In a response to the Department of National Heritage’s review of Cross Media ownership, the IPA has outlined its support for the current rules to be relaxed, with certain provisos.The IPA wants media owners to be able to compete effectively both domestically and internationally; not however to the extent of reducing the number of media… Continue reading IPA Calls For Relaxation Of Ownership Rules
Following the news yesterday that Carlton and Central are to combine their airtime sales operations, MAI is to buy the 56% share in TSMS held by Central. MAI acquired the other 44% when it acquired Anglia television last month.MAI refuses to disclose any details about future sales plans until the ITC review on sales arrangements… Continue reading MAI To Buy Out TSMS
Stella Artois Dry is to sponsor the launch of a bi-monthly fasion title, Another Magazine. Central’s crime magazine programme, Crime Stalker has signed a sponsorship deal with insurance and investment company Norwich Union. The deal will run from March until the end of 1994.
The Radio Authority is to advertise an ILR licence for Cookstown and Magherafelt, in Mid-Ulster. The licence is for an AM service. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 17 May 1994, and the results should be announced three months later.There were four applications for the re-advertised local Leicester licences;For both FM and AM licences:… Continue reading ILR Applicants/Ulster Advertised
The board of Newspaper Publishing has recommended shareholders to accept the Mirror Group Newspapers bid, after the consortium improved its takeover terms to nearly £74.7m, and a pledge of editorial independence.
69% of the population aged 7 and over are now cinemagoers, according to the latest CAVIAR survey released this week. This is an increase of 4 million people year-on-year. The proportion of people visiting the cinema at least once a month is now 14%, compared with 11% in the last survey.The top film of the… Continue reading Caviar 11 Results
The ITC has submitted a document on Media Ownership to the Department of National Heritage, in which it says that the present position on ITV ownership is unsatisfactory because it is unfair on the smaller companies. It cites the example of YTTV, who under current rules is unable to merge with any larger companies, yet… Continue reading ITC Calls For Further Relaxation Of Rules
A consortium of UK cable operators, CPP”1″ has won the broadcasting rights to the 1996 World Cricket Cup from the worldwide rights owner, WorldTel Inc.The companies involved in the consortium are Comcast, Nynex, Southwestern Bell Tele-Communications Inc. and US West. CPP owns Wire TV, a UK sports and lifestyle cable channel.The 1996 Cricket World Cup… Continue reading Cable Companies Snatch Cricket World Cup
