Revenue Agency estimates for May 1998 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue at £250.38 million, a rise year on year for all the channels but GMTV.ITV’s total revenue was up 19% to £177.10 million, C4’s rose 16.1% to £54.00 million and C5’s once again saw the greatest relative gain – up 19.8% to £13.18 million.… Continue reading TV Round-Up – May 1998
The UK broadband cable universe reached 2˝ million homes and 5 million individuals in March 1998 according to industry and ITC research conducted by RSMB TV. This represents a 15% growth since September 1997.The growth of cable continues to exceed the rate of growth for direct to home (DTH, ie. satellite), and cable homes now… Continue reading Broadband Cable Reaches 2˝ Million Homes
Mirror Group has appointed Victor Blank as its new chairman, replacing Sir Robert Clark who retires as planned after six years at the helm.Mr Blank is deputy chairman of retail group Great Universal Stores and was previously chairman and chief executive of City firm Charterhouse.He becomes a non-executive director and chairman of the media group,… Continue reading New Chairman Appointed For Mirror Group
Flextech and UKTV have signed a carriage deal with BSkyB which will see their channels launched on Sky’s digital platform which is set to begin broadcasting in August.The agreement secures carriage for ten Flextech/UKTV channels. These will include Flextech’s wholly-owned channels, Bravo, Challenge TV, Living and Trouble.UKTV, which is a joint venture between Flextech and… Continue reading Sky Digital Will Carry Flextech And UKTV Channels
The agonising World Cup defeat of England by Argentina after a penalty shootout last night was watched by a peak audience of 26 million according unofficial overnight figures. This, according to ITV, is the highest ever number of people tuning into a television programme on any single channel. The game achieved an average audience of… Continue reading England’s Epic Defeat Gains 26m Viewers
Kelvin MacKenzie’s consortium (see MacKenzie Leaves Mirror Group To Bid For Talk Radio) has made an offer for Talk Radio which is believed to be around the £20 million mark. A bid from Talk’s management team last week (see Talk Radio Management Submits Bid) is also thought to be valued at £15-20 million.CLT-ufa has been… Continue reading CLT-ufa Receives Bids For Talk
In its first annual report, the Broadcasting Standards Commission’s (BSC) chairman, Lady Howe, has today said that there are three issues which arise from the nature of complaints and research that should be considered more closely.Firstly, the BSC is concerned about informed consent of individuals to appear in documentaries and docu-soaps. “Sometimes participants are aware… Continue reading BSC Expresses Concern On 3 Broadcasting Issues
This question is to be answered at the next MRG Evening by drawing on a study commissioned by TSMS. The research examined attentive viewing levels to 14,000 programmes by genre across all terrestrial and 10 satellite channels.The results of this study will be revealed at the meeting which is held at the Leo Burnett, 60… Continue reading How Much Attention Do Viewers Really Pay To TV Channels?
EMAP Metro will launch a spin-off addition to FHM called FHM Collections. It will focus on upmarket labels such as Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein and will be targeted at male “dedicated followers of fashion”.The title will launch on 18th September and have a print run of between 100,000 and 120,000. The cover price will… Continue reading FHM To Launch Collectors’ Item
The Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) has met with the ITC to propose a number of changes to the Commission’s masthead programming code which was unveiled in April (see ITC Extends Masthead Programming To Terrestrial).The PPA is hoping to convince the ITC to relax its restrictions surrounding the duplication of material from the magazine on the… Continue reading PPA Seeks To Clarify Magazines’ Masthead Restrictions
