A new monthly music, sport and film title which is being described by its publisher as a British version of Rolling Stone is to be launched next month by European Business Communications, and will be their first publication.Ikon is scheduled to launch on 27th July, with an initial print run of 150,000 and a special… Continue reading New Consumer Title
CableTel is considering floating on the London Stock Exchange this year. Mr Barclay Knapp, president of the Nasdaq quoted company, said a London listing was “under active consideration” after the flotation of the company in the US.CableTel, with cable interests in Glasgow, West Yorkshire, Guildford and Cardiff recently raised $315m (£201m) before expenses, through two… Continue reading CableTel Considering UK Flotation
Total television viewing for the week ending 7th May has fallen sharply on the same week last year, down by 12.7%. and down 15% on last week’s figures. The combined viewing figures for ITV and Channel 4 have also fallen, down 16.4% on last year’s figure. ITV on its own has fallen the most, down… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 07/05/95
QualitiesAmong the quality titles, the Times fared best in April, in terms of its monthly ABC, up 31.7% year on year to 630,270; its 6-monthly figure was up 35% to 621,539. The Independent recorded the next highest increase year on year among the quality dailies, with its best monthly figure since February 1994, up 7.4%… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – April
ITV companies are not spending the amounts of money which they promised to on programming, when they bid for their licences according to Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade.Mr Grade has written to Mr Leslie Hill, Chairman of the ITV council, complaining of a “black hole” in ITV spending plans at a time when the… Continue reading Grade And IPA Attack ITV Spending
15 May was the deadline for the local delivery franchise for Carlisle. There was only one application, Cumbria Cable and and Telecoms limited. The backers are the principles of US Cable Corporation and its affiliates, McNicholas Construction (Holdings) Ltd and Morgan Cable Limited. The application proposes to offer service by the end of 1999 to… Continue reading Application Received For Carlisle Local Franchise
Almost half a million new telephone lines have been installed by UK cable operators over the last year, according to the ITC’s latest statistics. The number of exchange lines to be served by broadband cable companies increased from 376,795 to 872,573 during the twelve months to 1 April.
CIA Sensor survey has revealed that more than eight out of ten people (81%), believe that spirits such as whisky and gin should be allowed to advertise on television. The fortnightly survey conducted by CIA MediaLab examines attitudes towards media and advertising. The latest findings come as spirits advertisers look to advertise on television for… Continue reading Advertising Spirits On TV
Pearson has announced it is to sell its 14.8% stake in Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television to MAI, for £41.3m; MAI, which controls 61% of Meridian, last year bought Anglia TV for £290m.Pearson Television chief Greg Dyke said, “We’ve decided a 14% stake in a regional broadcaster is no longer of any strategic interest to us”.… Continue reading Pearson Sells Yorkshire Tyne Tees
Research conducted by GfK Marketing Services shows that for the first three months of 1995 the installed base of satellite receivers in Great Britain has now passed 3 million.Growth for the first quarter of 1995 was 96,000 and the total installed at the end of March was 3,027,000. This increase is slightly down on the… Continue reading 3 Million Receivers Of Satellite In UK
