John Fairley, former Yorkshire Television managing director has been appointed chief executive of the consortiium that put in the highest bid for Channel 5, UKTV.The UKTV consortium which was put together by CanWest, last week pledged to donate 1% of pre-tax profits if it were to win the licence. Donations would go to a charitable… Continue reading UKTV Appoints Chief Executive
June 1 saw the Radio Authority members meet and consider the Governments proposals on media ownership. The Authority welcomes the Government’s approach to, and in particular its recognition, of a continuing case for specific regulation governing media ownership. The Authority strongly supports the need to preserve diversity, while recognising the case for introducing greater flexibility… Continue reading Radio Authority Verdict On Ownership Proposals
The combined ITV/C4 revenue for April, based on agency estimates, came in at £178.685 million, up 13.2% on last year. ITV only was £140.447 million, and C4 was £38.24 million, a split of 79:21, a decrease on the last two month’s share, when C4 achieved 22%.In terms of contractor shares, YTTV and Central performed best… Continue reading Television Round-Up – April Revenue
GWR is being tipped to launch a takeover bid for East Anglian Radio (EAR) after its bid for the Chiltern Radio Network last week.The aquisition of EAR would complete GWR’s hold over independent local radio stations in middle and western England. Other aquisitions are Broadland in Norfolk, and SGR in Suffolk.The Daily Mail and General… Continue reading GWR Targets Ear
The row between cable companies and BSkyB has gathered momentum, with Leslie Hill, chairman of the ITVA, and Michael Grade, chief executive of Channel 4, have called for the Trade and Industry Secretary, Michael Heseltine to launch an investigation into BSkyB’s arrangements with Nynex and Telewest.In a letter to Mr Heseltine, Mr Grade and Mr… Continue reading ITV And C4 Call For MMC Investigation Of BSkyB
According to leaked Rajar figures for April, published in Broadcast, Radio 1’s audience has increased by 500,000 – weekly reach figures have increased from 10.5m in Q1 1995 to 11.05m for April. These figures include the first week of Chris Evan’s new breakfast show.Virgin Radio which launched it’s FM service on 10 April, has also… Continue reading Radio 1 Halts Decline
The average weekly admissions figures for April have been released; 1995’s 2.17m is down 11.5% on 1994’s 2.3m. This is the lowest April figure since 1992. Total admissions for April were 9.31m; this is however an improvement on March’s total of 7.9m. In terms of Moving Annual Averages, April’s figure brings the year so far… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Fall In April
Bartle Bogle Hegarty is to branch off its media department into a media dependent from July 1. Motive, the new dependent, has been set up as a marketing move to bring new business which having ‘in-house’ media failed to attract. BBH’s Mark Cranmer will become Motive’s managing director. The move marks the end of the… Continue reading BBH Sets Up Media Dependent
The MRG has announced that this year’s summer party will take place in the same venue as last year, Kings College, on Thursday 20th July at 7.30pm.
The US Federal Communications Commission has unanimously ruled that Rupert Murdoch’s US television empire consisting of eight stations is in the public interest.The ruling frees Murdoch to buy more networks, which he was prevented from doing during the two year course of the investigation. The ruling was expected, but an adverse decision would have caused… Continue reading Murdoch US TV Threat Lifted
