OKTV, a new interactive television service on cable, was successfully launched in Scotland last Saturday. The station believes itself to be the first of its kind in the UK. A spokesperson from the channel said: “OKTV carries soaps, quiz shows, Oprah Winfrey style programmes, etc. It is similar to Channel 4 and ITV.” OKTV also… Continue reading Successful Launch For OKTV
LWT has signed a deal with MTV Europe to screen highlights of the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards. The awards will be broadcast live on MTV at 20.00 to 22.00 CET on Thursday November 14 and the edited highlights will be shown on LWT at 23.00 GMT on Saturday November 16.The event takes place at… Continue reading LWT Signs Agreement With MTV
Granada has denied any interests in a possible take over of Manchester United Football Club. A spokesperson told Newsline that “certain articles in today’s press are just speculation.”Last month a similar move by Michael Grade, head of Channel 4, was turned down by the club *(ITV Abandons Euro Rugby Cup). Links with the club were… Continue reading Granada Denies Man United Link
Over fifteen million people tuned into London’s Burning on 29th September to see firefighter John Hallam plummet to a fiery grave. An audience of 15.72 million viewers and a consolidated share of 64%, helped to make the show the second most watched programme of the week behind Monday’s edition of Coronation Street.The new series of… Continue reading 15 Million See Hallam’s Flame Extinguish
Independence Day took £25 million during August helping box offices to have their busiest month this decade. The Hollywood blockbuster achieved 4.93 million admissions during the first week of release (w/c 9/8) and broke UK box office records by grossing £6.9 million in the first 3 days.Average weekly admissions for August were 3.69 million and… Continue reading August Cinema Admissions – Independence Day Breaks All Records
The Capital Radio news and current affairs programme, The Way It Is, has been dropped. A spokesperson from the station could not comment on the reason for the decision but it is believed that its replacement, Drivetime Showtime, is Capital’s alternative way for conveying news.Drivetime Showtime, hosted by David Jensen, is a news based programme… Continue reading Capital Axes The Way It Is
Liberty Publishing is set to launch a new radio station, 963 Liberty, on the old Viva frequency. Mohammed Fayed, the owner of Liberty, bought Viva in May 1995 for £3m at a time when the station was struggling *(Fayed Buys Viva!). The station hopes to provide a “distinctive new format of speech and music” and… Continue reading Liberty Launches New Radio Station
Robert Findlay has been appointed as the new chairman of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA). Findlay, chairman of Findlay Publications, replaces Terry Mansfield.NABS, the advertising industry charity, has named Hamish Pringle as the new chairman. He will step down as chairmen of the IPA’s Advertising Effectiveness Committee at the end of the year.Guardian Newspapers has… Continue reading Appointments
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has published a new document which looks at the role Commercial Radio will have in the future. The Future of Commercial Radio looks at the part Commercial Radio will play in future markets as well as benefits for advertisers.Growth of audiences, characteristics of the radio audience and attitudes of the… Continue reading Future Of Commercial Radio Document Published
The Times is launching a new 52 page entertainment supplement this Saturday entitled The Directory. The supplement stiffens the competition between rival newspapers, such as the Independent Gets New Look Section Two , New Sections For Express And Mail and New Sections For Express And Mail which have recently been revamped. The Sun newspaper is… Continue reading New Sections For Times And Guardian
