The ITC has published the public responses it received on its draft proposals for the procedure and methodology of renewing ITV channel licences. The Commission received correspondence from 13 respondents all of which are available for inspection at the ITC Library, 33 Foley Street, London, W1P 7LB. The ITC’s regional offices are also holding copies… Continue reading Responses To ITV Licence Renewals
Monday EMAP’s interim results are released. NRS full audience breakdowns for October 96-September 97 are released.Thursday Sleaze Nation magazine launches as a paid-for title. Granada Group release full-year financial resultsAlso this week: October TV revenue is expected to be available this week and a Web Round-Up will also appear on Newsline. Website of the Week… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Mirror Group has won approval from Midland Independent Newspapers’ investors to take over the regional newspaper publisher.The deal was cleared by the Department for Trade and Industry last month (subscribers see MIN/Mirror Deal Gets Go Ahead) and approval from MIN’s shareholders was the last hurdle to be cleared in the takeover process.Mirror Group: 0171 293… Continue reading Mirror Group Takes Over MIN
Total terrestrial TV revenue for October, excluding GMTV, came in at £243.9 million according to agency estimates. Of this ITV brought in £181.3m (up 3.5% year on year), C4 brought in £51.8m (up 5.7%) and C5’s revenue was £10.7m (up from £9m in September). GMTV came in at £9.1m, down almost 7% from the previous… Continue reading TV Revenue – October
EMAP has today announced that it has acquired the Health Services Division of Macmillan Magazines for the sum of £85m. A further payment of up to £17.3m will be payable in April 1999, dependent on the performance of the business. This coincides with EMAP’s interim results, which showed a 27% increase in pre-tax profits to… Continue reading EMAP Acquires Health Titles As Profits Rise
The court case which will decide the legitimacy of the £670m four-year TV deal between the Premier League and BSkyB will be held in January 1999, it has emerged.The Restrictive Practices Court is still considering the case which will be looking at whether the deal creates “significant restrictions on competition which are against the public… Continue reading Date For Premier League Court Case Set
IPC has today announced that it has acquired Women & Golf magazine from In Focus Publishing.The monthly title was launched in 1991 and its co-founder, Jane Carter, will transfer to IPC with the magazine as editor. Ad sales for Women & Golf will be handled by the existing Golf Monthly team, under ad manager Phil… Continue reading IPC Acquires Golf Title
Average daily viewing levels continue to show a slight improvement over the same period last year, according to the Third Quarter Trends In TV report from the IPA. For Q3 average daily viewing hours stood at 3.29 compared to 3.25 the previous year.1997 Trends in Channel Share For All Individuals ITV C4 C5 Cab/Sat BBC1… Continue reading IPA Third Quarter TV Trends Report
The RAB has appointed two members of the executive team to its board. Andrew Ingram, account planning director and Justin Sampson, operations director, are now full members of the RAB Board.RAB: 0171 306 2555
This week the Simpsons recapture their place at the top of the Sky Chart, pushing the football down into second place, with the Sunday afternoon Premiership slot attracting 1.42 million viewers. The Simpsons reappear in third place, this of course being a repeated episode, as Sky capitalise on the programme’s popularity by showing an old… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 26/10/97
