Express Newspapers and Mirror Group are set to become partners in UK News, the news service for evening newspapers launched two years ago by Northcliffe Newspapers and Westminster Press, after they discontinued subscriptions to PA. Both groups will use UK News instead of the Press Association.Over the next few months UK News plans to expand… Continue reading Express & Mirror Leave PA
Interest for the World Athletics Championship shown between 5th August and 13th August has been very low, with only Linford Christie’s unsuccessful defence of his 100 metres title watched by more than 6m viewers. Even the BBC1 highlights of the day’s main events failed to attract more than 5.8 million.Saturday 5th AugustEvents shown on BBC1… Continue reading World Athletic Championships Round Up
The Disney Channel UK is to launch on 1st October, broadcasting daily from 6am to 10pm on the Sky Movies Gold channel 26 (Astra 1B).The Disney Channel UK is a subscription only channel and will not carry advertising. It will be available to Sky satellite and cable dual movie subscribers throughout the UK and Ireland.The… Continue reading Disney Channel Launch
Talk Radio has announced further changes to programming. Following the acquisition of Simon Bates last week, Talk Radio is to revamp the Drivetime slot bringing in Scott Chisolm, who currently presents UK Today between 1000 and 1300 and co host Lowri Turner, ITV and BBC television presenter.According to Talk Radio, Drivetime will be an “upbeat,… Continue reading Talk Radio Programme Changes
Kevin Costner’s Waterworld made an attempt to claw back some of it’s budget with a respectable, but not blockbusting, £1.64 million first weekend. Die Hard: With a Vengeance, opening a week later, took £1.90 million over a four day weekend, including Thursday previews. The biggest film of the year so far, Batman Forever, opened with… Continue reading Waterworld And Die Hard: Opening Weekends
WPP have announced interim results for the six months ended 30 June 1995. According to WPP revenues rose by 7.1% to £739.4 million from £690.5 million.Results show:* Pre-tax profit up 34% to £48.5 million from £36.2 million in 1994.* Net new business billings of over £637 million ($1,012 million)* Interim ordinary dividend up 16% to… Continue reading WPP Interim Results
July’s combined ITV/C4 revenue figure, based on agency estimates, came in at £148.17 million, up 4.2% year on year. The ITV/C4 split was £114.98m and £33.19m respectively; this is a 78:22 split, as was the case last month.Among the contractors LWT suffered the worst, down 1.52% points on last July to a 10.84% share. Carlton… Continue reading TV Revenue – July
Live viewing figures for Sky Sports’ coverage of the first Premiership match of the season between Arsenal and Middlesbrough last Sunday, have shown that it was watched by 1,061,360 viewers for the average duration of the match and achieved a TVR rating of 8.2. For the peak quarter hour this figure rose to 1,205,838 and… Continue reading Sky Sports Overnights
In a deal with Microsoft, The Times newspaper will be free tomorrow (August 24th).As part of the Windows ’95 launch, Microsoft has funded the promotion and doubled the Times’ print run for one day only. Tomorrow’s Times will also include a supplement to mark the launch of the Windows ’95 software. The supplement will also… Continue reading Times Give Away In Microsoft Deal
IPC Magazines has announced that it has purchased the title The Horse Exchange Magazine from Hurst Publishing.Horse Exchange will be merged with IPC Equestrian Group’s existing title Which Horse with effect from August 24th, 1995. The new merged title will be called Horse Exchange.IPC: 0171 261 5880.
