Revealing Channel 4’s winter schedule today John Willis, director of programmes, made a scathing attack on ITV and the Channel 4 funding formulas. He suggested that Marcus Plantin is fast becoming the Jacques Chirac of British television with his unpopular programme policies. Willis then criticised the formulas used to calculate the amount Channel 4 has… Continue reading Techno Nerds Astronauts And Girlies Fill C4’s Winter Schedule
The government has confirmed that it is to introduce a new Broadcasting Bill which will “extend choice and competition” in the UK media industry. The restrictions on cross-media ownership will be relaxed, and the digital television should be introduced within the next two years.The Broadcasting Bill is likely to be tabled at the end of… Continue reading Queen’s Speech – New Broadcasting Bill
Capital Radio has today announced record results. Pre-tax profit for the year to September 31 was up by 48% year on year to £26.5 million; turnover is also at a record level, up by 30% to £67.4 million. In addition, there is an exceptional profit of £13.4 million from the sale of their stake in… Continue reading Capital Radio In Record Profit Year
The Telegraph has today announced interim results for the nine months ending September, with pre-tax profits at £25.6m, a decrease of 24.5% on the same period last year. This year’s profits also include the profit from the sale of the group’s investment in Carlton Communications plc.Newspaper advertising revenue rose by 7% over the same period… Continue reading Telegraph Announces Profits Down 24.5%
Portsmouth and Sunderland Newspapers plc has announced the conditional sale of the Croydon Advertiser Group to Southnews plc for £12.95m in cash – Southnews Plc current titles include the Enfield Express Series and Hendon Independent. Advertising revenue for the Croydon Group dropped 10% according to Portsmouth & Sunderland Plc half yearly profit figures out today.… Continue reading P&S Sell London Titles
Today’s Retail Prices Index shows year on year inflation is down to 3.2% for October, compared to 3.9% for September. This is a decrease of 0.5%.
It is believed that News International’s Today newspaper will close tomorrow. The most troubled of Rupert Murdoch’s stable, Today has had a chequered history recently in terms of circulation.The new Broadcasting Bill, announced by the Government yesterday, is expected to mean that newspaper companies with less than 20% of national circulation would be able to… Continue reading Today Newspaper To Close?
According to unofficial overnight viewing figures, Channel 4’s premiere last night of Four Weddings and a Funeral attracted 11.736 million viewers, the channel’s highest audience for 10 years.11.736 million individuals tuned into the film; of these 10.812 million were adults, and 6.172 million, housewives. Channel 4’s previous high came from A Woman of Substance, which… Continue reading Four Weddings Is C4’s Top Programme Of Last 10 Years
BT is the latest big corporation to create new Internet facilities, taking space at the BarclaySquare shopping mall. BT has opened a shop which allows users to purchase any of a number of products by credit card.Users can browse through BT products, clicking on each to get more information and then can order by credit… Continue reading BT Shop Opens On Internet
According to a report in the Financial Times, United News and Media has no intention to sell the group’s national newspapers; the Daily Express, the Sunday Express and the Daily Star.United News and Media has received no formal offers of any kind for Express Newspapers, according to the article, with the only circumstance in which… Continue reading Doubts Over Express Sale
