Agency estimates put the total terrestrial television revenue for January at £166.65m. Of this, ITV brought in £128.15m, up 1.06% year on year, and Channel 4 came in at £38.5m, up 9.47%. Among the ITV franchises Carlton performed well with a year on year increase of 1.58% points to reach a share of 18.13%. The… Continue reading TV Revenue – January
The Independent Television Commission has received one application for the local cable delivery franchise for South Cumbria. South Cumbria Cable & Telecoms, a company backed by the US Cable Corporation, proposes to offer service to 61,500 homes in the area by the end of 2002. The company offered a bid of £21,525. The ITC will… Continue reading ITC Receives Application For South Cumbria Cable Licence
A new consumer travel magazine, Holidays has launched. The monthly full-colour glossy retails at £1.95 and is published by Exeter-based, Icon Publishing.With an initial print-run of 40,000, Holidays is aiming at AB adults who take at least one foreign holiday per-year. According to the publishers, this group spends in excess of £6 billion annually on… Continue reading Holidays For As Little As £1.95
The Telegraph has now redrafted its complaint to the ABC, withdrawing its demand that all figure’s for The Times’ Monday editions since June 3 1996 must be restatedIn the original complaint, The Telegraph claimed that ABC should not classify the cut-price edition of The Times as a sale as the paper gained nothing financially from… Continue reading ABC Dispute Update
Channel 5 is rumoured to be planning a contract magazine to support its launch. The channel has approached Zone, the publishers of the Manchester United magazine, to produce 5 Magazine, a 32 page title.If the plan goes ahead, the title will be sent to over 2 million homes on the launch date and inserted into… Continue reading Channel 5 Magazine To Launch
Granada Sky Broadcasting will be launching a new masthead programme called the Zest Beauty Show on 31 March after tying up a deal with National Magazines’ Zest title. The show will go out on GSB’s Health and Beauty channel and will be presented by Julia Carling.The show will be the second programme to take advantage… Continue reading GSB To Launch Masthead Show
Rocket, a member of the PHD group, has instigated a management shake-up. John Harlow, previously the associate media director at Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, has joined Rocket as media director, and Tim Forest becomes the third member of the agency’s management team. Rocket is now looking to recruit a fourth senior executive. Rocket is hoping… Continue reading Rocket Takes More People On Board
Laser sales house has reorganised its management. Simon Pardon and Gary Knight, Laser’s executive sales directors, have both taken on new responsibilities. Knight is now commercial director, he will oversee a new commercial department, concentrating on licensing, merchandising and sponsorship.Pardon retains his original title, but has added London agency sales to his list of responsibilities… Continue reading Laser Changes Directors
The number of homes which will require new aerials or aerial upgrades to receive Channel 5 have been underestimated by the channel, according to a report by the Confederation of Aerial Industries (CAI). The estimated total cost for householders is likely to reach £250m.The CAI, the aerial manufacturers’ body, estimates that around 3.4 million homes… Continue reading C5 Aerial Costs Could Reach £250m
