At their meeting today, members of the Independent Television Commission received the Government’s decision on the frequencies which would be available to the Commission for the purpose of advertising a Channel 5 licence.One of the two frequencies originally approved for C5 will no longer be made available; this reduces the guaranteed coverage of such a… Continue reading Channel 5 More Difficult Than Predicted
Bob Phillis, deputy director general of the BBC, speaking yesterday at a Labour Party conference on the future of the media, said that the BBC is considering partnership deals with ITV companies to launch specialist satellite channels around the world. New international satellite channels are seen as a way of generating revenue for the BBC… Continue reading BBC May Cooperate With ITV To Launch Satellite Channels
Abbott Mead Vickers has agreed to buy Redwood Publishing Ltd, for an initial cash payment of £2.85m. Four additional payments will follow dependent on performance. In addition, 537,879 new AMV shares are being placed at 660p per piece to raise £3.35m. The balance will be used by Redwood as working capital. Redwood’s pre-tax profits for… Continue reading AMV To Buy Redwood Publishing
Signs that the Independent is likely to join the cost cutting price war are continuing, as the 35p trial in Birmingham which started last week is extended to the Independent on Sunday, which will drop to 90p. Nick Thompson, circulation manager said that the current price trials were very successful in increasing sales.
The Retail Prices Index for June, released today, showed inflation stable at 2.6%, for the third month running. Taking 1985 as the base rate June’s RPI was 152.9, no change at all on May’s figure.
The combined TV revenue figure for June, based on agency estimates came in at £155.57m, an increase of 8.8% on last June’s figure. The ITV share was £122.9m, with Channel 4 at £32.67m. This is a 79:21 split, an improvement for Channel 4. ITV’s revenue was up 7.3%, and C4 up 14.6% on last year.The… Continue reading TV Revenue – June
Panasonic, the sponsor of ITV’s World Cup Coveage, achieved 20% spontaneous recall among 15-34 year old men, after only two weeks of the competition. Results are from ACCESS, an omnibus survey from BMRB International, conducted among 2,000 adults during the second week of the tournament.Contact: Geoff Wicken, BMRB. 081 566 5000ATHLETICS SPONSORSaab is to become… Continue reading World Cup Sponsor Recall
Michael Moore, advertisement sales and enterprise director of Express Newspapers has resigned suddenly after 10 years with the company. Despite the sudden departure, both sides insist the move was amicable. Rory McLeod, managing director of Southern Radio, has been appointed managing director at London Radio, replacing Graham Luff who has left the company. The European… Continue reading Moore Leaves Express
The BBC’s share of radio listening will probably fall below 50% this year for the first time, Liz Forgan, managing director of BBC Radio admitted yesterday. At the Radio Academy Festival in Birmingham yesterday, Liz Forgan, in her first major speech since taking over the job 18 months ago said that the BBC losses were… Continue reading BBC Share Of Radio To Fall Below 50%
According to Willott Kingston Smith’s latest Marketing Services Monitor, media independents are way ahead of other marketing services sectors as they report the highest level of annual gross income since the survey began in September 1992. All other sectors are still running at lower levels than in September 1992.The operating profit per head being earned… Continue reading Media Buyers Lead Recovery
