The ITC has received an application from Diamond Cable (Lincolnshire) Limited for the Lincolnshire and South Humberside local cable delivery licence.Diamond Cable proposes to serve at least 144,000 homes by the end of 2005, an has bid the sum of £50,315.94.The next stage is for the ITC to consult with the DTI and Oftel to… Continue reading Application Received For Local Delivery
The broadcaster, Richard Baker is to present the Saturday morning programme, “Classic Countdown” and other programmes and projects on Classic FM. Mr Baker will take over the Saturday morning show in October from Paul Gambaccini.Mr Baker commenting on his new position said “I have been at the BBC for 45 years – I now look… Continue reading Richard Baker Joins Classic FM
Initiative Media have issued a forecast on the future of digital technology within television.Initiative Media state that digital technology will enhance the quality of sound and vision as well as offering the consumers more channel choice and a variety of interactive services. However, IM warn the advertising industry that the pace of take up of… Continue reading Digital Broadcasting Forecast
An ever-growing list of UK media sites on the Internet now includes the Reed regional title, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. The site launched last week and although some parts are under construction it already carries daily news and sport taken from the paper.There are plans to include ads from the paper for the classified motoring,… Continue reading Lancashire Evening Telegraph Joins Net
Sugar, the teenage magazine launched by Attic Futura last October, has released an impressive first ABC of 262,477, making it the second highest selling title in the market. Emap’s More still dominates the market, with a January to June ABC of 416,167, up by 5.7% year on year.Emap has been less succesful with Just Seventeen,… Continue reading Teenage ABCs – Sugar’s Success
News International have announced unaudited results for the year ending 30 June 1995.The company has reported an operating profit of £122.2 million for the period, an increase of 27% above the 1994 performance. According to News International both the circulation and advertising revenue showed increases in the year and overhead costs were tightly controlled. Unaudited… Continue reading News International Profits Double
A study into violence on television which was commissioned by the BBC and ITC and undertaken by the University of Sheffield, has revealed that violence on terrestrial television accounts for 0.61% of programme output time, compared with 1.1% in 1986. The study found that most violence takes place in feature films, accounting for 53% of… Continue reading BBC/ITC Research Into Violence On TV
Cumbrian Newspapers last week launched a new Sunday title, Sunday News & Star, just two weeks before independent local rival newspaper, Borders On Sunday, is to be launched.Both newspapers are being launched to coincide with the start of the new football season and the editorial emphasis on both will be firmly sport-based. Both papers are… Continue reading New Sunday Regional Newspapers
With most of the January to June ABC circulation figures now in, the men’s lifestyle titles are still one of the fastest growing sectors, with FHM achieving the highest % increase of any consumer title so far, up 50.3% year on year.Two years ago, in this category, only Sky had an ABC of over 100,000.… Continue reading Loaded Success Over GQ
SoapsThe top programme for the first six months of 1995 was unsurprisingly Coronation Street. From the week ending 15/01/95 it was watched by 19.44 million viewers. Coronation Street completely dominates the soap category, with 35 placings all ahead of Eastenders highest rated episode of 17.02 million viewers.FilmsThe top rated film of ’95 was the network… Continue reading Jan-Jun 1995 Top Programmes
