In a trading statement today Pearson confirmed that the retuning costs of Channel 5 have reached £150m, up considerably from the £50m forecast.Initial coverage of the total population at the March launch will be approximately 65%. The recent award of an additional broadcast frequency, channel 35, will then increase coverage to 80% by the end… Continue reading C5 Retune Will Cost £150m
ITV has announced that it has signed a multi-million pound US film deal with Warner Bros, which will see Ace Ventura 2, Batman Forever, The Bridges of Madison County, Outbreak, Eraser and Executive Decision broadcast on the channel from 1998 onwards.As well as the blockbusters, top-rated animation series and new hour and half-hour television series… Continue reading ITV Signs Up Top Movies
Sara Stephenson has left her job as Good Houskeeping’s sales development manager to take up the same role at Cosmopolitan.… Leo Burnett has promoted three members of its staff. Matthew Blackborn leaves his post as broadcast manager to become deputy broadcaster director, Chris Williams goes from senior TV buyer to group head (TV) and Nikki… Continue reading Appointments
Palantine Publishing has sold weekly free newspapers South Manchester Reporter, Heaton Guardian and Reddish Reporter to Mortons of Horncastle.Mortons of Horncastle: 01507 523456
According to Register MEAL figures the biggest spenders on radio in October are spending significantly more than last year.There is also a change to the top 10 radio advertisers. Jumping to the top is the COI, largely due to the increased investment by Army Recruitment which has been advertising throughout the year. Newcomers to the… Continue reading Increasing Radio Spend For October
Qualities The Times continued to increase sales in November, recording a growth of 16.08% year on year to 783,638. This growth far outstripped that of other titles in the sector: the Financial Times increased by 1.35% to 297,140 while the Guardian grew by 0.41% to 396,434. The Independent‘s sales however continued to fall, dropping by… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – November
The release last week of Disney’s live action version of 101 Dalmatians and sci-fi movie Star Trek: First Contact has helped make this December’s first weekend takings the best ever.The top three box office films for December 13th to 15th all took a combined total of over £5 million, with 101 Dalmatians taking £2.36 million,… Continue reading 101 Dalmatians Knocks Spots Off The Rest
Cable Operator Telewest is rumoured to be buying a stake in youth cable channel Rapture.At present the channel’s only major backer is United News & Media and it is thought that Telewest’s offer of financial backing would lead to the channel being carried on one of its cable franchises.
The Cable industry has issued a statement regarding the OFT’s comments on BSkyB’s new ratecard. In the statement the Cable industry disagrees that no new evidence had been presented to the OFT and it says that the industry is seeking an opportunity to discuss the issues directly with the OFT.The cable companies believe that BSkyB’s… Continue reading CCA Respond To OFT BSkyB Ratecard Comments
www.lwt.co.ukThe LWT website has been launched on the Internet. The design of the site is very basic at present but there will further additions made to the site. The main sections of the site are: Gladiators LWT Action Talk TV Press Office Postcards The Gladiators section gives browsers detailed information on the Gladiators, the presenters… Continue reading Website Of The Week – LWT
