Agency estimates for October show that total revenue for Channel 4 and ITV reached £224.16m, an increase of 10.4% on last year. ITV revenue increased by 11.5% to £175.16m whilst Channel 4 pulled in £49m, which is a smaller rise of 6.9%: this puts the ratio between ITV and Channel 4 at 78:22. LWT had… Continue reading TV Revenue – October
Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Mail titles, is reported to be planning an Internet venture which would launch consumer Web sites carrying a heavy volume of targeted advertising.Associated Electronic Publishing was unavailable for comment but further announcements are expected by the end of the year. The company is also apparently claiming that it will be… Continue reading Associated Set For Online Ads
Liberty Broadcasting Company has announced that its new London radio station, 963 Liberty Radio, will begin transmission on Friday 29 November with a raft of famous-name presenters.Richard Skinner, Simon Bates, Anna Raeburn, Bruno Brookes, Penny Smith, Annabell Giles, Zoe Ball, Carol Keating, Emma Forbes, Sally Meen and Russell Grant have all been signed up to… Continue reading 963 Liberty Radio Launch Date Announced
Mirror Television has, along with Capital Media Group, bought a 50% stake in Blink TV. Blink TV is a new large-screen entertainment system for use in concert venues around the country. The screens are already installed in Wembley and Newcastle arenas, with Birmingham NEC and Sheffield Arena soon following.The venture between Mirror Television and Capital… Continue reading Mirror Launch Blink TV
Interim results for 6 months ending September 28th have today been announced for Southnews plc.Profits before tax increased from £1.97 million in 1995 to £2.68 million, a percentage increase of thirty-six points. Revenues also increased, up 39% to a record £18.4 million (compared to £13.2 million for 1995).Gareth Clark, Chairman of Southnews, said, “The Board… Continue reading Southnews Performs Well
The Family Channel is believed to be considering changing its name to the Challenge Channel following the appointment of TBWA as its ad agency. The relaunch of the channel will see a shift toward themed weekends, evening quiz shows and daily dramas catering for housewives.The channel was to have relaunched in the autumn, but because… Continue reading Family Channel Planning Relaunch
The London Financial News has found new financial backers which means that the paper can now resume publishing after a two-week suspension *London Financial News Suspended.A group of investors headed by Chris Anderson, the founder of Future Publishing, has now invested over £300,000 in the title. It is rumoured that poor ad revenue was the… Continue reading Financial Paper Finds Backer
At a presentation last night LWT revealed the schedule it believes will revitalise its Winter schedule and erase memories of disasters like Man O Man and The Shane Ritchie Experience. Granada chief David Liddiment admitted that LWT had experienced problems in the past, especially with the Spring schedule, but believed the Winter programmes are “fresher… Continue reading LWT Promise Revitalised Schedule
Future Publishing’s .Net magazine and the Financial Times have joined forces to create Doing Business On-line, a 32 page supplement designed and written to offer practical advice on how businesses can take advantage on the Internet.An initial print run of 460,000 has been set aside for the supplement which will be inserted in Wednesday December… Continue reading FT And .net Launch Internet Supplement
Future Publishing is to launch it’s first film related title called Total Film . The magazine, primarily aimed at male 18-30 readers, concentrates on mainstream feature and action-adventure movies and will have an intial print run of around 110,000 copies.Future has been expanding its core business over the past 18 months and already has a… Continue reading Future To Launch New Film Title
