A number of institutional investors will be ‘positively abstaining’ from the vote to approve a controversial plan by Conrad Black to sell an 11% stake in loss-making Canadian publisher Southam to the Telegraph. A number of institutions see this latest move as confirmation of their concerns over Black’s stewardship of the newspaper group. As a… Continue reading Telegraph Shareholders Protest Vote
Following warnings from the ITC regarding regional programming (Newsline 22/3), and Ann Clwyd’s accusation that YTTTV plans to run down the north east as a broadcasting region Tyne Tees has announced a £1.5m investment plan to expand its news coverage. News will become more localised, with specific programmes for both the north and south parts… Continue reading Tyne Tees Expands News Service
24% of viewers believe BBC1 is biased towards the Conservative party, compared to just 13% fifteen years ago according to a recent ITC survey. A further 14% believed the same bias is true of BBC2.
A number of institutional investors will be ‘positively abstaining’ from the vote to approve a controversial plan by Conrad Black to sell an 11% stake in loss-making Canadian publisher Southam to the Telegraph. A number of institutions see this latest move as confirmation of their concerns over Black’s stewardship of the newspaper group. As a… Continue reading Telegraph Shareholders Protest Vote
Broadband cable subscribers increased to over 440,000 at the end of 1992, with the take up rate rising to 22.5%. Latest JICCAR data shows that the net increase in subscribers as a proportion of the new homes passed rose in 1992 to 28%, compared with 23.3% in 1991 and 22.8% in 1990.Compared to January 1992… Continue reading First Quarter 1993 – Jiccar Data
The latest addition to the women’s magazine market, Wellbeing, launches this week with a print run of 500,000.The quarterly title, a joint venture between HHL and the National Pharmaceutical Association, focuses on healthcare and is targeting ABC1 women aged 25-44. It will not be available on newsstands but will be sold in all pharmacies which… Continue reading Wellbeing First Issue Report
BBC director-general,John Birt intends to meet all 23,000 of his staff in one day sessions to discuss the future of the BBC. Public responses to the Government Green Paper on the subject close at the end of this month.
Television South West the broadcasting contractor, has announced pre-tax profits of £9.17m (£1.95m) for the year ending December 1992. Turnover fell to £40.37 (£59.47m) and earnings per share rose to 28.4p from 5p.
The latest addition to the women’s magazine market, Wellbeing, launches this week with a print run of 500,000.The quarterly title, a joint venture between HHL and the National Pharmaceutical Association, focuses on healthcare and is targeting ABC1 women aged 25-44. It will not be available on newsstands but will be sold in all pharmacies which… Continue reading Wellbeing First Issue Report
Broadband cable subscribers increased to over 440,000 at the end of 1992, with the take up rate rising to 22.5%. Latest JICCAR data shows that the net increase in subscribers as a proportion of the new homes passed rose in 1992 to 28%, compared with 23.3% in 1991 and 22.8% in 1990.Compared to January 1992… Continue reading First Quarter 1993 – Jiccar Data
