GMTV’s anchor-woman, Fiona Armstrong, resigned from the breakfast channel yesterday and is being replaced by former TV-am presenter, Lorraine Kelly. Viewing figures for the channel are rising gradually following the recent slump.
Backers of Meridian Television, the MAI Group, have revealed that the new licence holder is surpassing original advertising revenue forecasts, as well as having saved £20m on launch costs following deals with TVS Entertainment. MAI has recorded an interim profit of £34m but emphasises that it is too early to predict what difference Meridian’s performance… Continue reading Meridian – So Far So Good
Sky is in discussion with the Premier League about plans to move its final fixtures to Sunday May 9, in order to satisfy satellite viewers.
Sky is in discussion with the Premier League about plans to move its final fixtures to Sunday May 9, in order to satisfy satellite viewers.
Bartle Bogle Hegarty was presented with the ITV Award for Best Commercial of The Year last night at the Golden Arrows Awards, for its Levi Strauss advertisement “The Swimmer”.Other agencies awarded include BMP for the Barclaycard campaign starring Rowan Atkinson, GGT for Red Rock Cider and Young & Rubicam’s Fosters advertisements.
Anglia Television announced yesterday that it is to take a stake in Home Box Office, the programme division of Time Warner. The agreement will result in the creation of three partnerships which will aid Anglia in funding drama and entertainment projects. Chairman of the East of England franchise holder, Sir Peter Gibbings, is denying that… Continue reading Anglia Forms Partnership With HBO
Saturday saw The Times replace its Review section with The Times Magazine, described by the paper itself as having a “strikingly original design and format.”Readers expecting a glossy supplement similar in style to the Sunday Times Magazine would have been disappointed. Like the review section it has replaced it is stapled newsprint, slightly smaller than… Continue reading Times Magazine Launch
Abbott Mead Vickers has just released details of its full year profits to 31 December 1992, with the pre-tax result falling from last year’s £5.02m to £4.72m. Turnover rose to £167.8m and earnings per share fell to 18.71p from 22.09p. Final dividends stood at 6.3p leaving the figure for the year at 9.3p.
Managing director of Tyne Tees Television, Ian Ritchie is to leave the company this week following allegations that Yorkshire TV is considering closing down all Tyne Tees operations. Ritchie will be replaced by John Calvert who is currently group director of personnel with the company.
..Tindle Newspapers announces the buyout of the Recorder Group of free newspapers….. Keith Barwell’s Herald & Post Group buys two more TFN titles, the Bedford and the Milton Keynes Herald & Post….. The Rugby & Leamington Evening Telegraphs to reveal revamped editions including four extra pages of news….. Chief executive of the newspapers division of… Continue reading Regional Snippets..
