TVS could have to accept six years of losses if, as rumoured, it has bid £55m for its franchise, according to a report from stockbrokers Gilbert Eliot.TVS could lose £20m in 1993, in contrast to low bidders Central and STV, whose combined operating profits of £61m would account for 70% of C3’s total profits.TSW, believed… Continue reading TV Bids – The Financial Consequences
The ITC has increased the number of transmission stations which will broad- cast the Channel 5 service, effectively boosting the number of homes which will be able to receive the channel.The number of sites carrying the service has been increased from 25 to 31, which in turn will expand the station’s coverage from 71% to… Continue reading Channel 5 Coverage
The generally gloomy outlook for the national press is once again reinforced by the latest circulation and paginat- ion figures (June’91), with only a handful of titles showing a light at the end of the tunnel.Quality Dailies Sundays: The June ’91 ABCs for the quality dailies paint a less than encouraging picture, with all the… Continue reading National Press Round-Up For June
The Association of Independent Radio Companies (AIRC) and the BBC have finalised plans to conduct joint industry research for radio audiences in the UK (Newsline 9/5).A new body, RAJAR, Radio Joint Audience Research, will be set up prior to the launch of the first Independent National Radio station, FNR.RAJAR will use the self-completion diary technique… Continue reading Radio Joint Industry Research
TV COSTSITV Revenue For June Came In At 16.6% Down On 1990 At £123,209,032, reflect- ing the influence of last year’s World Cup, as well as the current economic climate. The overall picture remains depressingly gloomy.Although advertising spending has been only around 4% down for the last few months,this current fall scuppers hopes that the… Continue reading TV ROUND-UP – JUNE
With over three months to go before the ITC announces the winners of the new ITV franchises, rumour, speculation, and the attendant headaches and fears, are approaching fever pitch.After last week’s flurry of bid rumours, Thames now takes centre stage with the ‘news’ that it has been outbid by both of its rivals. CPV-TV is… Continue reading TV Franchise Bids-Speculation Continues
The spate of rumour and speculation about the size of the cash bids for the new TV licences has sparked a row over share prices.It is against Stock Exchange regulat- ions for shareholders to leak news of their cash bids. Assurances have been secured that the news has not come from the ITV companies themselves,… Continue reading TV Share Prices Row
New research from the Radio Times shows that R.Times readers are selective viewers of television, and tend to be lighter viewers. Radio Times readers expressed a preference for some soap operas, news, drama and cultural prog- rammes. TV Times/TV Quick readers like soap operas, sitcoms, emotional dramas, and comedies. No/Hrs RADIO WHAT’S TV TV Hours… Continue reading Radio Times Qualitative Research –
Today’s seminar on the new BARB contract updated users on the findings of the parallel run and the expected state of play on 5 August.Bob Hulks, who chaired the meeting, began by describing the session as “a midwife’s pre-birth statement on the state of the baby”.Hulks set out the objectives of the parallel run, pointing… Continue reading New BARB Contract – Update Presentation
First National Radio, the consortium which won the INR1 licence, is to begin a five week campaign to raise the £16m needed to launch the station.The group has estimated advertising revenue for the first year will be £5.5m, and that it will not make a profit until the third year.
