Ulster TV yesterday said that it was no longer part of the TV3 consortium which plans to launch a national commercial TV channel in the Irish Republic *Ireland To Have Third Television Station. The broadcaster was putting up 60% of the channel’s finance but said that it was not being offered sufficient control in TV3… Continue reading Ulster Pulls Out Of TV3
The ITC has said that it will be reviewing Channel 5’s licence arrangement following news that the station’s launch will be delayed next year (see yesterday’s C5 Launch Delayed).It is part of the ITC’s licence conditions that C5 would launch on New Year’s Day and the delay will now have to be approved by the… Continue reading ITC To Look At C5 Licence
Applause, a new theatre magazine, is being launched in time for October. Priced at £2.50, the magazine provides a full round-up of London’s theatre scene and includes reviews of art exhibitions, opera, dance and books. Each edition will have special offers and promotions and contributions will come from various newspaper critics.Applause will appear in A4… Continue reading Applause For London Theatre
MACh 1, a consortium comprising of Meridian, Anglia and Chrysalis Sport, has been awarded the contract for coverage of Formula One on ITV.Out of the five bidders *(Five Bidders For Formula One), ITV believed MACh 1 offered the strongest package. Marcus Plantin, ITV Network director said: “We challenged the bidders to achieve the highest standards… Continue reading MACh 1 Gets F1 Contract
GGT, the former Gold Greenlees Trott, has bought French agency BDDP for Ffr836 million (£105m).GGT is to issue £55 million new shares, of which around £35m will go to BDDP shareholders. BDDP is the third largest advertising agency in France and the fifteenth largest in the United States.
NBC Europe, the London based pan-European cable and satellite broadcaster, today announced its new Autumn schedule claiming it is “an eclectic mix of the best in dramatic, interview information and entertainment programming”. The new schedule will incorporate elements of sister channels CNBC and MSNBC, a first run drama from NBC(US), and the launch of a… Continue reading NBC Announces Autumn Schedule
The Daily Mirror today launches a new sports supplement called Football Mania Plus. The magazine, which will be published with every Wednesday edition, is the same format as the one-off Football Mania which was published at the start of the football season. The 32-page colour supplement is A4 in size and covers not just football… Continue reading New Sections For Mirror And Independent
Granada yesterday exercised two million of its shares in Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television to Allquiet Investments, a deadlocked company owned by Granada and Lazard Brothers, fuelling speculation that it is setting up a stable platform from which to launch its long-rumoured takeover bid.The shares were sold at £11.50 each to Allquiet, which was set up when… Continue reading Granada Move Raises Bid Speculation
The BBC sport department yesterday denied press reports which suggested that the corporation would have to cut top sports coverage if a licence-fee increase was not forthcoming.According to a leaked report, senior BBC managers believe that if the £89 licence fee is not increased then it will simply not have the funds to bid for… Continue reading BBC Denies Sports Cut Ultimatum
Channel 5 Broadcasting confirmed to MediaTel today that the channel will definitely not be launching on New Year’s Day.C5 say that this is because of the Government’s announcement this week *C5 And DTI Reach Agreement which means an extra 1.8 million homes will be able to receive the new terrestrial channel. While C5 had always… Continue reading C5 Launch Delayed
