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
Telewest Communications, together with various cable operators, are launching a common set-top box for digital cable television next year. The move could be a direct assault on BSkyB which is launching its own digital service next year. Earlier this year, cable companies voiced their opinions on BSkyB’s dominance in the market *(BSkyB Escapes Monopoly Investigation)… Continue reading Cable Companies Stiffen DTV Competition
http://www.erack.com/FHM/Web sites are funny places, often when you open a Web site for the first time it’s a bit like going to one of those established chain restaurants where everything is very plastic, it takes ages for you to wade through the menu and actually find something both appealing and satisfying. Things can go either… Continue reading Website Of The Week: For Him Magazine
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
Eurosport has confirmed that it will broadcast live the European Cup Winners’ Cup match between Liverpool and Switzerland’s FC Sion. The coverage is believed to be against UEFA’s ruling but Eurosport declined to comment on the issue.For more information on next weeks European matches, subscribers can access Sports Diary.Eurosport: 0171 468 7777
Two applications were received by the ITC for the local delivery franchise for Taunton and Bridgwater. The applicants are: Convergence (Somerset) Limited, a jointly-owned subsidiary of The Convergence Group plc and Orbis Trust (Guernsey) Ltd. Convergence proposes to offer service to 71,300 homes by 2002. A cash bid of £426,027 was made. TeleWest Communications (Taunton… Continue reading Two Applicants For Taunton And Bridgwater
The Retail Prices Index for September came in at 162.6, taking 1985 as the base rate. This represents an increase of 2.1% on last year and an increase of 0.5% on August.For RPI trends subscribers can access MediaTel’s Encyclomedia section in Talking Windows.
