The government’s plans for the future of digital television announced yesterday would enable up to 12 digital terrestrial services to be provided. Up to four would be broadcast as a Single Frequency Network, using frequency Channel 35; this would reach 95% of the population. Up to four more services could have 90-95% coverage, and a… Continue reading Government Digital Plans
The Monopolies and Mergers Commission is to investigate the bid by More O’Ferrall for LTA. More O’Ferrall, one of four bidders for LTA, would control around 21% of the UK outdoor advertising market if it were to be successful, and around 38% of the total London market. A market share of 25% usually causes an… Continue reading MMC To Investigate LTA Bid
Today Retail Revolution are launching their 32 new consumer titles, to be sold exclusively at petrol stations. The range, called `Drive-In Entertainment’, are described as “one of the most audacious retail projects in years”. Each title has a print run of 60,000, a cover price of £1.95 and will appear monthly.Rates for each title are… Continue reading Service Stations Magazines – Details
NBC Super Channel has responded to yesterday’s announcement by the government that Channel 5 can go ahead by announcing its interest. NBC has said it is exploring the viability of the channel, and is talking to several companies to look into the possibility of creating a consortium to bid for the C5 licence if and… Continue reading NBC To Bid For Channel 5
The NRS “How Disappointed” question has been added for the Jan 1994 study on half of the sample, and provided the results do not affect the rest of the study, the question will be fully added, the NRS told a User Presentation group this week. This question has been added before other planned questions because… Continue reading NRS Update
Sky Television has announced plans to extend its sports coverage, with new programme acquisitions and new support shows as well as the launch of Sky Sports 2.Sky Sports 2 launches on 19 August. Initially it will be a weekend service, running from 6pm on Friday night to the early hours of Monday morning. It will… Continue reading Sky Sports 2 To Launch In August
At their meeting today, members of the Independent Television Commission received the Government’s decision on the frequencies which would be available to the Commission for the purpose of advertising a Channel 5 licence.One of the two frequencies originally approved for C5 will no longer be made available; this reduces the guaranteed coverage of such a… Continue reading Channel 5 More Difficult Than Predicted
Bob Phillis, deputy director general of the BBC, speaking yesterday at a Labour Party conference on the future of the media, said that the BBC is considering partnership deals with ITV companies to launch specialist satellite channels around the world. New international satellite channels are seen as a way of generating revenue for the BBC… Continue reading BBC May Cooperate With ITV To Launch Satellite Channels
Abbott Mead Vickers has agreed to buy Redwood Publishing Ltd, for an initial cash payment of £2.85m. Four additional payments will follow dependent on performance. In addition, 537,879 new AMV shares are being placed at 660p per piece to raise £3.35m. The balance will be used by Redwood as working capital. Redwood’s pre-tax profits for… Continue reading AMV To Buy Redwood Publishing
The Retail Prices Index for June, released today, showed inflation stable at 2.6%, for the third month running. Taking 1985 as the base rate June’s RPI was 152.9, no change at all on May’s figure.
