Scottish Television confirmed this afternoon that it is in takeover talks with Caledonian, the publisher of The Herald and Evening News in Glasgow.Gus Macdonald, STV’s chairman, said: “Scottish Television and Caledonian Publishing are both successful companies with scope for growth in their own sectors. In discussions over recent months the managements of Scottish Television and… Continue reading STV In Takeover Talks
RevenueCombined ITV/C4 revenue for May, based on agency estimates, came in at £202.782 million, up 10.74% on last May’s total revenue. May was a better month for ITV, whose share was up this month to 78%, or £157.307 million, up by 5.83% on last year’s total. Channel 4’s share this month at 22% appears to… Continue reading TV Round-Up – May
CATV results produced significant differences to BARB’s cable and satellite data, the Cable Research Group announced this week. The survey was designed to provide an alternative measurement of non-terrestrial viewing, as BARB panels are believed to be too small to represent the number of cable subscribers.The survey was comprised of 2,061 households with a diary… Continue reading Cable Television Audience Research
Caledonian Media Communications, the Scottish cable company, has today released yearly financial results which show that its pre-tax losses have plummeted from £168,000 last year to £812,000. Most of this (£560,000) was due to the loss-making Coventry Cable which was sold in April to KPN Kabel, a Dutch telecommunications group. City analyst had forecast that… Continue reading Caledonian Media Losses Reach £812,000
TDI, the company which bought London Transport Advertising when it was privatised two years ago, has seen revenues from transport media sales increase by more than a third in its first full year of ownership. It is also predicted that 1996 sales will double the size of the 1994 business it bought from the Government.Total… Continue reading TDI Sales Rise 43%
A spokeswoman from GMTV today denied any links with Smash Hits magazine. Following rumours in today’s trade press, a representative of the breakfast programme told MediaTel that no plans have been discussed for the allocation of a slot for the popular teen magazine.It was claimed that GMTV would run the slot, beginning in September, just… Continue reading GMTV: Smash Hits Link Denied
Ticketmaster, the computerised ticketing company, is launching a new integrated media opportunity by creating exclusive packages for advertisers to sponsor the whole ticket purchasing process from start to finish. Packages will be tailor-made and can be targeted at purchasers to a single event or venue or to an event category.The elements of the ticketing process… Continue reading Ticketmaster Gets Sponsorship
Fox Publishing, together with Eurosport, have published a definitive guide for this years Olympics. The colour publication provides an fully comprehensive guide to all the sports in the games and includes coverage from experts such as former Olympic medallist, Steve Cram. The magazine also focuses on the history of the games and key figures appearing… Continue reading Sports Magazines Launched For Summer
In a bid to appeal to national advertisers throughout Europe, MTV will be increasing the amount of available national advertising windows. Following successes in the German and Italian speaking markets, three new windows will be offered, including separate services for the UK.Implemented in 1995, the system allows advertisers to target individual audiences using MTV’s digital… Continue reading More Windows For MTV
Tomorrow’s edition of SAS – The Soldiers’ Story has been deferred due to previous SAS activity in Northern Ireland. The programme, the last in a series of seven, was originally scheduled to be shown at 9.30pm (11/7/96).An ITV spokeswoman said: “Due to the current situation in Northern Ireland, it was felt that now is not… Continue reading ITV Defers SAS Programme
