Scottish Radio has announced that it will be acquiring Downtown Radio of Northern Ireland for almost £9.7m.Scottish Radio has interests in nine radio stations in Scotland and, following interim results in May *Scottish Radio Profits Rise To £3.23m which showed good growth, it was widely believed that the group was in expansion mood. Downtown last… Continue reading Scot Radio Acquires Irish Station
Conde Nast, publisher of Vogue, House & Gardens and Vanity Fair, will be launching two new titles next year.A UK edition of the American Conde Nast Traveller will launch in September 1997, while GQ Active will go monthly in April 1997. The Traveler was launched in the United States in 1987 and its circulation currently… Continue reading Conde Nast To Launch Two Magazines
Yorkshire Tyne-Tees Television today announced interim results which show that pre-tax profits have risen by 80% to £13.3m on turnover of £136m.Ward Thomas, chairman and chief executive of YTTV, did however say that advertising sales had been disappointing and pressure would be exerted on Laser to “deliver to the level called for under our contract… Continue reading YTTV Hits £13.3m Profit
H.Samuel, the country’s largest jeweller, is sponsoring the ‘Sammys’, this year’s National TV Awards at a ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall on October 8.The National TV awards were piloted last year on ITV and seek to recognise excellence in popular television, with the public voting from a designated list of nominees. The 16 categories… Continue reading H.Samuel Sponsors National TV Awards
Tomorrow sees Yorkshire Tyne-Tees Television releasing interim results, while on Wednesday the Advertising Standards Authority releases its monthly complaints bulletin. Friday sees the long-awaited relaunch of Punch by Mohammed Al-Fayed’s Liberty Publishing which bought the title in June.Features on Newsline this week will include a TV viewing summary and a report on the Commercial Radio… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Sue Robinson has been named as the new editor of Radio Times and will be the first woman to edit the title.She has been with the magazine since 1980 and her last position was as executive editor. The appointment comes after Nicholas Brett was promoted from editor to publishing director and coincides with moves by… Continue reading First Female Editor For Radio Times
The main mover last week was United News & Media on news that it is putting its regional newspaper business up for sale *United Set For Regional Sell-Off. The City seemed to approve of the move, with shares jumping 18.5p to 723.5p. After this initial excitement the share price dropped, though at 719p this is… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 30/8/96
Channel 5 Broadcasting has today announced that David Elstein is taking over as Chief Executive Officer. He will join the Board with immediate effect and take up his new role on September 16. He has left BSkyB, where he was Head Of Programming since January 1993, to take up the post. Ian Ritchie, the former… Continue reading Elstein Moves To C5
According to the latest Independent Television Commission (ITC) report, cable television penetration has reached its highest rate ever for a July quarter, up 0.3% to 21.3%, in what is traditionally a poor season for TV viewing.Cable service penetration – homes which take either TV or cable or both – remains just above 30% at 30.3%,… Continue reading Record July Figures For Cable TV Penetration
NTL, the broadcast and telecommunications company, has announced a restructuring of its senior management team. The changes have been implemented to allow NTL to focus on improving service delivery and further business development.Jeremy Thorp, formerly Business Strategy & Development Director, becomes managing director of broadcast services. John Okas, previously Broadcast & Telecoms Director, becomes managing… Continue reading NTL Looks To The Future
