Flextech, Britain’s only quoted cable and satellite TV company, reported pre- tax losses of £6.6m in 1993. Flextech has recently taken a 20% stake in HTV. Roger Luard, managing director said, “The results are academic in the sense that our circumstances have been transformed.” Flextech has merged with United Artists European Holdings.
In response to recent challenges over accuracy of data, the NRS is to release graphs giving long term trends. News International has questioned the discrepancies between readership and circulation figures for the period July – December 1993, when the Sun’s readership figures dropped, despite constant rising circulations. More recent readership data shows Sun readership rising.Roger… Continue reading NRS Response To Readership Discrepancies
The IPA has written to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Michael Heseltine, asking for reassurance that the DTI does not intend to overrule the latest ITC statement concerning TV sales limits. The statement said that the combination of The Time Exchange and Laser sales would represent a “significant excess over the 25%… Continue reading IPA Appeals To DTI On Granada Sales
BBC Journalists belonging to the National Union of Journalists yesterday voted by 79% in favour of strike action. This follows the support of staff in the BECTU union in favour of striking. A series of 24-hour lightning strikes is being planned in a dispute over pay and conditions. Sport, news and current affairs would be… Continue reading BBC Strikes More Likely
Acme Media has changed its name to Equinox Communications. The company will continue to plan and buy media, but will also offer clients a marketing service. Simon Mathews, chief executive of Equinox has appointed Dave Hughes, former head of planning at Y&R, as a director of the agency.JELFS LEAVES BBJColin Jelfs, a founding partner of… Continue reading Acme Becomes Equinox
Westminster Press has launched three weekly newspapers in northwest Yorkshire; The Craven Star, Ilkley Star and Wharfedale Star. Each title will have a pagination of 42, with the combined circulation being 45,000.NOTTINGHAM POST TO BE SOLD FOR £80MThe Nottingham Evening Post is to be sold for more than £80m, according to Media Week sources. The… Continue reading New Yorkshire Titles
John Smith, Labour leader has died this morning after suffering a major heart attack at his London flat. He was 55. Mr Smith was taken to hospital but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead at 9.15am.He suffered a major heart attack in 1988, but he appeared to have made a complete recovery.
Omnicom has acquired a 75% stake in Premier Magazines, the contract publisher of British Airway’s magazine, High-Life.
Any early lifting of the ban on BT carrying entertainment over its network was ruled out yesterday. Patrick McLoughlin, communications minister, told the Commons trade and industry committee that “Any premature review of that policy would have a devastating impact on the investment of the cable companies.” At present the ban on BT providing entertainment… Continue reading Ban On TV Via Phone To Stay
Today at the IPA a discussion was instigated by Roger Holland of JICREG into the desirability and inherent difficulties of achieving an agreed source of population data for use across TV,radio and regional press analysis.Richard Webber of research company CCN stated that his company was keen to address the concerns of his clients over conflicting… Continue reading Universal Universes
