Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which opened nationally last Friday, took £2.64m at the box office in its first 3 days. It is unclear if it has actually broken box office records. In 1989 Batman took £2.7m but this included previews.The cinema industry ended 1993 on a high note with a massive year-on-year increase in admissions in… Continue reading Dracula A Box Office Hit
The ITC is to launch a study into whether additional frequencies might be used for Channel 5 , following its decision in December not to award the licence to Thames, the only bidder.The review will look at the possibility of using frequencies previously rejected because they did not provide the national coverage which was originally… Continue reading Technical Review For Channel 5
Reed International has today confirmed that it is in discussionwith the three other principle shareholders in BSB Holdings – Pearson , Chargeurs and Granada – with a view to selling them its indirect 4% interest in BSkyB. The negotiations have arisen in connection with the re-financing of the £450m Guaranteed Loan Facility which certain of… Continue reading Reed Confirms BSB Share Sale
Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which opened nationally last Friday, took £2.64m at the box office in its first 3 days. It is unclear if it has actually broken box office records. In 1989 Batman took £2.7m but this included previews.The cinema industry ended 1993 on a high note with a massive year-on-year increase in admissions in… Continue reading Dracula A Box Office Hit
The BBC managed to secure 18 out of the top 20 sports audiences of 1992 according to BARB.The bulk of the 20 were made up of coverage of the Olympics (12), with the top position going to The Grand National with 16m viewers. ITV’s only 2 entrants were Chris Eubank fights.In total, the top 20… Continue reading BBC Wins Sports
Coverage Battle
The ITC is to launch a study into whether additional frequencies might be used for Channel 5 , following its decision in December not to award the licence to Thames, the only bidder.The review will look at the possibility of using frequencies previously rejected because they did not provide the national coverage which was originally… Continue reading Technical Review For Channel 5
The BBC managed to secure 18 out of the top 20 sports audiences of 1992 according to BARB.The bulk of the 20 were made up of coverage of the Olympics (12), with the top position going to The Grand National with 16m viewers. ITV’s only 2 entrants were Chris Eubank fights.In total, the top 20… Continue reading BBC Wins Sports
Coverage Battle
Reports in the weekend papers that the Labour peer Lord Hollick is planning to buy a large shareholding in Mirror Group Newspapers have been denied.The reports were fuelled by the recent upturn in the MGN share price. On Friday shares closed at 112p just 13p short of the group flotation price in May 1991. When… Continue reading Hollick’s Mirror Bid Denied
Sacked Daily Mirror editor Richard Stott is to become editor of News International’s Today. The post became vacant last week when Today’s current editor Martin Dunn accepted a job at the Boston Herald (Newsline 27/1).Stott was ousted from the Daily Mirror last November following the appointment of David Montgomery as chief executive. Ironically Montgomery once… Continue reading Stott To Become Editor Of Today
According to an ITC survey of broadband cable homes, cable and satellite channels have re-gained audience share previously lost to ITV, with share of viewing increasing from 35.3% in October 1991 to 38.6% in October 1992. During the same period ITV’s share fell 3.4% points to 30.5%.The most popular cable and satellite channel in 1992… Continue reading ITC Cable Audience Research
