Labour MPs are now being backed by the Liberals in their condemnation of Carlton chairman, Michael Green, who is being criticised for donating money to the Conservative party (Newsline 8/2). The MPs maintain that their main fear is for the future of Independent Television News, which looks as if it will be taken over by… Continue reading Carlton Chief
Gets Further Opposition
Rupert Murdoch’s international media company, News Corp, has revealed a profit increase of 27% to A$452.8m in the six months to the end of December 1992. Earnings per share dropped from A$1.10 to A$1.09.Weekly revenues at Murdoch’s satellite company, BSkyB, are said to have increased by 79% from the same period last year.
In a report released today entitled ‘What Price Public Service? The Future of the BBC’ the Adam Smith Institute recommends that the Corporation should be floated on the stock market, and the licence fee phased out over the next ten years with funding being totally covered by advertising and sponsorship.In response to the Government Green… Continue reading BBC Should Be Floated Say Experts
Labour MPs are now being backed by the Liberals in their condemnation of Carlton chairman, Michael Green, who is being criticised for donating money to the Conservative party (Newsline 8/2). The MPs maintain that their main fear is for the future of Independent Television News, which looks as if it will be taken over by… Continue reading Carlton Chief
Gets Further Opposition
The monthly satellite monitor from the Financial Times shows that gross sales and rental of satellite dishes for January was down by almost 5,000 on the same period last year, with the figure for ’93 standing at 65,000.17,000 of retail sales in January were equipment upgrades and subscription renewals, according to Continental Research findings, giving… Continue reading Satellite Monitor – January
Garage & Bodyshop Products is to become a monthly title from March. Originally a bi-monthly, Crystal Publications is happy with its first year sales and hopes to continue the pattern when it is available on a monthly basis.
The Daily Telegraph is launching a business news section on Saturday February 27, in order to maintain its high position in the weekend market.The section is made up of 16 pages and will consist of general business news as well as city and financial features. Saturday advertising rates will apply throughout the section but there… Continue reading Business Section For Telegraph
All the July to December’92 magazine ABCs that have been released are now available on the Press Planner. The circulation Quick Reports for magazines are now sorted by highest percentage change first, this means that all titles that have released a figure will appear at the beginning of the report with those that have not… Continue reading July – December ’92 Magazine ABCs
The Press Complaints Commission has had an additional clause added to its voluntary code of practice, inserted by a committee of editors hoping to revise the code.The clause – that journalists should not obtain or publish material by using clandestine listening devices or by intercepting private telephone conversations – is a further step by the… Continue reading Bugging Guidelines Issued
Revelations at the weekend that chairman of Carlton Communications, Michael Green, had contributed ‘considerable’ donations to the Conservative party during the period of franchise awards, could mean that Green will lose out on becoming chairman of ITN in the future.Labour MPs are putting pressure on the Independent Television Commission to investigate the matter, claiming that… Continue reading Green’s Tory Connection Spells Trouble
