Financial results released today by Carlton Communications show that for the six months to 31st March pre-tax profits rose by 19% from £120.1m to £143.3m, turnover increased by 6% to £847.8m and net cash stood at £110m.In terms of Carlton’s television interests, turnover increased from £339m to £344.8m and operating profits rose marginally by £200,000… Continue reading Carlton Profits Rise 19% To £143m
ITV won the majority share of the audience on all three nights of the Bank Holiday weekend, according to unofficial overnights. On Saturday, the final of Stars in Their Eyes, with 11.2 million viewers and the Eddie Murphie movie The Distinguished Gentleman, with 7.3 million, out-performed BBC1’s Bugs, with 6.4 million and Private Benjamin, 5.5… Continue reading ITV Wins Bank Holiday Battle
Bristol Evening Post PLC has announced financial results for the year ended 31 March; operating profit before exceptional items was up 7.1% on last year to £6.6 million; pre tax profit however, at £6.6 million is down 12.6% on last year’s total of £7. 6 million.Stanley Clarke, Chairman, said that these figures include a 25.7%… Continue reading Bristol Evening Post Becomes Bristol United Press
The Eurovision Song Contest has proved that despite being considered one of the worst programmes on television it can still pull in a healthy audience. 10.23 million tuned in on Saturday 18th May to see if the British entry “Just a Little Bit” performed by Gina G would win (she finished 7th with Ireland winning… Continue reading Gina G Proves A Euro Hit With BBC1 Viewers
The ITC received seventeen complaints regarding the scheduling of adverts in the wake of the Dunblane shootings on 13 March, the television watchdog has revealed in its April complaints report. Of these, thirteen were upheld.The ad which provoked most protest (nine complaints) was for Persil which had a line of dialogue in which a couple… Continue reading Ad Schedules Distress Viewers
Commercial radio group GWR has announced that it has sold Isle of Wight Radio to The Local Radio Company for £860,000.GWR does however retain an interest in the station, which operates one AM radio licence, since it owns a 20% stake in TLRC. TLRC currently owns Spire FM, FCBC (Kettering) and 76% of Cheltenham Radio.For… Continue reading GWR Sells Isle Of Wight Radio
Forty per cent of 15-24 year olds are looking forward to the launch of the Sega Games cable television channel and 33% of 15-24 year olds would consider subscribing to it, according to CIA MediaLab’s latest Sensor survey.Due to launch later this year, the Sega Channel will cost around £11 per month. Subscriber’s will have… Continue reading Sega Channel Set To Be A Hit
A new national evening paper called the Evening News launched this week in Ireland. The paper, published every weekday, is a tabloid and has a cover price of 60p. The initial print-run was 120,000.The paper, which is reckoned to have cost around £1.5 million to set up, is printed in Birr, Co Offaly and Ashbourne,… Continue reading New Irish Paper Launches
A new religious cable channel will be launching in the UK on October 14. ARK2 Television has raised £1.8m for the launch and will be based at HTV in Bristol.ARK2 has recruited Team Saatchi to oversee advertising and an advertising and sales house will be appointed soon. Revenue for ARK2 will also come from cable… Continue reading Christian Cable Channel To Launch
According to an article in today’s Independent, BSkyB may be considering slowing down its plans for a digital TV launch.There would be three main reasons for the move: it would be an attempt by BSkyB to protect its current TV service which is very lucrative; it is waiting for the response of its competitors to… Continue reading BSkyB Could Slow Down Digital Development
