The ITV Network Centre has commissioned a new production of Poldark, originally shown on the BBC 20 years ago. The new 2-hour production is likely to form part of ITV’s 1995 Xmas schedule, and will take the story on ten years with the 1970 stars Robin Ellis and Angharad Rees said to be likely to… Continue reading Poldark Returns – On ITV
Sky Television is claiming the addition of a net 180,000 direct to home subscribers in the last three months of 1994, taking total direct to home subscribers to 2.82 million.
UK Living has bought the rights to show the first three years’ episodes of Brookside from Channel 4 – the programme started in 1982. From February 13th, the soap will be screened at 18.30 and 23.00 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays with an omnibus on Sundays at 19.30. Its launch will coincide with a £500,000… Continue reading UK Living Buys “Early” Brookside
Star TV, Rupert Murdoch’s satellite broadcaster in Asia, has formed a joint venture with four leading entertainment groups – Sony, Warner, Bertelsmann and Thorn EMI – to develop its music channel, Channel V.The move is the latest attempt to challenge MTV, which broadcast its Asian service on Star until a disagreement in terms recently. Channel… Continue reading Star TV Adds Four Partners
Talk Radio, which launches next month, has signed former Sky News presenter Scott Chisholm, and is said to be attempting to add ITV sports presenter Gary Newbon, who is also Central TV’s controller of sport. Agony aunt Anna Raeburn is also said to be a target.
The Cartoon Network is claiming to have gained its highest audience ever – for an episode of The Flinstones in December – 238,000.Overall 1994 ratings give The Cartoon Network an average rating of 1.4 against 1.2 for Nickelodeon and 0.5 for The Children’s Channel.
Golden Rose, parent company of JFM, is to go ahead with a partial flotation in the spring, valuing the company at about £13m. The company will operate the new women’s service Viva, launching in the summer.
The ITC has welcomed ITV’s improved performance over the Christmas period, having criticised the Network last year for not trying hard enough, but says that ITV could still do better. “This year’s figures reflected renewed effort.”
Rachel Kite, formerly in the research department at McCann Erickson, has joined SP Lintas as research manager, taking over from Liz Clarke who has gone to Australia.Elaine Luff has been appointed to the new role of marketing and business development director at Mediacom. Luff resigned from the Publishing Consultancy at the end of 1993.Simon Rees,… Continue reading Agency Moves
The Campaign Agency of The Year award for 1994 has been won by Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury, which also gained the title in 1990, for “a combination of vibrant work for clients such as BhS and Tango, steady new-business growth and controversial but industry-leading stands on integration, remuneration and pitches.”Saatchi & Saatchi and Abbott Meda… Continue reading HHCL Is Campaign Agency Of The Year
