ITV has written to European Commissioners expressing concern about a proposed Directive on Media Concentration and Pluralism, which will be discussed at today’s meeting of the Commission.“The Current proposals are very damaging”, said Barry Cox, director of the ITV Association, “If Commissioners agree them as currently drafted, they will pose a serious threat to the… Continue reading ITV Goes To EU
Telewest Communications plc has released its preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 1996. Following increases across the board in cable TV, residential telephony and business telephony, total revenue was up 52% to £290.3 million last year. Net losses reached £250.9 million, but this was in line with expectations.Commenting on the results, Stephen Davidson,… Continue reading Positive Results For Telewest
Two Way TV, a system that allows viewers to take part in their favourite quiz, sports and magazine shows from the comfort of their own homes *Interactive TV Gets Investment Boost, is to launch in the Central region on March 15. Shows being offered are reported to include Family Fortunes, Top Gear and The Great… Continue reading Two Way TV Tunes In
News International has announced that the Sun and the News Of The World are to go online with the launch of a new mass-market Internet provider, LineOne.The company behind the service is Springboard Internet Services, a joint venture between BT and News International, owner of the Sun and the News of the World. Rupert Gavin,… Continue reading Sun And News Of The World To Go Online
Youth cable channel Rapture is set to launch “very soon” according to a company spokesman. The channel, which was first announced in 1995 and due to launch in April last year, has been delayed numerous times.Newsline was told that the delay is not due to financial or carriage problems but is more to do with… Continue reading Rapture To Launch “Very Soon”
The ITC has said that there were a number of inaccuracies in its latest set of cable figures due to a computer error. The data in all Newsline reports has now been amended for the following statistics:ITC Multiple Systems Operator (MSO) Data – January 1997: Telecential; ComtelITC Number Of Households Receiving Each Cable Channel –… Continue reading Amendments To ITC Cable Figures
Granada, Pearson and Pathe have sold 19.5 million shares in BSkyB to BZW for an institutional placing. This equates to 1.1% of BSkyB.The agreement was handled by the companies’ joint venture BSB which holds 12.8% of BSkyB. According to reports, the proceeds from the sale will be used to restructure BSB’s share and loan capital,… Continue reading Pearson Leads BSkyB Sell
TV viewers have mixed feelings about Channel 5 and its proposed programme line-up. Viewers are also apathetic about retuning but are looking forward to a nightly 9pm movie, according to new research by CIA MediaLab.In terms of programming, C5’s soap opera, Family Affairs, faces an uphill battle as 76% of TV viewers surveyed say they… Continue reading Poll Reveals Mixed Feelings About C5
http://www.isba.org.ukThe Incorporated Society of British Advertisers, ISBA, set-up in 1990, has always embraced new forms of marketing communication, and the organisation has just gone on-line.The site, designed by MediaTel, is easy to navigate and clearly laid-out. There are two sections to the site, for members and non-members.The non-members’ pages fill the visitor in on the… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – ISBA
Midland Independent Newspapers, the regional media group, has announced this morning that its pre-tax profits for 1996 reached £16.6 million, up 4.7% on 1995. Turnover for the year also increased, up from £95.172m to £105.353m.The group said that the year was one of sharp contrasts in its newspaper division. In the first half, newsprint prices… Continue reading Midland Profits Rise To £16.6m
