Following wide speculation (subscribers see On Demand Plan Pay-Per-View Deal With Hollywood), the On Demand Management cable consortium is on the brink of sealing a pay-per-view movie deal with Hollywood film studio Warner Brothers. The On Demand group is representing Telewest, NTL, General Cable and Diamond Cable with Cable & Wireless Communications still teetering between… Continue reading On Demand Approach Warner Bros. Deal
A consortium of twenty-eight British on-line publishers including Condé Nast, The Guardian New Media Lab, Channel 4, and the Electronic Telegraph agreed to create a system of auditing online advertising revenue. This would represent the first accurate measure of the size of the British online advertising marketing.At last week’s meeting of the Interactive Advertising Group… Continue reading Online Publishers Form Advertising Research Group
Laser has confirmed to Newsline that the ITV sales houses, which also include TSMS and Carlton, are planning to change the way they trade airtime. The three companies have jointly agreed in principle to deal on the basis of share of broadcast rather than share of ITV.Laser: 0171 396 6000
Planet 24 is planning to launch a cable exclusive music channel in Ireland to be called Atomic TV.Atomic TV will be a 24-hour channel which will carry advertising and a large proportion of Irish-based bands and music. The Irish Government however is still considering whether it will give its support to the project as it… Continue reading Cable Channel Planned For Ireland
H Bauer Publishing have announced the launch of a new up-market home interest title called Beautiful Living. The magazine will go on sale early this November following a first edition which trialed in June.Beautiful Living will be edited by Penny Dash who was editor of Homes & Ideas at its inception. The Publishing Consultancy, which… Continue reading H Bauer Publishing Launch Beautiful Living
Capital Radio has told regulators that it will not proceed with plans to begin broadcasting in digital unless it is guaranteed better terms. As the UK’s largest independent radio company Capital is virtually guaranteed a London digital slot but there is still a slim possibility that it may not be granted a frequency. This, according… Continue reading Capital Radio Wants A Safer Digital Deal
Sir Robin Biggam, the chairman of the ITC, has stressed the Commission’s commitment to the regional dimension of ITV in a speech to key figures from the broadcasting, education and political worlds.In an apparent response to threats from digital TV and the increasing concentration of power among a few ITV companies, Sir Robin said that… Continue reading ITC Committed To Regional ITV
Manning Gottlieb Media (MGM) will transfer its £60m television billings to BMP DDB Needham at the end of this month ready for 1998 TV negotiations. Currently this operation is run with TMD Carat. The amalgamated billings of over £250m reportedly make BMP DDB Needham the UK’s third largest TV negotiation point.Manning Gottlieb Media: 0171 470… Continue reading MGM Moves TV Negotiations To BMP DDB Needham
The struggle to control the US telecoms giant MCI has deepened with a rival bid coming from GTE, another American telecoms operator, worth $28 billion.MCI is already considering rival bids from BT and WorldCom, worth $17 billion and $30 billion respectively. If the GTE move is successful it is expected that it will join BT… Continue reading New Bidder For MCI
Heartbeat holds on to its number two position, but has suffered a slight fall in its actual audience figure from last week’s 15.74 million, down to 15.29m this week. It was a similar story for the rest of the main dramas: both Casualty and London’s Burning have seen a slight fall in audience, but are… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 05/10/97
