The cost of developing digital television and internet services set the BBC back £154 million, or 7% of licence fee income, according to the Corporation’s Annual Report and Accounts 98/99, released this afternoon. As part of its digital ventures the BBC has launched BBC Online, now the most-used content website in Europe.The Corporation has faced… Continue reading Digital Investment Costs BBC £154m
Haymarket Magazines has announced plans to launch a new consumer football magazine called Goal. The fortnightly title is set to hit the shops in time for the start of the new football season in six weeks’ time.Goal will be a ‘glossy and stylish’ title aimed at boys aged between 9 and 14 years and Haymarket… Continue reading Haymarket Launches Goal Magazine
Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue for May 1999 (including GMTV) stood at £219.65 million, according to agency estimates. Of this, ITV took £150.28 million, a 15.1% drop on May 1998. Channel 4’s revenue also dropped back, by 8.5%, to £49.41 million and Channel 5 showed an increase in revenue of 14% to £15.03 million.GMTV’s revenue… Continue reading TV Round-Up – May 1999
Magazine publisher Highbury House has today announced the acquisition of Wyvern Crest, the data management and marketing service. Highbury, owner of Total Style and Women’s Health, acquired Wyvern for £3.75 million.Wyvern manages and markets database lists owned by its clients. The group sells the rights to use the data, which includes e-mail address lists, to… Continue reading Highbury House Acquires Marketing Database Group
The regional sales house Amra has secured the first ever national campaign in the regional press for Thorntons, the confectionary retailer.The campaign will stretch across 57 evening titles in the UK, and be exclusive to the regional press enabling Thorntons to reach more of its target customers in areas where national newspapers have low penetration.The… Continue reading Amra Secures First National Campaign In Regional Press
Cable & Wireless Communications rose by 12p yesterday to 626p. The cable operator, which launches its digital cable TV service in July (see Newsline), has announced that it is to create 1,200 new jobs by opening a call centre in Swansea.Granada jumped 46p yesterday to 1,204p yesterday following reports that it may be planning to… Continue reading Sharewatch
Talk Radio has added three members to its sales team to help expand the business and to exploit opportunities created by the station’s increased focus on sports coverage.Jason Trout joins as deputy sales director from TV3 where he is currently sales controller. Trout, who has also worked at BSkyB and Laser, will report directly to… Continue reading Talk Radio Boosts Sales Team
Channel 4’s gay drama Queer As Folk has provoked over 160 complaints from viewers according to the Independent Television Commission’s (ITC) latest report for Programme Complaints and Interventions. The series, which aired from 23rd February – 13 April this year, was based around the life of three young homosexual men in Manchester’s gay village.Most of… Continue reading Channel 4 Gay Drama Receives Over 160 Complaints
The world’s largest online internet service, America Online, has announced it is considering plans to launch a free web access product in Britain. AOL Europe said it was considering a variety of models for Internet access and is likely to announce further details within the next month.David Phillips, managing director of AOL’s UK operation, said:… Continue reading AOL May Launch Free Net Access In Britain
The BBC has secured exclusive broadcasting rights to the Wimbledon tennis tournament for the next five years, it emerged today. The BBC’s association with the tournament goes back 60 years, and the deal ensures that this relationship will continue.The BBC recently lost some of its exclusive sports rights to Channel 4 (see Newsline) and Talk… Continue reading BBC Secures Wimbledon Broadcast Rights For Next 5 Years
