The row over terrestrial v pay channel coverage of sporting events continues to heighten. The latest furore concerns rumours that Murdoch is considering introducing pay-per-view television for the World Boxing Council title fight on March 16. Viewers to BSkyB may have to pay up to £20 to see Frank Bruno fight Mike Tyson.Frank Bruno’s world… Continue reading Sporting Coverage Row Continues
The first July to December Consumer ABC has been released. Mixmag has recorded a total circulation of 72,364; this represents a massive 65% increase on its July to December 1994 figure, an actual change of over 28,000 copies.Emap is likely to be the first big group to release its ABCs; these are expected to be… Continue reading First Jul-Dec ABC Released
This morning Mr Sumption, QC for ITC, said that if the court found in favour of the Virgin challenge, C5B should still win the licence because only it had both high quality programes and the highest bid.This afternoon however Mr Scrivener, QC for Virgin TV, said that the court should go no further than quashing… Continue reading Latest In Challenge To Channel 5 Award
ITV has appointed Sam Carter as its new Marketing Manager. She begins work at the ITV Network Centre on 26 February. Her brief will be to co-ordinate and help drive forward the ITV Marketing Group’s activities in promoting the ITV brand more vigorously. Her appointment coincides with the Group’s recent appointment of M&C Saatchi to… Continue reading ITV Appoints New Marketing Manager
Rumours are still abounding that GWR and ITN are in talks with Reuters about the possible purchase of London News Radio; the management-led buyout team collapsed recently. Reuters refuse to comment on the rumours. ITN is believed to be interested in protecting its Independent Radio News franchise, and GWR is interested in radio expansion generally.…… Continue reading London News Radio Rumours Persist
According to new figures released by the Cable Communications Association, 1996 will see record levels of cable construction, with another 2.7m homes to be built past, bringing the total to around 9 million homes by the end of the year, or 45% of all homes in the UK.The cable industry is set to invest £6… Continue reading 45% Of UK To Be Cabled By End Of 1996
Combined ITV/C4 revenue for December, based on agency estimates, came in at £155.94m, a decrease on last December’s total of 0.6%. The ITV only figure was £119.22m, a decrease of 3.7%; Channel 4 however, at £36.7m was up by 11.3% on last year. The ITV:C4 ratio for December was good news for Channel 4, at… Continue reading Television Revenue – December
The ITC/Channel 5 hearing continues today; New Century Television, the BSkyB backed consortium this morning alleged that the ITC’s call to C5B to clarify its funding was as good as an invitation to alter their plan. Also, claimed Patrick Neil, New Century’s QC, when C5B added the £100m extra, they “assumed” support from their shareholders… Continue reading New Century And UKTV Put Case Against ITC
The top television programme for boys aged 6-11 is Rick Mayall and Adrian Edmondson’s Bottom, a past the 9pm watershed comedy; this is according to new research from MBS Media.Among boys and girls Neighbours is the overall favourite TV programme, followed by Eastenders, Home and Away and The Bill; Bottom is in fifth place. For… Continue reading Boys Like Bottom – New Research
In the High Court this afternoon the QC for the ITC rounded on the criticisms of the ITC’s award of the Channel 5 license.He matched each point with an argument to refute it. The ITC was accused of accepting an increase of £100 million in C5B’s funding plan: the argument against this was that the… Continue reading Latest In High Court Channel 5 Challenge
