The Radio Authority is to announce its decision on the future use of the spare frequencies, between 105 and 108 FM tomorrow.The spare frequencies will become available from the beginning of 1996; the options for their use are: A fourth INR station, available to 90% of the population A further ILR service in each area… Continue reading Radio Frequency Announcement
MTV is suing an ex video jockey for running an “MTV” bulletin board on Internet, the network that links computers across the globe. It wants to stop him using the MTV name for his gossip, entertainment news and music which he broadcasts. The service is free to users, but rock bands are charged to have… Continue reading MTV Legal Battle
The ITC has awarded the local delivery licence for the West Kent area to Eurobell (West Kent) Ltd. Eurobell submitted the higher of the two cash bids received, a sum of £1,600,210.75. Eurobell proposes to start a service during 1995. This is the first local delivery franchise to be advertised and awarded by the ITC.… Continue reading ITC Awards Local Cable Licence
The Joint Industry Committee for Poster Audience Research is seeing presentations from research companies bidding to produce Oscar II. Applications have been received from NOP Posters- the incumbent, British Market Research Bureau, and a joint bid from RSL and Millward Brown.The outcome should be announced next week, with the work ready by the end of… Continue reading Outdoor To Launch Oscar 2
The winner of the consortium chosen to run the £4 billion a year national lottery will be announced on Wednesday 25 May at 10 am. Favourites are Camelot, the Cadbury Schweppes consortium, and Lotco, Rank Organisation’s in-house bid.
Hollinger, the Canadian publishing group controlled by Conrad Black, has cut its stake in The Telegraph, holding company of The Daily Telegraph, from 66.2% to 57%. Hollinger maintained however, that it was committed to retaining control of The Telegraph and had no further plans at this stage to reduce its stake further. Shares were sold… Continue reading Conrad Black Cuts Stake In Telegraph
Sky’s head of news and sport left yesterday, after two months of tension with BSkyB’s new managing director, ex-Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie. Ian Frykberg had been head of news and sport for 15 months.The dispute was over MacKenzie’s desire to take Sky news downmarket, with more human interest stories and less foreign coverage.NEW SUBSCRIPTION CARDSBSkyB… Continue reading Sky News Chief Leaves
REVENUEThe combined TV Revenue share for April, based on agency estimates, came in at £157.89m, an increase of 5.6% on last year’s April figure. The ITV share was £125.55m, with Channel 4 at £32.33m. ITV’s figure is up 2.1% on last year’s figure; Channel 4’s figure is up 22.1% on last year’s revenue. This is… Continue reading Television Round-Up – April
US West, the regional telecoms company which covers 14 midwestern US states, has increased its stake in the UK telecoms market with the purchase of Thomson Directories, for about £70m.This pitches US West into competition with BT for UK business directory services; it views the purchase as an important means of gaining access to businesses… Continue reading Multimedia Business Directories
KP Foods is to sponsor the foremost athletics meeting in Britain; the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) Championships at Sheffield on June 11-12. KP Foods is also to sponsor the match between Great Britain and the United States on July 20 at Gateshead.The agreement lasts for two years, and is worth £2 million. Three events are… Continue reading KP Foods To Sponsor Athletics
