of England and Scotland’s Euro 2000 play off matches. The building society, which already sponsors both of the teams, is to be the official sponsor of Talk Radio’s coverage of the games on November 13 and 17. The Independent Television Commission (ITC)… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Channel 4 has announced details of its programme schedule for the Winter 2000 season. It promises that the selection of programmes will mix contemporary stories, instant classics and returning favourites with the broadest array of upcoming talent showcased anywhere on British television.To kick things off Channel 4 finally gets round to showing Ali G, the… Continue reading C4 Unveils ‘Future Proof Schedule’ For New Millennium
Shares in Cable & Wireless Communications rose yesterday as the group announced healthy subscriber figures for its new digital service (see CWC Digital Service Attracts 46,000 Subscribers). Prices closed up 6˝p to 666˝p.Despite negative comment from Credit Lyonnais Securities, which said shares in BSkyB had been overvalued by 37%, the broadcasting group saw its prices… Continue reading Sharewatch
Commercial radio advertising revenue has hit a record high of £453 million for the year to September 1999, according to new figures released by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and the Radio Authority (RA). The figure, which represents a 13.3% year on year growth, was boosted by a huge 31.0% increase in radio adspend by… Continue reading Commercial Radio Turns In Record Revenue Growth
