BSkyB and Quality, Value, Convenience (QVC) are to launch a 24 hour shopping channel to cover Europe on 1st October.QVC is the largest shopping service in the US, transmitted live, all day every day, to around 44m cable homes and 3m satellite homes. BSkyB believes the new channel will ‘add a new dimension’ to their… Continue reading BSkyB/QVC Home Shopping Link-Up
Granada Television has revealed profits of £21m for the 6-months to March 27, an increase of 19% on last year. The Granada Group as a whole recorded profits of £68.1m, up by 28% on 1992.
The Saatchi & Saatchi £73m rights issue has had a 92% take-up. The money raised will be used in a variety of ways. £36.5m will go towards reducing bank debt, £19m will buy minority stakes in European advertising subsidiaries, £10.5m will be used to strengthen media buying and £7m will be used for new technology.
Thomson Directories has signed a deal to sponsor Sky News’ weather bulletins. Thomson already sponsors Channel 4’s weather bulletins.
Portsmouth and Sunderland Newspapers has reported a 50% leap in profits to £6m, for the year to the end of March. The publisher’s titles inlcude the Portsmouth News and the Sunderland Star.
ITV’s charity raising ‘Telethon’ has been scrapped following a consistent fall in moneys raised over the past few years.Amid speculation that the cut is due to a ‘tired format’, ITV told MediaTel this morning that the cut is the result of programme scheduling difficulties arising from ITV’s intended coverage of the World Cup – the… Continue reading Telethon To Be Scrapped
Shares in Anglia Television rose by 12p to 329p yesterday, amid fears that it could be the most vulnerable of the television companies should the rules on takeover bids be relaxed. By 1pm today the shares had risen another 1p.
Carlton Television’s arts magazine programme Big City has sponsored a listings guide to be bound into the London edition of the Thomson Directory. The Big City Insiders Guide covers restaurants, cinemas and theatres and carries some display advertising. The guide will appear in the 1993/4 edition of the directory to be published on June 21.
A new edition of the ITC Code of Advertising Standards Practice is published today. It remains basically unchanged with the principle difference relating to the restriction on times of transmission of advertisements for medicines, vitamins and dietary supplements. From last October advertisements falling into this category could only be transmitted after 9pm.ITC: 071 824 7743.
The London offices of the ITC will will moving to the following address from Monday 21st June:33 Foley St.LONDONWIP 7LBTel: 071 255 3000 (Office Hours) 071 306 7736 (Out/Hours)CLACKSONS MOVE OFFICESClacksons have now moved to:7 Baden PlaceCrosby RowLONDONSE1 1YWTel: 071 357 7979Fax: 071 357 0471
