Shares in Border Television leapt 28% after Scottish Radio announced on Friday that it is considering a bid for the group (see Border Stock Soars On Scottish Radio Rumours). Border, which owns the ITV franchise for the North-West as well as a number of Century radio stations, saw prices rise 227˝p to £10.50. Scottish Radio… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly industry focus, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Thursday Trinity Mirror releases its year-end financial results. Headline pre-tax profits are expected to come in at around £75 million and news of the bidding for the group’s Belfast Telegraph newspaper is also anticipated (see Final Three Suitors Line Up For Belfast Telegraph).Regional… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The current sponsorship regulations which apply to the UK radio industry are set to be relaxed by the Radio Authority. The radio watchdog has proposed a number of revisions to the existing Advertising and Sponsorship Code and is now seeking the views of interested parties with regard to the changes.As part of the revisions, the… Continue reading Radio Authority Plans To Relax Sponsorship Regulations
It is understood that Channel 5 has written to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) asking for permission to reschedule its 6:00pm news programme to make way for Home & Away. The station recently acquired the rights to the Australian soap from ITV, which currently screens the series daily at 5:05pm, although C5 will still not… Continue reading Channel 5 May Seek To Move News For Home & Away
It will be the organisers and owners of key sporting events who decide how sport is broadcast on UK television in the coming years, according to key figures in the media industry. As multi-channel and pay-per-view (PPV) television continue to grow, the options for sports broadcasting rights owners to sell their events are increasing, as… Continue reading Rights Owners Will Decide Future Of Free-To-Air Sport
There was speculation this afternoon that Scottish Radio Holdings is about to make a bid for Border Television. A statement was issued to the Stock Exchange on behalf of the group after shares in Border climbed £2.65.Noting the recent increase in the share price of Border, Scottish Radio said that it is “considering the basis… Continue reading Border Stock Soars On Scottish Radio Rumours
Channel 4 unveiled its schedule for spring and summer this week, with highlights including an English version of Dutch TV phenomenon Big Brother and two new dramas from very different eras – Anna Karenina and Lock, Stock….Last year Big Brother launched in Holland as a fully interactive TV experience. Ten strangers are cut off from… Continue reading Channel 4 Brings Big Brother To The UK
Shares in Ulster TV rose as a slump in the group’s profits was offset by the acquisition of Northern Ireland’s leading internet company (see Ulster TV Acquires DNA As Pre-tax Profit Slumps). Prices were up 25p to £2.30.Saatchi and Saatchi saw its shares tumble however after year-end results showed a dip in revenue for the… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Guardian Media Group and BSkyB have been holding talks with a view to taking stakes in an arts pay-TV channel. Artsworld will be fronted by Sir Jeremy Issacs and will feature a range of arts programming.It is believed that Sky has taken a 20% stake in the channel and agreed its carriage on SkyDigital.… Continue reading Guardian And Sky Plan Stakes In Art Channel
Attic Futura is to launch a web portal for teenage girls. Drawing on the strength of its teen titles – which include Sugar and B – the group is to invest £10 million in the project, due to launch later this year. The teen sector as a whole was struggling in the latest ABC audit… Continue reading Newsline Brief
