Men In Black, the new sci-fi movie, took over £7m on its opening weekend according to figures from Columbia Tristar. This is slightly more than Independence Day‘s opening takings, though the Men In Black figure includes preview screenings. The film stars Will Smith (who also took a lead role in Independence Day) and Tommy Lee… Continue reading ‘Men In Black’ Storms Box Office
Leeds United has signed a production deal with a major media company in order to launch its own Pay-Per-View channel. The club, which has been considering launching such a channel for some time (subscribers see Leeds United Score A TV Channel ), is also in discussions with General Cable and Cable & Wireless to secure… Continue reading Leeds FC Channel A Step Nearer
Telewest and NTL have said that they are in preliminary talks regarding the possibility of merging their UK cable interests. The move would result in a rival to the giant Cable & Wireless Communications which was formed last October between C&W’s Mercury Communications, Nynex, Bell Cablemedia and Videotron.It is also rumoured that United News &… Continue reading Companies Line Up For Cable Merger
Ad revenue for Commercial Radio reached £87.5m for Quarter 2 1997, which is a year on year growth of 13.3%.This growth was driven by a large jump in national revenue which increased by almost 20% year on year compared to local’s growth of 5.2%. Commercial Radio’s share of the display marketplace now stands at 4.7%.…According… Continue reading Commercial Radio Revenue Hits High For Q2
Pearson this morning announced interim financial results which show that pre-tax profits had risen 167% to £81m, while sales had increased slightly from £940m to £958m. The results were boosted by the absence of several one-off items, such as restructuring charges and non-recurring costs from Mindscape.Both Penguin books and the Financial Times put in strong… Continue reading Pearson Reports Massive Growth In Profit
The latest ITC complaint report has been published and complaints have been upheld against Lucozade NRG, the People newspaper and the Volkswagen Polo.64 viewers complained about the recent advert for Lucozade NRG, with many saying that they felt the advert set a bad example for younger viewers and objected to the violent nature of the… Continue reading ITC Complaints Bulletin
Rule changes to advertising breaks have been announced which will allow cable, satellite and digital stations to carry more teleshopping advertising. The changes will also open up the possibility of licensing for self-promotional channels and will come into effect immediately. The rules are as follows:TeleshoppingThe Television Without Frontiers (TWF) EU directive has been changed to… Continue reading ITC Rule Changes
Haymarket magazine, Planning , is to mark the 50th anniversary of the Town and Country Planning act by making its debut on the World Wide Web on Wednesday August 6 with Planning Online. The web site has been designed and is hosted by web MediaTel Interactive, the web consultancy division of MediaTel.Reflecting the weekly publication,… Continue reading Planning Magazine Goes Online
Channel 5 has announced that it has completed its line up of English clubs taking part in European competitions by adding exclusive coverage of Arsenal’s home UEFA Cup games to its current portfolio of Euro soccer action. This includes exclusive coverage of Chelsea’s home games in the European Cup Winners’ cup, Aston Villa in the… Continue reading 5 Adds More Soccer Coverage
ITV have issued a statement from Network director Marcus Plantin defending the channel’s acquisition of Formula One after the move had received criticism in the press on Friday.According to Mr Plantin the number of ABC1 Men and 16-34 Men has increased on ITV by nearly 450% year-on-year on Sunday afternoons; 300% more men are now… Continue reading Plantin Defends ITV’s F1 Coverage
