Following press speculation that Flextech are interested in bidding for television production company SelecTV (Newsline 19/12/95), Flextech have issued a statement confirming that fact.“Flextech Plc has had a number of discussions with SelecTV and advisors, and it continues to monitor the position closely.” Pearson, which is expected to make a £45m bid for SelecTV looks… Continue reading Flextech Confirms Interest In SelecTV
ITV has today announced that Vauxhall is to sponsor the ITV coverage of the 1996 European Football Championships. The Euro ’96 tournament runs between 8th and 30th June and will include 31 matches, fifteen of which will exclusively be shown on ITV; BBC holds the rights to the other matches. Vauxhall is also one of… Continue reading Vauxhall To Sponsor Euro ’96
Mediaforce, the regional sales house has acquired fellow sales house Newspaper Representations, to take effect in the New Year. Mediaforce has also acquired Selling Point, the specialist magazine sales operation.The new media sales company, which will be based in Mediaforce’s Fleet Street offices, will now comprise of Mediaforce, Taskforce, News Reps and Selling Point. Russell… Continue reading Mediaforce Takes Over News Reps
The Christmas family movie Babe has gone to number 1 in the box office charts, according to unofficial figures in today’s press. For the three days December 15th to December 17th Babe took £1,361,355, comfortably ahead of his nearest rival secret agent James Bond in Goldeneye which took £981,104. Babe’s chart topping performance is all… Continue reading Babe Trots To Top Of Box Office Charts
The ITC today published its review of ITN as nominated provider of national and international news for the ITV Network. The review covers the first three years of the operation of the Channel Three licences which started in January 1993.The review concluded that ITN has provided a well-resourced, authoritative and attractive news service, meeting the… Continue reading Review Of ITN Channel 3 Performance Published By ITC
Combined ITV and C4 revenue for November, based on agency estimates, came in at £191.04 million. This represents only a small increase on last year’s November revenue, up 1.8%. November was a poor month for ITV, with its actual revenue down on last year, by 1.4% to £147.37 million. Channel 4 however, managed an increase… Continue reading Television Revenue – November
Friday’s hour-long edition of Coronation Street, in which Curly and Raquel secretly got married attracted an audience of 19.42 million.The extended episode achieved a consolidated share of viewing of 74% and a TVR of 36, this coupled with the news that the Coronation Street video has sold in excess of 750,000 copies has brought an… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary
The Independent Television Commission has issued a statement in response to the new Broadcasting Bill, welcoming all the main points.In particular, David Glencross, Chief Executive, has highlighted the ITC’s responsibilities in licensing and regulating new digital terrestrial services. He also said “The ITC is also pleased to see that the more liberal ownership provisions are… Continue reading ITC Welcomes Government Broadcasting Bill
Rupert Murdoch’s domination of television sports coverage has come under heavy fire in all quality papers today apart from his own. It has emerged that top players in rugby league’s Super League, which starts in March, will not be able to transfer without the permission of News Corporation.Murdoch’s News Corporation, which has spent £87m on… Continue reading Murdoch Sporting Domination
The NRS has announced that Roger Pratt is to become the new managing director of the NRS when Roger Beeson moves to Scotland in March next year.Roger Pratt has worked at Benton & Bowles, Kirkwoods, Newlands Knight & Round, and Alliance Advertising. He is a fellow of the IPA and a past chairman of the… Continue reading New NRS Managing Director Appointed
