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Agency estimates put the combined ITV/C4 revenue for June at £184.2m, which is down 3% year on year, while Channel 5 brought in £9.7m which is an unwelcome fall from May’s figure of £11m. ITV’s revenue was put at £140.2m, down 4.8%, while C4’s was £44m, up 3.1%. The revenue ratio between ITV/C4 was 76:24.… Continue reading TV Revenue – June
BSkyB is reported to have paid a hefty figure to renew its contract of the Premier League.Analysts are predicting that Sky Sports will lose around £4.5 million next year as a result of this deal. Although football does drive subscription, so the investment may only be a temporary loss-maker.
Chris Smith, the minister for culture, media and sport, has vetoed the ITC’s recommendation that the chairman of Channel 4, Sir Michael Bishop, should have his contract extended by a further 12 months. The Government is insisting that he steps down from the post when his contract expires at the end of the year, this… Continue reading Channel 4 Chairman Gets The Chop
Scott Williams has been appointed programme controller at Invicta FM; he takes-over from Paul Jackson who is going to become programme controller at BRMB.Williams has worked across all areas of programming and has been programme controller at GWR Swindon for the past two years.In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing the future… Continue reading New Programme Controller
impact FCA! and Kelly Weedon Shute have merged to create a new agency, FCA!, with capitalised billings of £90 million.It is hoped that the merger will exploit the strategic capabilities of Kelly Weedon Shute and the through-the-line network of impact FCA!Chris Parry, chairman of impact FCA! commented: “The new agency offers a depth of strategic… Continue reading £90 Million Agency Result Of Merger
The sales teams for Emap Metro’s Big and Smash Hits are reported to be moving over to Emap Elan’s young women’s glossies group. Editorial for the titles will remain under Emap Metro.The change is intended to allow the two sales teams to pool their resources and contacts and to provide a single point of contact… Continue reading Emap Restructures Its Sales Teams
Barker & Ralston will be merging with management consultancy firm PDP International to create a new company called Mountain View with a combined annual fee income of over £4 million.The main shareholders in the venture will be David Barker and Derek Ralston as well as Thomas Bayne, PDP’s chief executive. The move is a welcome… Continue reading Barker & Ralston Go For Mountain View
The Direct Marketing Association has launched a new Code of Practice which member companies will be expected to comply with by October.The new Code comes at a time when complaints relating to direct marketing are at an all time low. The percentage of complaints made to the Data Protection Registrar have fallen from 49% in… Continue reading New Direct Marketing Code
Football Monthly will be relaunched on 1 August after seven months of being off the newsstands. According to Press Gazette the 46-year-old title has been bought by Chelsea Communications, the media arm of Chelsea Village which also owns Chelsea Football Club.The title will aim to cater for a niche readership in the football magazine market… Continue reading Football Monthly Returns