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
The Food Advertising Unit of the Advertising Association has today welcomed a report that concludes food advertising affects only brands and not markets. The report shows that advertising can be an effective tool of competition between brands, but in mature food markets seems to have no effect on total market size.Jonathan Bullock, Head of External… Continue reading Food Advertising Affects Brands Only Not Markets
The Independent Television Commission is expected to come under attack at the High Court today, at the hearing on the Channel 5 award. Virgin TV was given leave to seek judicial review following complaints that Channnel 5 Broadcasting, the successful applicant, was allowed to change its bid after the final deadline.Virgin TV is expected to… Continue reading Virgin’s Channel 5 Challenge Heard Today
Labour yesterday announced in the Commons that it would introduce amendments to the Broadcasting Bill to ensure that eight listed sporting events,including the Olympic Games and Wimbledon should remain accessible to the largest possible audience.Under the 1990 Broadcasting Act, eight events cannot be shown exclusively on pay-as-you view channels; Labour wants the ban to include… Continue reading Sporting Amendment To Broadcasting Bill Backed
The special hour-long edition of Yorkshire television’s Emmerdale, broadcast on 02/01/96 beat BBC1’s edition of Eastenders which started half an hour later at 7.30pm. The rural soap pulled in 13.36 million viewers compared to 12.22 for Eastenders. There is no consolidated share of viewing available for Emmerdale because Central Scotland broadcasts Emmerdale at a different… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – Emmerdale Beats Eastenders Lambs Down
The Media Research Group has announced that it is to hold a series of evening meetings to re-present some of the best papers from the MRG Conference held in Barcelona in November.The first meeting, to take place on Wednesday 24 January will see Jennie Beck presenting “Sections 95”, the Weekend Section Readership Research conducted for… Continue reading MRG Evenings Relive Barcelona
Glenda Bailey, editor of UK Marie Claire since its launch in 1988 is leaving to become editor of American Marie Claire in March.Nigel Davidson, chairman of European Magazines, the joint IPC Magazines – Groupe Marie Claire publishing company said, “Glenda has done a brilliant job over the last eight years. The magazine is one of… Continue reading Marie Claire Editor Leaving
The Earl of Dalkeith has been appointed as the new Deputy Chairman of the ITC, until December 1998. He replaces Jocely Stevens, who retired at the end of his term of appointment on 10 January 1996.
Virgin Television has this morning in the High Court accused Channel 5 Broadcasting of illegally changing its bid after the final submission. All bidders had to put forward a business plan containing detailed funding plans; the ITC wrote to C5B regarding their business plan. C5B subsequently added £100m to their funding proposal after the submission… Continue reading Virgin TV Accuses C5B Of Illegal Changes To Bid
