Carlton Communications Plc has moved to buy Central TV, with a bid worth £26 per share. This values Central at £758m and the bid has been recommended to Central’s share holders.The deal would create the biggest ITV firm in Britain. It is the first such bid following the Heritage Secretary’s announcement last week of the… Continue reading Carlton Bids For Central
ITV has increased its share of children’s audience in satellite homes, despite the September launch of The Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, according to David Brennan and Dawn Airey, speaking at the Programming For The Children’s Market conference in London.BARB figures show that ITV’s share of the children’s audience in Astra homes grew from 22.3% in… Continue reading ITV Children’s Share Up
Today Nielsen has published results of its survey into the Top 100 Grocery Brands in Britain for Checkout magazine.Coca Cola is the best seller, with annual sales exceeding £249m, with Ariel and Persil in the number 2 and 3 positions respectively. The top brands are worth in excess of £6.4bn; this represents an increase of… Continue reading Top British Brands 1993
The Radio Authority is to advertise the third Independent National Radio licence (INR3) tomorrow.The service, which will be broadcast on the AM wave band, is expected to cover 90% of the UK population. The INR3 must be at least 51% speech based, to fulfil the requirements of the Broadcasting Act.The Act also requires that the… Continue reading Radio Authority Advertises INR3
The first betting/gaming sponsorship of television has just been announced, following the relaxation of rules by the heritage department and the ITC in March this year.Vernons Pools is to sponsor the next series of Wish You Were Here…?, the ITV travel show. For the last two years Barclaycard has sponsored the programme. The new series… Continue reading First Betting/Gaming Sponsor
The Radio Authority is to advertise the third Independent National Radio licence (INR3) tomorrow.The service, which will be broadcast on the AM wave band, is expected to cover 90% of the UK population. The INR3 must be at least 51% speech based, to fulfil the requirements of the Broadcasting Act.The Act also requires that the… Continue reading Radio Authority Advertises INR3
The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers has submitted a booklet to the Government entitled “The Future of The BBC”, in which it appeals for mixed funding for the BBC.ISBA believes that rigid adherence to the licence fee as the only source of BBC funding would seriously limit the emergence of a stronger more competitive broadcasting… Continue reading ISBA Lobbies Govt On BBC Funding
C4 yesterday launched its TV schedule for the Christmas period – with the purpose of ‘drawing attention to the excesses of Christmas’ – New York is the venue, regarded as one of the most excessive, if vibrant, cities on earth.Contributions from NY include the alternative Queen’s speech delivered by Quentin Crisp, NY drag queen RuPaul’s… Continue reading Channel 4 Christmas Schedule
The Advertising Association has written to MPs urging them not to implement a total tobacco advertising ban. The letter aks MPs not to draft policy from “assumption and assertion” and criticises emotive calls for a ban from people who have not attempted to research the effect of advertising on tobacco consumption.The AA points out that… Continue reading AA Asks MPs To Resist Tobacco Ban
The National Magazine Company’s remaining business titles have been sold to EMAP for an undisclosed sum.The titles are transport titles; Containerisation International, Cargoware International, Containerisation International Yearbook and Containerisation Int. World Directory of Liner Shipping Agents.Terry Mansfield, managing director of National Magazines said “it is right for us to concentrate all the focus and energy… Continue reading Nat Mags Sell Transport Titles To EMAP
