The Entertainment Channel consortium has officially decided not to take part in the bidding for Channel 5 when it goes ahead next weekThe decision has come after two major blows were dealt to the company this week, with both TV-am and the Telegraph Group losing interest in the deal.The withdrawal of the consortium leaves only… Continue reading One Remaining Bidder For C5
Chiltern Radio has revealed it is planning to bid for the third Independent National Radio franchise.The Radio Authority is currently conducting research to decide when it will advertise the licence.Chiltern Radio: 0582 661001
With just six days to go before the bidding deadline for Channel 5, yet another potential investor is to withdraw, leaving strong doubts for the future of the new terrestrial channel.Chairman of TV-am, Bruce Gyngell, explained the decision, saying “We’ve looked at it, crunched the numbers and I have to say, I wouldn’t invest in… Continue reading TV-AM To Drop Out Of Channel 5 Bid
With applications for shares in the Telegraph newspaper group set to close on Wednesday, Conrad Black has announced that plans for the group to invest in Channel 5 are to be dropped.An interest in the new television station had previously been included, alongside the New York Daily News, as possible future investment for the company.… Continue reading Telegraph Pulls Out Of Channel 5 Deal
The Policy Studies Institute today releases its thirteenth edition of the Cultural Trends study, examining recent developments in television, radio and film.Both television and radio are nearing saturation coverage in the UK. Around 76% of the population watch television during a typical day; the corresponding figure for a typical week is almost 94%, while radio… Continue reading Cultural Trends 1992
Channel S, the Scottish-based contender for Channel 5, has dropped out of the race for the licence just two weeks before the deadline for applications.Despite careful measures taken by the ITC to ensure that all bidders are fully aware of the costs involved in starting up the Channel, Channel S has pulled out of the… Continue reading Channel 5 Bidder Drops Out
Jicreg is to introduce a new handbook by the end of the year, and may include demographic information by age, sex and class.The book will be an update of Where, and will be priced at under £150. It will be a snapshot of the database with an alphabetical list of locations and coverage in that… Continue reading Jicreg Innovations
Qualities The ABC figures for the quality newspapers for December-May’92 show only the Financial Times increasing in circulation, up by just 0.8% year-on- year to 290,667.All the other qualities experienced falls in circulation, notably the Observer, down 6.2% to 542,405, and the Independent, down 6.5% to 374,172. The Sunday Times recorded a loss of just… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – May’92
The first Radio Joint Audience Research survey will be conducted by RSL in the 4th quarter of 1992, with the results being published in January 1993.RAJAR will use the self-completion diary method that is currently used for the JICRAR surveys. RSL is conducting a pilot survey to test the effect of having a diary completed… Continue reading RAJAR Survey Details
April’s revenue came in at £140m, according to agency estimates, a rise of 2.2% on April 1991.Estimates of contractror shares again varied widely, with very little points of agreement.The middle ground between estimates showed Central turned in a very good performance, up 1.05 percentage points to 15.17%.London was up 0.10 percentage points to 28.02%, with… Continue reading TV Round-Up – April
