Ark2, the Christian cable channel which has been delayed several times due to financial problems, is apparently facing closure due to lack of funds.Although new funding for the channel was found in November *Ark2 Gets Financial Saviour no extra cash has been found and staff at Ark2’s Bristol headquarters have apparently been laid off. It… Continue reading Ark2 Facing Closure
Pearson, the media and entertainment group, today welcomes Marjorie Scardino as its new chief executive. She joins from the Economist Group and it is believed one of her first priorities will be a major shake-up of the company which many City analysts consider too sprawling.It is thought that Pearson’s TV subsidiary will be a target… Continue reading Pearson May Sell Off TV Interests
England’s football World Cup qualifying game against Poland and the England Rugby Union international against Argentina will both be shown live on Channel 5 on Saturday 31 May 1997. This is Channel 5’s first big international sports acquisition.The Saturday double-match special will be shown on the weekend sports’ magazine show, Turnstyle, headed by Gail McKenna.… Continue reading Channel 5 Has Two England Games In The Net
The Institute for Public Policy Research study, ‘Small Firms On-Line’, has found that the slow take-up of advanced telecommunications and services by small firms is a result of the supply industries, such as Mercury and BT, failing to target their needs properly.Gillian Lauder and Andrea Westall, the authors of the report also argue that government… Continue reading Small Firms Failing To Enter Communications Revolution
Future Publishing is to launch a new monthly buyers’ guide magazine for cycling enthusiasts in the spring.Total Bike! will aim to offer readers a comprehensive and entertaining guide to the vast range of cycling equipment on the market. It will concentrate on mountain bikes of all categories, from £300 hybrids to £3,000 down-hill models.Each month… Continue reading Future Launches Biking Title
ITV’s flagship drama premiere Rebecca failed to win the ratings battle on Sunday evening when more people watched a new series of the popular Ballykissangel on BBC1. Unofficial overnights show that 9.6 million people (36%) watched the dramatisation of Daphne DuMaurier’s novel while 12 million (43%) viewed Ballykissangel.On Saturday however Sabrina The Teenage Witch (6.8m/33%)… Continue reading Rebecca Fails To Outdo Ballykissangel
The ITC has responded to Sheffield University’s ‘Violence on TV Research Report’ *(Survey Shows Little Change In Amount of TV Violence) by welcoming its conclusions.The Report, which was jointly commissioned by the ITC, BBC, BSkyB , Broadcasting Standards Council, ITV and Channel 4, found that the overall percentage of violence on TV, compared to the… Continue reading ITC Wants More Research Into TV Violence
MediaTel has added to its board of directors with the appointments of Lynne Moxon and Sue Cullingham.Lynne joined MediaTel in 1988, after a brief spell with Morgan Grampian; Sue has been with the company for six years. Both have been at the forefront of many of MediaTel’s much-praised developments on the Net over the last… Continue reading Additional Directors For MediaTel
The ITC is inviting applications to run a new local cable delivery franchise for the Ayr area. The licence area will include the local authority districts of North, South and East Ayrshire and those parts of the Inverclyde District not included in the existing Inverclyde broadband cable franchise. The area contains approximately 155,000 homes.Applications must… Continue reading New Cable Licence For Ayr
An organisation set up to try to combat the problem of illegal material on the Internet has received only 34 calls in its first full month of operation. Of those only half were referring to material which was actually illegal.David Kerr, Chief Executive of the Internet Watch Foundation, said that 6 of the calls, all… Continue reading Slow Response To Internet Watchdog
