BARB figures out for June 1996 show cable connections growing at nearly twice the rate of dish connections up 23.1% on the previous year to 1,501,000. Growth from January 1996 to June 1996 has however slowed considerably up just 7.3%, compared to 25.3% between January and June 1995.Dish sales are up 13.9% year on year… Continue reading Cable Connections Up 23% To Over 1.5 Million
The Office of Fair Trading is to lead a new investigation into BSkyB’s £670 million deal with the Football Premier League which could be referred to the Court of Restrictive Practices. One referral is already being considered by the court regarding the deal which runs for the 1996-97 season (Newsline 06/02/96). The recent enquiry involves… Continue reading BSkyB Premiership Deal Faces New Probe
Caledonian Publishing, the Scottish newspaper publishing group, has confirmed that it will be coming to the Stock Exchange next month (see Newsline (14/06)).It hopes that the move will raise around £100m. Caledonian, which publishes The Herald and Evening Times in Glasgow, will probably use the funds to pay off debts which are believed to be… Continue reading Caledonian To Float On Stock Exchange
Rumours have again resurfaced that Granada is about to mount a takeover bid for Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television. Granada already owns 20% of the ITV company and it is believed that as soon as the Broadcasting Bill alters the rules on media ownership at the end of the month, a full takeover will take place.… Continue reading Granada To Bid For YTT
Complaints regarding advertisements for the video release of “The Unopened X-File” have been upheld by the ITC. Protests were made when episodes that had already been shown on Sky were billed as “A special edition X-File, available to buy only on video”. Another complaint stated that part of the video was scheduled to be shown… Continue reading Misleading X-File Receives Complaints
England’s encounter with Spain on Saturday generated the highest viewing figures yet in Euro’96. Average figures show that 14.7 million individuals watched the epic battle between two of the sport’s greatest countries which ended with England winning 4-2 on penalties. The enthusiasm, probably gained from the England vs Holland (14.6 million), had increases of 20%… Continue reading England vs Spain: Quarter Finals Produce Highest Figures Yet
The Mirror Group has confirmed that it is buying a controlling stake in Century Newspapers, the Irish group which publishes the News Letter (Newsline 20/06).Century has net assets of around £2.2 million and in the year to 30 June 1995 reported pre-tax profits of £0.5 million and an increasing circulation. The Mirror hopes that by… Continue reading Mirror Group Buys Century Newspapers
Radio stations Sun-City (Sunderland), 96.3 QFM (Paisley) and Radio City MF (Liverpool) have all changed contracts to NTL from their original service providers. The new licensee for East Lancashire, Asian Sound, has also chosen a 10-year NTL Total Broadcast deal.NTL, who provide broadcast transmission for the likes of ITV and Channel 4 as well as… Continue reading More Contracts for NTL
A survey has revealed that the proportion of children viewing non-terrestrial television channels has risen from 34 per cent in 1994 to 46 per cent in 1995, with children seeking opportunities to watch cable and satellite channels at a friend’s house if there is no access at home.The ChildWise Monitor Survey ’95, published by Market… Continue reading Children’s Non-Terrestrial Viewing Rising
Carlton Television has confirmed that it is planning a new satellite and cable channel which will focus on food and lifestyle.The channel, tentatively called “Carlton Food Network”, is due to launch in September and will fill Carlton Select’s daytime slot which is currently vacant from 1pm till 5pm. 70% of the programming will be original… Continue reading Carlton Plans New Cable Channel
