Agency estimates put the combined ITV/C4 revenue for June at £184.2m, which is down 3% year on year, while Channel 5 brought in £9.7m which is an unwelcome fall from May’s figure of £11m. ITV’s revenue was put at £140.2m, down 4.8%, while C4’s was £44m, up 3.1%. The revenue ratio between ITV/C4 was 76:24.… Continue reading TV Revenue – June
BSkyB is reported to have paid a hefty figure to renew its contract of the Premier League.Analysts are predicting that Sky Sports will lose around £4.5 million next year as a result of this deal. Although football does drive subscription, so the investment may only be a temporary loss-maker.
Chris Smith, the minister for culture, media and sport, has vetoed the ITC’s recommendation that the chairman of Channel 4, Sir Michael Bishop, should have his contract extended by a further 12 months. The Government is insisting that he steps down from the post when his contract expires at the end of the year, this… Continue reading Channel 4 Chairman Gets The Chop
A leaked report for the ITV companies recommends that the ITV Network adopts a single Channel 3 brand at peak viewing times. The report, carried out by management consultants Bain & Co, argues that such a move is necessary in the face of increasing competition from the BBC, Sky and Channel 4.Opponents of the plan… Continue reading ITV Urged To Consolidate
The Newspaper Society’s 1996 display and classified advertisement awards, to be announced and presented at the Advertising Conference in Blackpool in September, will be sponsored by the national representation agency Clacksons.David Kerr, chairman of Clacksons said: “We are hopeful that this year is just the beginning of a long-term commitment of sponsoring excellence in the… Continue reading Clacksons To Sponsor Awards
The sales teams for Emap Metro’s Big and Smash Hits are reported to be moving over to Emap Elan’s young women’s glossies group. Editorial for the titles will remain under Emap Metro.The change is intended to allow the two sales teams to pool their resources and contacts and to provide a single point of contact… Continue reading Emap Restructures Its Sales Teams
Barker & Ralston will be merging with management consultancy firm PDP International to create a new company called Mountain View with a combined annual fee income of over £4 million.The main shareholders in the venture will be David Barker and Derek Ralston as well as Thomas Bayne, PDP’s chief executive. The move is a welcome… Continue reading Barker & Ralston Go For Mountain View
The Direct Marketing Association has launched a new Code of Practice which member companies will be expected to comply with by October.The new Code comes at a time when complaints relating to direct marketing are at an all time low. The percentage of complaints made to the Data Protection Registrar have fallen from 49% in… Continue reading New Direct Marketing Code
Football Monthly will be relaunched on 1 August after seven months of being off the newsstands. According to Press Gazette the 46-year-old title has been bought by Chelsea Communications, the media arm of Chelsea Village which also owns Chelsea Football Club.The title will aim to cater for a niche readership in the football magazine market… Continue reading Football Monthly Returns
The Independent Television Commission has awarded the Channel 5 teletext licence to Sky Five Text, which is jointly owned by BSkyB and Channel 5 Broadcasting. It is expected that the service will begin broadcasting within the next year though the actual licence will be granted by the ITC in the next twelve weeks.The licence was… Continue reading Sky Wins C5 Text Licence
