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
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 Observer has appointed Justine Picardie to the position of editor of its Life Magazine. She joins from the Sunday Telegraph Magazine where she has been Commissioning Editor since March this year. She has previously worked for the Independent on Sunday’s Sunday Review, the Sunday Times and Marie Claire. Her appointment will be effective from… Continue reading Observer Appoints Life Editor
Combined ITV/C4 revenue for April, based on agency estimates, came in at £189.949 million, an increase of 6.3% on last year’s April total. The ITV only figure, at £145.949 million was up 3.9%, whilst C4’s total, £44 million, was an increase of 15.1% on last year. The ITV/C4 ratio was 77:23, a slight decrease for… Continue reading TV Revenue – April
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
According to a report in The Sunday Times, Sunday Business founder Tom Rubython is being sued over unpaid bills.ARC International Advertising, who at one stage was the paper’s ad agency, is apparently issuing a writ against Rubython for £75,000 after he allegedly wrote a bouncing cheque. At the same time Albert Zlotnick, an American investor… Continue reading Sunday Business Sued Over Unpaid Bills
Exchange & Mart will be launching its own Internet site on 3 June to create the biggest classified motoring web address in the UK. The site is the result of a collaboration between Link House Publications, publishers of Exchange & Mart, and sister company United Provincial Newspapers (UPN).Initially the service will carry over 50,000 vehicles… Continue reading Exchange & Mart Launches Net Site
