The ITC has today published the revised Channel 4 licence which extends and clarifies the channel’s remit and its public service commitments.Many of the changes arise from the decision by the Government to phase out the C4 Funding Formula (subscribers see C4 Funding Formula To End) which allows increased resources to be deployed in programming… Continue reading ITC Revises C4 Licence
The Modern Review has allegedly been put up for sale by its shareholders. According to a report in the Sunday Business private investors are in discussion with a number of publishing companies who are interested in the magazine, which was relaunched in September last year (subscribers see Relaunch First Issue Review – Modern Review).Those involved… Continue reading Modern Review “Up For Sale”
“Local marketing is set to grow”, according to a report from the Henley Centre.‘The Future of Local Marketing’ highlights two key issues: the way in which growing levels of convenience when shopping for goods and services are reflected by shrinking catchment areas, which results in improved efficiency of cover for local media, and marketers should… Continue reading ‘Local Marketing Set To Grow’ Predicts Henley Centre
British Digital Broadcasting, the UK consortium which will be launching digital terrestrial television in the Autumn, has chosen SECA to provide the set-top box encoder which will allow viewers access to its channels.This is a blow to Rupert Murdoch who hoped BDB would choose the News Datacom system, which is owned by his News Corporation… Continue reading BDB Snubs Murdoch In Decoder Choice
CIA MediaLab’s research director Anthony Jones will be joining Optimedia as its new head of European research.Jones will head-up the agency’s Research Council, which draws together the different research findings from all of Optimedia’s European offices.Optimedia: 0171 935 0040
Culture Secretary Chris Smith has said that the BBC’s governors should be more accountable to ensure that the corporation does not move away from its key role as a public service broadcaster.Mr Smith said that he wanted to prevent the BBC from being distracted by its growing commercial businesses and a desire to compete with… Continue reading Smith Calls For More BBC Accountability
Cinven, the venture capital firm which recently bought IPC from Reed Elsevier, has announced the appointment of David Arculus as part-time chairman of the publisher.It is expected that Arculus will be leaving United News & Media, where he is chief operating officer, at the end of April 1999 when his contract expires (subscribers see Arculus… Continue reading Arculus To Join IPC
The Publishing Consultancy has released audited circulation figures for Bauer’s Bella, Take A Break, That’s Life and TV Quick titles.While That’s Life! increased its sales by 5.1% period on period to 499,439, Bella slipped 1.9% to 661,807, Take A Break fell 0.8% to 1.31 million and TV Quick went down by 3.9% to 739,595.Subscribers can… Continue reading Bauer Titles Release Circulation Figures
Middlesbrough Football Club has launched the first of an expected wave of club-dedicated cable channels.Boro TV, a three way venture between cable-operator Comcast, Visionsport International and the club, launched yesterday and is available to the 45,000 Comcast subscribers in the Teeside franchise area. The channel will be free and provide around six hours of dedicated… Continue reading Middlesbrough FC Launches TV Channel
Radio Investments Ltd, the UK radio investment company, has announced record pre-tax profits of £3.16 million in the year ending September 30 1997. This is 100% up on the previous year.Contributory factors to this growth were the profit achieved on the sale of Essex Radio and significant contributions from subsidiary companies including Island FM and… Continue reading Radio Investments Announces Record Profit
