Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television (YTT TV) has drawn up a plan which would require all broadcasters, including cable and satellite to pay a 14 per cent levy on advertising and subscription revenues. The plan, referred to as “the level playing field,” would provide an alternative to the current method which taxes only Channel 3 franchisees… Continue reading YTT Calculates Level Playing Field
Rugby Union may receive a change in fortune with speculation that BSkyB are planning to invest £140m for the Heineken European Cup. Although BSkyB were unwilling to comment, the investment could change the look of the tournament which was dropped by ITV last week *(ITV Abandons Euro Rugby Cup). ITV covered the first year of… Continue reading BSkyB May Save Euro Cup
Revenue Agency estimates for August show that combined revenue for ITV and Channel 4 dropped for the first time this year, decreasing by 4.34% year-on-year to £132.6 million.Costs Per Thousand CPTs for ITV and Channel 4 roughly mirrored the August impacts, with CPTs for adults rising by 21.2% to 643p. The cost of reaching ABC1… Continue reading TV Round-Up – August
The science fiction drama series X-Files continues to attract big audiences. The episode shown on September 19th, which was the second part of the cliffhanger from the previous series, attracted an audience of 9.19 million viewers and a consolidated share of 41%. This doesn’t however beat ITV’s detective drama series Taggart which was on at… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – X-Files Is Doing X-Cellent For BBC1
IPC Magazines will be holding a seminar on Wednesday November 13 to look at developments in the magazine market.Feast of Magazines will feature five editorial sessions on: the reasons behind the growth in men’s magazines, including the strategies for Loaded and Eat Soup; an analysis of the women’s weeklies sector and what drives purchase; the… Continue reading IPC Examines Developments In Magazine Market
An article in today’s Campaign has suggested that Channel 5 will take approximately 7% of total TV revenue share within the first five years. The forecast, given by Zenith Media, states that £98m will be acquired by Channel 5 in 1997 which could rise to £285m by 2003.A fall in ITV and Channel 4’s revenue… Continue reading 7% Ad Share For C5
Brian Davies, currently with AGB, will be joining SP Consultants as managing director. Mr Davies is expected to join the company at the end of October.Paul Smee will be joining the Independent Television Commission on November 6 as its new director of public affairs. He replaces Sarah Thane, who became director of programmes and cable… Continue reading Brian Davies Joins SP Consultants
The latest CIA MediaLab Sensor survey has revealed that, two weeks after Cadbury started to sponsor Coronation Street, over half (56%) of all adults were aware of the link-up.Asked whether the Street is sponsored by Rowntrees, Nestle, Mars or Cadburys, 3% of all adults chose Nestle, 2% said Rowntrees and 1% believed Mars sponsors the… Continue reading Good Recognition For Street Sponsor
Cable operator Bell Cablemedia has announced that it will continue to carry NBC to its franchise areas. As reported on *GSkyB Launch Will Go Ahead As Planned, NBC were considering suing Bell and Videotron, another cable operator, for axing NBC from their packages due to poor viewing figures.While NBC and Videotron go to court over… Continue reading Bell Cablemedia Stays With NBC
