The On Demand Management (ODM) cable consortium finally confirmed yesterday that it has signed a pay-per-view movie deal with Warner Brothers International Television. The ODM consortium presently comprises Telewest, NTL, General Cable and Diamond Cable and is set to launch the UK’s first cable operated pay-per-view service. The Warner deal gives them the non-exclusive rights… Continue reading On Demand Confirm Warner Deal
Advertising Association figures released by the RAB this week show that commercial radio has hit another record share level, accounting for 4.8% of display advertising in the year to June 1997.During this period commercial radio increased its ad revenue by 12% to £329m, which is more than one and a half times the overall display… Continue reading Radio Revenue Continues To Grow
Newcastle United Football Club confirmed to Newsline that it is currently in discussions with a number of broadcasters with a view to setting up its own club-dedicated channel. Although the club would not confirm any specific plans or companies it is believed that BSkyB and Granada have made a joint offer.Manchester United recently begun a… Continue reading Newcastle United Plan Own TV Channel
September cinema admissions showed the largest year on year growth for over three years, with an increase of just under 50% to put average weekly admissions at 2.76 million and total admissions at 11.811 million. The previous largest growth was in March 1994 when there was a 72% year on year increase.Subscribers can access the… Continue reading Massive Growth In September Admissions
The ITC has decided that the takeover of HTV by United News & Media is not expected to operate against the public interest. The Commission received only four responses from the public regarding the takeover and no significant new issues were raised.ITC: 0171 255 3000
NTL, the UK’s sixth largest cable company, has reported a 70% increase in its total number of customers to 286,600. Penetration for cable and telephone services increased from 31% to 36% while churn remained static at 10%.NTL: 01252 402000
The Radio Authority is to advertise two national digital radio multiplexes next spring with bids beginning in June. It is believed that EMAP Radio, Capital Radio and DMG Radio may form a consortium to bid for one of these digital multiplexes. This would increase their chances of gaining a national broadcast.The three national commercial stations,… Continue reading Radio Consortium May Bid For National Digital Service
Emap On Air, Capital Advertising, GWR Group and Scottish and Irish Radio Sales have joined forces to launch the biggest ever network sponsorship opportunity across UK commercial radio.The £2 million initiative to sponsor the ILR network’s coverage of World Cup France ’98 brings the sales houses together for the first time since they were formed… Continue reading Radio Sales Houses Join Forces For World Cup
Newsquest hit the stock market on Thursday at 250p and immediately rose 2p as it became apparent that the shares were oversubscribed. The float, at the lower end of the forecast 250p-290p, created a cash pile of around £100m and valued the company at £500m. It is estimated that 80% of Newsquest staff bought shares… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 17/10/97
Merrill Lynch is predicting that Saatchi & Saatchi plc, after its demerger from Cordiant (subscribers see Cordiant Confirms Demerger Plans), will increase its pre-tax profits from £14.7m in 1996 to £21.7m in 1997, £30.9m in 1998 and £39.9m in 1999. Turnover for the group will remain static however for 1997 at £384m, though revenue growth… Continue reading Predictions For Demerged Cordiant Businesses
