Granada Group has announced a new senior management structure for the Division.Steve Morrison, Managing Director of LWT, is appointed Deputy Chief Executive of Granada’s television Division. The position is in addition to his existing divisional responsibilities for broadcasting. Steve will also replace Charles Allen as Chairman of Laser.Jules Burns, Joint Managing Director of Granada TV… Continue reading Granada TV – New Appointment
The Business Development Partnership (BDP) have published details of their 1995 Schools Survey. Initiated in 1989, this year’s research has been conducted amongst over eleven hundred 7-16 year olds from schools around the UK.The BDP have found: At the weekend, 26% of boys and 13% of girls are watching television for over 9 hours on… Continue reading BDP Schools Survey – Girls Like Soaps And Boys Prefer Comedy
Combined ITV/C4 revenue for September, according to agency estimates, came in at £180.57m, an increase of 5.2% on last year, and the next highest figure taken this year apart from May, when total revenue came in at £183.115m. ITV’s revenue was £141.44m, up 3.8% on last year; C4’s revenue was £39.13m, up 10.4% on last… Continue reading Television Revenue – September
QVC, the home-shopping channel that launched on 1st October 1993, has celebrated its second birthday with a new high in its net sales of £9.05m. This is a 106% increase on the third quarter 1994, when sales were at £4.39m. Third quarter 1995 net sales have increased by 22.63% from £7.38m in the previous quarter… Continue reading QVC Doubles Growth Two Years On
Classic FM is trying to take a slice of the lucrative recruitment advertising cake; it is carrying recruitment ads for the first time in its three year history.The campaign is on behalf of Clerical Medical, who are looking for financial planners. It was placed by recruitment consultancy Austin Knight, and runs in conjunction with ads… Continue reading Classic FM To Take On Broadsheet Revenue
Nokia Mobile Phones has signed up to sponsor NBC Super Channel’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. This is the first time Nokia Mobile Phones has placed a sponsorship deal with the Channel. The deal began on 2nd October, and will run until the end of December 1995.Running alongside the sponsorship is a competition for… Continue reading NBC Super Channel – Nokia Sponsorship
Members of the Independent Television Commission failed to come to a decision regarding the winner of the Channel 5 auction at their monthly meeting yesterday.The decision is now likely to be announced towards the end of November, after the next monthly meeting. Of the four bidders, UKTV, the highest bidder is expected to win, despite… Continue reading Channel 5 Bid Decision Not Yet Made
Following Rupert Murdoch’s announcement at the company AGM last week that they are spending millions of dollars on developing on-line services and new technologies, News International has announced that it is to acquire the Advanced Products Division (APD) of National Transcommunications Ltd (NTL).The purchase has been made through the News Corporation’s technology arm, News Technology… Continue reading N.I In Technology Purchase
Five regional newspaper publishers have written to National Heritage Secretary Virginia Bottomley, calling for a level playing field in the media ownership rules to enable regional newspaper companies to compete fairly within local markets.Chris Oakly, group chief executive of Midland Independent Newspapers, Freddy Johnston, chairman of Johnston Press, Robin Burgess, managing director of the CN… Continue reading Regional Papers ‘Give Us Freedom’ Plea
The Electronic Telegraph’s Fantasy League Online, which launched last month, has been shut down, and aims to re-open again in December. Users who have registered have been refunded the entry cost.The delay is due to software problems, but according to publisher Hugo Drayton “although our systems have been configured to cope with a high level… Continue reading Electronic Telegraph Postpones Fantasy League
