The Radio Authority has advertised for a new regional ILR licence to cover the Yorkshire area. This is the largest local radio licence outside London which the Authority plans to advertise during the current ILR development phase; it will cover at least 3m adults in an area which includes the cities of Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield… Continue reading New Yorkshire Regional Radio Licence Advertised
Future Publishing is set to launch a new comedy magazine early next year despite the failure of previous titles in this market.Comedy Review, a monthly title, will be launched on February 8th with a cover price of £3.00. It will have an initial print run of approximately 40,000 and will be aimed mainly at 16-35… Continue reading New Comedy Title For Future
The Radio Advertising Bureau is predicting a healthy last quarter for 1995 in terms of revenue, forecasting a 15% increase year on year. Whilst television spending is predicted to be down, radio increases throughout the year have averaged over 20%. Forward bookings for 1996 are also looking healthy, with new interest in the medium coming… Continue reading Radio Industry Optimistic For Revenue Forecasts
For the first time, telephone lines installed by cable operators have exceeded the number of cable television connections. Cable telephony, already the fastest growing part of the cable business has 1.216m lines compared with 1.159 million cable television subscribers, according to the latest ITC quarterly statistics.In percentage terms, cable telephone lines show a 113% increase… Continue reading Cable Phone Beats Cable TV
Granada television will be releasing a special one-hour Coronation Street video on December 9th. The video will directly tie-in to events happening in the previous day’s Coronation Street. Filmed aboard the QE2, the video features cast regulars Rita, Mavis, Curly and Raquel as they leave behind a wet and windy Weatherfield for a sunshine cruise… Continue reading Granada Releases Corrie Video
The OFT, following complaints from some cable operators, is to conduct a review of BSkyB’s position in the pay TV market. The review will be confined to issues relating to the supply of programming and related services at the wholesale level in the UK, and is expected to take six months.The main area of contention… Continue reading OFT To Probe BSkyB Deals
Channel Four today confirmed that it has signed a three year contract with the Big Breakfast presenter Gaby Roslin. This deal follows months of speculation after the announcement that Gaby will be leaving the Big Breakfast in mid-January.She will be working exclusively for Channel 4 for at least 40 weeks a year on several projects… Continue reading Gaby Roslin In New Deal With Channel 4
Today saw the unveiling of the Channel Four Christmas schedule and the highlights include the television premiere of the stage show Riverdance, coverage of Michael Jackson’s December concert and Ken Russell’s musical homage to Treasure Island.Following on from the last two themed Christmas seasons, this year’s theme is a Beastly Christmas which includes documentaries on… Continue reading Channel 4 Christmas Schedule
The Electronic Telegraph is to relaunch Fantasy League Online on the Internet tomorrow. The Fantasy League was first launched in September but was suspended in October due to technical problems.Fantasy League Online, which is sponsored by Littlewoods Pools, is accessed via the ET’s Sport section. The game costs £10 to play and runs until May… Continue reading Electronic Telegraph Relaunches Fantasy League Online
It is reported that BBC1’s flagship weekday morning programme Good Morning with Anne and Nick is to be axed after it ends its run in May. The show has been in a ratings battle with ITV’s This Morning; Anne and Nick has been attracting only 900,000 viewers at its peak compared to 1.9 million for… Continue reading Anne And Nick Faces Axe While Richard And Judy Move To London
