United News & Media put in a strong performance on Tuesday when it announced its £592m purchase of exhibition group Blenheim, rising 40 to 693.5p.BSkyB also rose reasonably steadily throughout the week.. On Monday it advanced 8.5 to 658.5p on speculation that DFI, the German pay TV channel was about to buy a 5% stake.… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 18/10/96
Nynex CableComms releases its third quarter results tomorrow. Nynex’s *Nynex Losses Decrease, published in August, showed an increase in revenue from its cable television service by 74% to £29.2m. Penetration rate also increased from 18.8% to 19.6%.September NRS figures are released on Wednesday. MediaTel subscribers will be able to access the figures via Talking Windows.… Continue reading The Week Ahead
According to a report by NOP at last week’s Research ’96 conference, Internet users are more interested in receiving good information than fancy graphics and clear layouts. In a survey of 3.6m Internet users, 43% said that information was the most important feature on the Internet with ease of use coming in closely at 37%.… Continue reading Internet Users Prefer Information To Graphics
According to the Independent BSkyB is looking to take control of Pearson, the media and entertainment group.Reports suggest that BSkyB would have to pay around £6bn to take overall control of the group which owns the FT and Thames Television. Analysts believe that Thames would greatly complement Rupert Murdoch’s existing TV production business and the… Continue reading BSkyB In Pearson Bid Rumours (Updated since 10:57am)
IPC magazines has announced an exclusive advertising venture with Cussons UK, the toiletries manufacturer.Imperial Leather for Men launches in November and Cussons are promoting the product to women as potential buyers of the product. The campaign starts in the November 11 issue of Woman’s Own and the December issue of Woman & Home. The campaign… Continue reading IPC Announces Cussons Ad Deal
At a recent meeting of the ABC regional press working party, Newspaper Society representatives and media buyers agreed to look at formulating a policy for concurrent release, on an optional basis, for the 600-plus paid for newspapers certified by the ABC.A major consideration for the scheme will be what submission deadline will need to be… Continue reading ABC Considers Regional Press Changes
Last week saw C4’s soap Brookside running five nights a week, and whilst Friends maintained its top position in the top ten C4 programmes listing, Brookside achieved an average of 4.7 million viewers per episode – with each night achieving a higher audience than the programme’s norm. On its best night – Tuesday – it… Continue reading Five Day Success For Brookside
The Independent Television Commission has issued a formal warning to Carlton Television in relation to an episode of its regional programme London Bridge which showed a rape scene.The ITC concluded the episode was in serious breach of the ITC Programme Code because the scene was “unacceptably extended and excessively detailed”. This is the first time… Continue reading ITC Issues Warning Against Carlton
T3: Tomorrow’s Technology Today was launched yesterday by Future Publishing and bridges the gap between the “new lad” audience and technophiles. T3, published monthly at £2.95, looks at the latest developments in technology such as photography, musical equipment, household objects, computers and cars. T3 is divided into three areas; Technofile, Every Month In T3 and… Continue reading T3 Magazine – First Issue Review
The Independent Television Commission yesterday agreed to allow Channel 5 to postpone its launch date without the broadcaster incurring any penalty.Under its original licence requirements C5 was due to launch on January 1 1997 but the ITC has now said it will allow a launch date of “not later than 30 March 1997”. The ITC’s… Continue reading ITC Approves New C5 Launch Date
