ITV is expected to narrowly miss its self-imposed peaktime audience share target of 39% for 1999, despite putting in a strong performance in the latter half of the year. With only one week of consolidated viewing data to be produced by BARB, ITV is on target to take an average peaktime share of viewing, across… Continue reading ITV Peaktime Share Expected To Narrowly Miss Target
Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue for November 1999 (including GMTV) came in at £274.9 million, according to agency estimates. Of this, the ITV Network took £191.9 million, up 10.2% on November 1998; Channel 4’s revenue was up 5.4% at £57.8 million and Channel 5 took £16.9 million, a year on year rise of 15.1%.Revenue for… Continue reading TV Round-Up – November 1999
Open access to cable networks could be enforced if the planned merger between cable companies NTL and CWC is allowed to go ahead. As the Competition Commission began its investigation into the planned merger yesterday the issue of access was the first to be raised by a panel of media commentators invited to question the… Continue reading Cable Merger Could Lead To Open Networks
The whole FTSE index has experienced record plunges this week and media stock has been affected by the falls.Global advertising group WPP was one of the worst performers. Its prices took a tumble after a US investor ditched a large number of shares in the company. Prices fell 95p to 875p, a fall of almost… Continue reading Sharewatch
Guardian Media Group has announced that it has sold its shareholding in breakfast time broadcaster, GMTV. The 15% stake is to be divided equally among three other shareholders in the station, Scottish Media Group (SMG), Carlton Communications and Granada; each will pay £5.6 million in cash and £500,000 in loan notes for the 5% share.As… Continue reading Guardian Media Sells Stake In GMTV
The three main shareholders in Channel 5 have confirmed today that they are to take up their shares of the stake currently owned by Warburg Pincus. The US investment bank began formal proceedings to sell its 18% stake in the channel in November (see Warburg Pincus To Sell Stake In Channel 5) and United News… Continue reading Warburg Pincus Sells Channel 5 Stake To Shareholders
Guardian Media Group confirmed today that it is lining up a bid for a regional radio station in the Yorkshire region. Under the Variety FM banner it will broadcast a mixture of music and speech.The station will begin a test broadcast in Selby on 1 February, to be ready when the licence is advertised in… Continue reading Guardian Media Group Plans Yorkshire Radio Bid
The BBC is planning to relaunch the culture and politics magazine, Listener, as an online publication. The revival is the latest in a list of plans by the BBC to develop online products and push its presence in the world of new media.The magazine, which closed nine years ago after a 62-year history, will reappear… Continue reading BBC To Relaunch Listener Online
ITV is to launch its first female film season this month with exclusive sponsorship from Elida-Faberge’s personal care range, Dove. The agreement is worth £500,000 and will comprise nine films.The first film, Sleepless In Seattle, will be broadcast on Friday 7 January, to be followed over the next eight Saturday evenings by The Pelican Brief,… Continue reading ITV’s First Female Film Season To Be Sponsored By Dove
Shares in United News & Media and Carlton Communications fell as the two groups continue to move forward in their merger plans, announced in November (see Carlton And United News & Media Set For £7.8bn Merger). United fell 7˝p to 781˝p; Carlton slipped 16p to 587p.The Guardian Media Group announced today its decision to sell… Continue reading Sharewatch
