Telewest Communications is reported to be about to make a counter takeover bid for French-controlled cable group General Cable.Earlier this week NTL was reported to have made a bid for General Cable in the region of £550 million (subscribers see NTL In General Cable Takeover Rumours). Telewest has also been in discussion with the company… Continue reading Telewest Rumoured To Make General Cable Takeover Bid
From 17 April Nottingham-based radio station 106 FM will be rebranded by owners Border TV as Century 106. All Border Radio Holdings’ regional stations are to come under the Century Radio brand.106 FM: 0115 910 6100
The latest men’s magazine sector to experience the equivalent of last year’s ‘film mag explosion’ is turning out to be Science. The race is now on amongst publishers to see who can produce a title which most captivates our imaginations, as well as provide us with sound information as to what the future holds in… Continue reading First Issue Review – Frontiers
There certainly seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for home improvement at the moment; at least in the minds of programme controllers and magazine planning teams. TV shows such as Home Front and Changing Rooms are opening up the bored middle classes to the potential delights of transforming their dismal dwellings into a state… Continue reading First Issue Review – BBC Good Homes
From this Saturday the Telegraph Magazine is to feature a new interiors section called Home. The 14-page section will feature a variety of home improvement and style articles ranging from the aspirational to the practical.Telegraph Group: 0171 538 5000
The BBC has confirmed that transmitter coverage of its digital radio services, using Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), can now reach 60% of the UK population. There are 27 transmitters in operation for the BBC’s national DAB multiplex as planned.Coverage extends from the West and South East of England to the Midlands and the more heavily… Continue reading BBC Digital Radio Achieves Target Coverage Of 60%
Flextech and Telewest have entered an agreement that will see Flextech take a 50% share in revenue generated from all Telewest’s cable television channels. In return Flextech is to provide a £1 million marketing campaign to promote the programmes in Telewest franchise areas.Both Losses Improve At Flextech and Losses Deepen At Telewest recently announced their… Continue reading Flextech And Telewest To Share Revenue
The cable group Telewest Communications has decided to exercise its preemptive rights to buy two large cable franchises, one in London and one in Birmingham. Telewest already has a share in both the franchises which are co-owned by Comcast UK.Following the buyout of Comcast by NTL recently (subscribers see NTL Buys Comcast UK For £363m),… Continue reading Telewest To Buy Birmingham And London Cable Franchises
The ITC has issued a warning to the Christian Channel Europe stating that it has breached Programme Code by featuring on-screen fundraising.The channel’s Good Morning Europe programme publicised a leaflet produced by the Christian Channel and encouraged viewers to return a coupon from it and to send a donation. The ITC code decrees that religious… Continue reading ITC Warns Christian Channel Over On-Screen Fundraising
