The ITC (071 584 7011) is expecting a total annual licence fee income from TV contractors in 1993 of around £20m, at 1991 prices, it announced today. Under the terms of the Broadcasting Act, the ITC is empowered to charge fees to cover its costs in licencing and regulating television services. To this end two… Continue reading ITC Licence Fees
Chiltern Radio looks set to buy Severn Sound and Three Counties Radio in a deal worth £1.3m. The takeover is subject to IBA and shareholder approval and would increase Chiltern’s hold on the West Country, where it already has a stake in FTP.
DMB&B and Yellowhammer’s media resource, Media Issues, is centralising most of its poster buying through Portland advertising.
Super Channel (071 418 9418) is planning the launch of three new thematic channels for sport, films and news. A film channel is imminent following the £30m purchase of MGM/UA programming . Super Channel is continuing talks with MGM for a 40% stake in the station.
The Court of Appeal yesterday granted TSW’s application to seek judicial review of the ITC’s decision, reversing a ruling in the High Court.This decision raises the likelihood of legal action by other losers.TVNI (bidder for the Northern Ireland franchise licence), TVNI, is expected today to seek judicial review of the ITC’s decision.
Paling Ellis KPR, the healthcare agency, has appointed its first media director – Sue Wrigley.
More money is to be put into Saatchi’s regional agency network with a plan approved by chief executive Robert Louis Dreyfus. The regional agencies will be called the Hall Harrison Cowley Group from January and the group managing director Nick Bacon claims the extra investment will be in staff.
Media director at BMP DDB Needham, Nigel Sharrocks, has been appointed executive media director of the Grey Group and deputy managing director of Grey Advertising from the new year. BMP have appointed Paul Taylor and Derek Morris as joint media directors in the wake of Sharrocks’departure; the former is TV buying director and the latter… Continue reading Sharrocks To Grey
Real Life Publishing (071-482 4596) is to launch a new health and fitness magazine next February called New View. The monthly title will be targeted at ABC1 18-34 year olds and will also cover beauty and fashion. New View will have a pagination of between 116 and 135, a cover price of £1.95 and an… Continue reading Real Life To Launch New View
Early estimates indicate that several Sunday papers gained sales this week following the closure of the Sunday Correspondent. The Mail on Sunday appears to have benefited most with an increase of 26,000, the Independent on Sunday gained 15,000, the Sunday Express 6,000 and the Observer 2,000. The Times and Telegraph remained unaffected. Loredana Roberts, former… Continue reading Papers Gain From Correspondent Closure
