According to Raymond Snoddy writing in today’s Financial Times, the biggest cable companies are considering a significant increase in programming investment. Leading companies, including TeleWest, Nynex and Bell Cablemedia, believe that a wider range of material exclusive to cable may be necessary to increase cable subscription levels.The cable companies are considering setting up a company… Continue reading Cable Companies To Invest In Programming
The Retail Prices Index, released this morning, showed inflation up 0.1% from 2.3% in July to 2.4% in August. This is attributed to shop prices bouncing back after the summer sales.
The Milton Keynes Citizen has been named Britain’s biggest and best free newspaepr in the Newspaper Society’s Free Newspaper of the Year Awards for the second year running.This year there were two categories for the top award; Free Newspaper of the Year (less than 40 pages), which was won by the Brighton and Hove Leader,… Continue reading Milton Keynes Citizen Top Paper
Express Newspapers is to launch its own credit card, The Express Card, on September 17, offering 13.9% APR.Two versions of the card will be available, both Visa and MasterCard. It will be a combined Daily and Sunday Express card, issued in conjunction with Save & Prosper. The Express Card will cost £12 per annum, but… Continue reading Express Launches Credit Card
At its council meeting last week, the IPA elected the following companies into membership: MBS Media Ltd Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe International Poster Management This brings the total number of agencies in IPA membership to 228. Four personal members were also elected.IPA: 071 235 7020
Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television is to put together a consortium to mount a bid for Channel 5. Ward Thomas, chairman, said that he has started talks with potential partners, including US television companies.This news come shortly after the statement from Frank Barlow, chief executive of Pearson, announcing that his company no longer regards C5 as… Continue reading YTTV To Bid For C5
The BBC plans to start network radio transmissions of digital audio broadcasting next September. The broadcasts will provide compact disc quality distortion-free audio to both car radios and portable sets. The BBC plans to extend the broadcasts to reach 60% of the country within the next few years. The main urban areas of the UK… Continue reading BBC Plans Digital Radio In 1995
The latest National Newspaper ABCs for August show the continuing effects of the price war, with the Times recording another massive increase year on year of 68.7% to 597,636. The Independent’s first full month at 30p increased circulation by over 31,000 on July’s figure, up 12% to 289,403, but this still represents a decrease of… Continue reading Times Continues Growth; Up 68.7%
Nearly seven out of ten people believe that the BBC offers value for money, according to research findings published today. The NOP poll also reveals that people think that the BBC should be less secretive over the way it spends the public’s money. Over 90% think the corporation should conduct regular research to find out… Continue reading BBC Value For Money
Growth in advertising revenue helped push Ulster Television pre-tax profits up by 25% in the six months to the end of June to £2.45m. Advertising revenue was up by 16.1% to £14.1m, a rate of growth more than double that achieved by the ITV system as a whole. The Ulster chairman, John McGuckian, said that… Continue reading Ulster Profits Up 25%
