The BBC has spent around £200m on its winter schedule, it announced this week. Highlights include a dramatisation of Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe, a new prison drama called Insiders and a time travelling police series The Crime Traveller starring Michael French from Eastenders.Christopher Lee will star in the six part Ivanhoe adaptation alongside Susan Lynch… Continue reading BBC Spends £200m On Winter Schedule
The Times continued to increase sales in November, recording a growth of 16.08% year on year. This growth far outstripped that of other titles in the sector: the Financial Times increased by 1.35% while the Guardian grew by 0.41%. The Independent‘s sales however continued to fall, dropping by 9.62%.Using year on year comparisons the Express… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – November
Raymond Russell Publishing will be launching What Fashion in March next year. The glossy monthly will be aimed at fashion-conscious women in their early twenties, cost £2.20 and have around 220 pages of features and photography spreads.…Future Publishing is rumoured to be planning a yachting title called Sailing Today for a spring launch.…The Irish Press… Continue reading Press Briefs
EMAP Elan is reported to be planning a new health and fitness magazine for the women’s market tentatively called Project Vitality.The title will initially launch as a 100-page supplement to New Woman magazine in the spring and if it is well received will then launch as a stand-alone magazine. This is a similar situation to… Continue reading EMAP Launches New Title
It is understood that Warner Bros will not now be launching its WBTV channel. The animation and family entertainment channel was due to launch in October but was delayed after a wrangle with Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB *WBTV Launch Delayed.The decision to scrap the channel however is thought to be more to do with internal arguments… Continue reading Warner Bros Channel Scrapped
The Whoopi Goldberg comedy film Sister Act has proven to be more popular with viewers second time round. When it was shown on Christmas Day of last year 8.12 million people tuned in, while this time it achieved an audience of 10.28 million.The most improved programme of the week, in terms of added viewing figures,… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – W/E 08/12/96
BT will be the first UK company to wholly fund a TV programme when it will pay an unspecified sum to associate itself with Philip Schofield’s Now We’re Talking.The one-off programme, made by Carlton, will broadcast during the Christmas period and will look at how communications can help improve people’s lives. It is part of… Continue reading BT To Fund Programme
CIA Medianetwork is now in the final stages of drawing up a settlement plan with Laser. This is believed to involve Laser dropping all legal action in return for a payment from CIA of around £1.8 million which will cover the sums which are alleged to be outstanding from 1995 and 1996.CIA has also won… Continue reading CIA Draws Up Settlement Deal
The Telegraph will meet with representatives of ABC this afternoon in a move aimed at resolving the conflict which has broken out over the latest set of ABC figures.The Telegraph’s November ABC figures were withdrawn from Friday’s release due to wrangles over its £1 per week subscription offer. News International, owner of the Times, apparently… Continue reading Telegraph To Hold Meeting With ABC
In a trading statement today Pearson confirmed that the retuning costs of Channel 5 have reached £150m, up considerably from the £50m forecast.Initial coverage of the total population at the March launch will be approximately 65%. The recent award of an additional broadcast frequency, channel 35, will then increase coverage to 80% by the end… Continue reading C5 Retune Will Cost £150m
