The Disney Channel will be available to Sky and to cable operators as a separate premium service from 2 March after an ITC investigation (subscribers see ITC Extends Bundling Review).The decision is the result of detailed discussions between the Disney Channel, BSkyB and the ITC after complaints about the practice of requiring cable viewers to… Continue reading Disney Channel Goes “A La Carte”
The Sun will be launching a new sports supplement on Saturday. Sportsweek will be a 24-page section covering a variety of sports every Saturday. It will also contain an eight-page guide to the weekend’s horse racing.News International: 0171 782 7514
Johnston Press and Home Counties Newspapers must submit their arguments for a takeover to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission by March 9.The Government blocked the £52 million agreed takeover of Home Counties Newspapers by Johnston Press two weeks ago (subscribers see Johnston’s Agreed Newspaper Takeover Blocked). The MMC will report back to the Department of… Continue reading HCN And Johnston To Submit Plans To MMC
Barry Cox, director of the ITV Association, is to leave his post at the end of March. He will continue to work for ITV on a part-time basis until the end of May.Cox commented: “One of my main tasks over the past three years has been to lead ITV’s digital TV effort. Now the job… Continue reading Cox To Leave ITV
Former Westminster Press employee Eve Atkins is set to take on Johnston Press in the Hemel Hempstead area with the launch of a new free weekly newspaper called Dacorum Independent. Published by No Problem Publishing, the company set up by Atkins, the title will compete with Johnston’s paid-for title Hemel Hempstead Gazette, and its freeHemel… Continue reading Privately-Funded Local Paper Takes On Johnston
KFC is sponsoring the Cartoon Network’s A-Z of Tom and Jerry. The partnership, which also includes off-air promotions and competitions, began last weekend.Subscribers can access the Sponsorship database by selecting “Sponsorship” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.Cartoon Network: 0171 478 1000
Future Publishing is committing more money to support its film title Total Film following what it called an “encouraging” ABC debut (52,904 copies sold).The April issue is covermounted with the complete screenplay of Pulp Fiction and will be supported by a week long advertising campaign on Atlantic 252. The 30 second ads will be going… Continue reading Future To Invest In Total Film
One of the most surprising things in this week’s chart is that the Brit Awards failed to reach the top thirty. Despite the massive hype involved in the build up, the show was watched by a rather small 7 million. I guess it’s now become one of those events where the tabloid coverage supersedes the… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 15/02/98
Emap Radio has said that it expects to significantly improve the financial performance of Melody Radio after agreeing to buy the station for £25 million this morning (see Emap Buys Melody Radio story).In the year ended 30 September 1997 Melody had an operating profit of £0.4 million on a turnover of £3.6 million; Emap believes… Continue reading Emap Expects To Improve Melody’s Financial Performance
