The Independent Television Commission has appointed NatWest Markets as its adviser for financial aspects of the award of digital terrestrial multiplex licences. The merchant bank will advise whether, taking account of the ITC’s own assessment of the business plans, each applicant passes the financial sustainability test.So far, all UK terrestrial TV services have secured places… Continue reading ITC Appoints Financial Adviser
www.carltonplc.co.ukCarlton Communications Plc has recently launched a Website on the Internet. The site itself is broken down into four different sections: Contact Carlton Group Profile Finance News Contact Carlton gives browsers the chance to state their views on any aspect of Carlton . Group Profile gives a general overview of the Carlton group and lists… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Carlton
The BBC has spent £43 million on its fight with ITV and Channel 4 in the Christmas ratings wars. The main highlight of the festive season is the three part special of top comedy Only Fools And Horses. There are also Christmas specials for The Vicar Of Dibley, Noel Edmunds and Animal Hospital. There will… Continue reading BBC Christmas Schedule
The Daily Mail Group is launching Family Fun, a new consumer magazine that primarily aimed at families with children aged 4 to 12 years. The magazine launches in March and will have an initial print run of 190,000, with the aim of settling down at around 100,000. The magazine will cost £2.50 and publish on… Continue reading New Family Magazine To Launch
Ian Sewell has been appointed a director of the Independent Radio Group operations, a move that take him from Radio Forth. He will be responsible for assisting in the sale operations for 96.3 QFM, the radio station that was acquired by IRG in December 1995.IRG: 0141 887 9630
The addition of Sunday’s fourth episode of Coronation Street has not helped ITV to dominate this week’s top thirty programmes list. The episode which featured the return of hairdresser Denise Osbourne attracted an audience of 15.67 million viewers.Only Wednesday’s episode of Coronation Street attracted less viewers and this was because of the move to 9.30pm… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – W/E 24/11/96
The oil company Texaco is close to signing a deal which will seem them sponsor ITV’s Formula One Coverage. The deal with Texaco is said to be worth £12m over three years and would see the company’s logo appearing before, after and in between races.Annabel Jones of Lowe Bell Good Relations, who are brokering the… Continue reading Texaco To Sponsor ITV’s Formula One Coverage
Flextech is relaunching Family Channel in February as Challenge TV . The change follows on from Family Channel’s themed ‘Challenge Weekends’ which were running earlier in the year. The new channel will continue the pattern of interactive programming strands, which was very successful in attracting new viewers to the Family Channel.Challenge TV will transmit from… Continue reading Family Channel Takes The Challenge
The Lowe Group has today announced that it will be creating a new media company across Europe called Western International Media Europe.The company is the result of a joint venture between the Lowe Group, Initiative Media and Western International Media of the USA. The network will launch in January from Lowe’s headquarters in London and… Continue reading Lowe Group Creates New Media Company
The Guardian newspaper is expanding its current media section and turning it into a stand alone supplement. The change will occur from Monday January 13th and will include special new features such as: an advertising column written by industry insiders; a weekly profile of a media consumer and a section on how to handle the… Continue reading Guardian Makes Media Section Grow
