ITV has withdrawn from its agreement to broadcast rugby union’s European Heineken Cup. Discussions were held over the past few weeks but an acceptable agreement could not be reached between ITV and European Rugby Cup Ltd.ITV’s decision could put the competition in doubt as Heineken need to reassess the financial structure of the tournament.…According to… Continue reading ITV Abandons Euro Rugby Cup
An article in today’s Independent has suggested that WPP is interested in a possible takeover of Aegis. FMR, the US investment group, has obtained 25.9 million shares in the last few days. Aegis shares have increased steadily over the last few months and now stand at 64.5p. WPP were unavailable for comment.CIA has also been… Continue reading WPP Linked With Aegis
Videotron, a UK cable provider, said notice was given to NBC in July stating that it would stop carrying the Superchannel from October 1. According to Videotron, research has indicated a decline in NBC’s audience in a period where potentially more appealing channels can be transmitted in its place.Videotron also confirmed that NBC has asked… Continue reading Videotron And NBC Face Court Hearing
Southern, the newspapers group which floated on the AIM last year, has unofficially been linked in a bid for the set of local newspapers put up for sale by United News & Media.A spokesperson from Southern said: “No official statement has been made but Southern has had its name linked with the titles.”United News &… Continue reading Southern Linked In Bid For UPN
The Office of Telecommunications (OFTEL ) has announced new controls on the prices charged by National Transcommunications Limited (NTL) for the broadcast transmission services to the ITV companies, Channel 4 and S4C.Don Cruickshank, managing director of OFTEL said: “In line with OFTEL’s goal of achieving the best deal for the customer, the price control will… Continue reading Price Control Imposed On NTL
According to reports from ITV’s 1997 schedule presentation for advertisers, the network is planning to spend around £800 million in a bid to make it the most popular channel.Approximately £230 million is being spent on drama with 23 new drama projects. ITV also plan to revamp its Saturday night schedule as it faces stiff competition… Continue reading ITV Ready For 1997
According to a recent survey by The Survey Shop, research on the Internet is primarily based on the World Wide Web and does not take into account its other uses such as e-mail, relay chat, newsgroups or file transfer.The survey showed that e-mail was the second most used application on the Net with newsgroups in… Continue reading E-Mail Could Become The Standard
The Radio Authority is inviting comments from the general public regarding applications for the East Midlands and Cambridge Independent Local Radio licences.According to the Broadcasting Act 1996 a company may not hold two licenses to broadcast on the same waveband unless it is in the public’s interest. Radio Trent Ltd, part of the GWR Group… Continue reading Radio Authority Seeks Public Opinion
GSkyB denied rumours that next week’s launch will not reach over 500,000 of its intended audience. According to speculation certain cable companies were refusing to broadcast the service because they wanted to reserve space for a BBC six-channel package.A spokesperson from Granada confirmed that the launch will be going ahead as planned on October 1… Continue reading GSkyB Launch Will Go Ahead As Planned
Qualities Amongst the daily broadsheets the Times and FT again performed well, while the Daily Telegraph and Independent recorded losses in circulation. Six month figures to August show that the Times increased its circulation by 7.85% to 709,374 and the FT‘s grew by 1.84% to 298,740. The Independent‘s circulation dropped 7.65% to 273,049 and the… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – August
