Revenue Total terrestrial TV revenue for November, excluding GMTV, came in at £228.9m. Of this, ITV brought in £164.5m (down 0.5% year on year), C4 £53.3m (up 12.6%) and C5 £11m (up from £10.7m in October). GMTV’s estimated revenue was £8.7m, down almost 3% year on year.Among the ITV franchises there was very little change… Continue reading TV Round-Up – November
Johnston Press has made a £52 million agreed offer to buy Home Counties Newspapers. The offer will be made on the basis of 500p for every Home Counties share, which is a 108% premium on Friday’s close of 240p. There will also be the opportunity for Home Counties shareholders to buy stakes in Johnston.Johnston says… Continue reading Johnston Makes £52m Offer For Home Counties
Golden Rose Communications, owner of Jazz FM, and Scottish Radio are believed to be at the front of the queue to take over Melody Radio, the London station owned by construction group Hanson.A number of companies are thought to have submitted bids at the end of last week and the station, which was put up… Continue reading Interest Builds In Melody
News Direct 97.3FM has secured a sponsorship, promotion and airtime deal with Thames Toyota Dealers which is worth over £150,000. The deal is to run for six months and will associate Thames Toyota Dealers with the news station’s City Updates.The City Update reports are broadcast on weekdays between 0700 and 1000 for three minutes every… Continue reading Toyota Dealer To Sponsor News Direct
The way is now clear for digital terrestrial TV to launch next year, after the ITC granted multiplex licences to BDB, ITV and C4.Peter Rogers, chief executive of the ITC, said: “Licensing of digital terrestrial TV has been a complex and lengthy, but rewarding, process. We are delighted that, with the grant of these licences… Continue reading ITC Grants Digital Licences
The National Magazine Company’s She is to receive a revamp and refocus as from the February issue, which is released in January. The title is to redesign and add new sections in order to target more specifically the ‘thirty-something woman’: the ABC1 30-39 year olds.She‘s circulation has been gradually dropping since January 1995 and the… Continue reading She Magazine Gets New Look For New Year
Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) has completed a deal with Leo Burnett in a move to develop the BBH brand internationally. BBH’s planning is conducted by its media arm Motive; the overseas buying, however, often required a third party, said a company spokesperson. The deal with Burnetts will provide a resource for extending international buying.To allow… Continue reading BBH And Leo Burnett Forge Global Deal
Objections from European countries mean that a fourth national UK commercial radio station will not now be possible. The Radio Authority has said that objections from countries such as France, Luxembourg and Spain mean that a strong enough signal will not be possible for the licence to launch.The Radio Authority had launched a consultation paper… Continue reading Fourth National Licence Ruled Out
Ministry of Sound will be sponsoring Sky’s pay-per-view coverage of Prince Naseem’s fight on Saturday evening.…Duckams Oil has been announced as the sponsor for Sky’s coverage of the Nationwide League.…Wella will be sponsoring the new series of Friends when it is shown on Sky 1. The haircare manufacturer is currently sponsoring the series on C4.BSkyB:… Continue reading Sponsorship News
While the launch of Channel 5 could arguably be described as the most important media event of 1997, there were also other developments which caused big changes in the industry: Christine Walker left Zenith and later set up a joint venture with M&C Saatchi; WPP announced the formation of MindShare; Cordiant said it would be… Continue reading 1997 Media Review
