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QVC Network yesterday increased the strength of its takeover bid for Paramount by securing $1bn worth of equity investment from Cox Enterprises and Advance Publications. QVC’s current bid stands at $9.6bn.

QVC Network yesterday increased the strength of its takeover bid for Paramount by securing $1bn worth of equity investment from Cox Enterprises and Advance Publications. QVC’s current bid stands at $9.6bn.

BBC World Service TV has issued a writ against News Corporation following disagreements over the expansion of global TV news. The writ follows a threat from Mr Murdoch’s lawyers that StarTV would terminate its 10 year contract with the BBC, if the BBC went ahead with its planned launch of an Arabic language TV news… Continue reading BBC Serves Writ On Murdoch

BBC World Service TV has issued a writ against News Corporation following disagreements over the expansion of global TV news. The writ follows a threat from Mr Murdoch’s lawyers that StarTV would terminate its 10 year contract with the BBC, if the BBC went ahead with its planned launch of an Arabic language TV news… Continue reading BBC Serves Writ On Murdoch

MIN, the company which recently bought 20 free weekly titles from the Thomson Regional Newspaper sell-offs, has announced that it intends to introduce 4 new free weekly titles into the Midlands market over the next 12 months, along with possible further acquisitions outside of the area. The company already publish some of the most successful… Continue reading Midland Independent Launch New Titles

Concord has reduced its forecast for outdoor rates growth in the final quarter of 1993 to 4.25%. 3 months ago a growth of 8.3% was predicted for this period. Concord has revised its estimate because of the lack of alcoholic drinks advertisers booking pre-Christmas campaigns.Rates in the 3rd quarter were better than expected with a… Continue reading Concord Poster Rates Forecast – Qtr 4

Sky TV has today announced that over 400,000 subscribers, all previously non movie subscribers, have taken up the new Multi Channel package.The majority of these new subscribers have also taken one or more of Sky’s premium channels – Sky Movies, The Movie Channel, or Sky Sports.Increased demand has meant that more than 100,000 dishes were… Continue reading M-Channel Package Increase Dish Sales

Qualities The Times has proved that price does matter for the quality newspapers with its September ABC figure up by a massive 24% (86,000). When News International announced the price cut, from 45p to 30p, The Times’ rivals were quick to suggest that price does not matter for the qualities. However, September’s circulation figures would… Continue reading NATIONAL PRESS ROUND-UP – SEPTEMBER

Marcher Coast FM and Marcher Gold will shortly be running a month long ad campaign for Satellite Decoder Systems, the company which sells unauthorised decoders for Sky TV subscription channels. It would appear that whilst it is illegal to manufacture, hire, distribute or use the pirate decoders, it is not illegal to advertise them.CALL TO… Continue reading Radio Ads For Illegal Decoders

The Chairman of the Radio Authority, Lord Chalfont, has spoken out against the BBC’s decision to launch a 24-hour news and sports network. Lord Chalfont feels that changing Radio Five narrows the range of programmes for the public and reduces programming options for the third national commercial station to be advertised by December.REGIONAL LICENCES Sole… Continue reading CHALFONT CRITICISES RADIO FIVE PLANS