UK SATELLITE TELEVISIONRecently appointed head of programming at BSkyB, David Elstein set out to show how much the television environment has changed since the launch of Sky and BSB in 1989 and how increasing competition is causing a growing upheaval in the relationship between consumers and suppliers of television.He points out that BSkyB has pioneered… Continue reading FT Cable & Satellite Conference
The Guardian & Manchester Evening News is thought to be in negotiations with Lonrho to discuss a buy-out of The Observer. The newspaper group has made bids for the paper in the past, all of which have been rejected.
Yesterday saw the opening of the Financial Times annual Cable & Satellite conference with speakers including William H Roedy, chief executive officer of MTV Europe who outlined the current situation in the Pan-European market and explained ‘lessons’ they have learned at MTV about how to make it a viable business.David Hatch, advisor to the director… Continue reading FT Cable
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Yesterday IPC announced the launch of their new mass-market weekly listings magazine, TV & Satellite Week, due for release on March 2.The new weekly full colour magazine will focus on accurate, detailed listings for cable & satellite, as well as terrestrial channels. With a total pagination of 76, each day’s viewing will have 6 pages… Continue reading TV & Satellite Week Launch
Liz Howell, director of programmes at GMTV, has resigned and will be replaced by Peter McHugh current editor of ‘The Time..The Place’ – the ITV morning chat programme. The resignation comes only three days after the appointment of Greg Dyke as chairman of the ailing station, and follows Dyke’s refusal to endorse Howell’s programming strategy… Continue reading Howell Leaves GMTV
Channel 4 and International Management Group have made a last minute £1.2m bid to host the World Chess Championship between Gary Kasparov and Nigel Short. If successful the event is likely to be held in London later this year.
Liz Howell, director of programmes at GMTV, has resigned and will be replaced by Peter McHugh current editor of ‘The Time..The Place’ – the ITV morning chat programme. The resignation comes only three days after the appointment of Greg Dyke as chairman of the ailing station, and follows Dyke’s refusal to endorse Howell’s programming strategy… Continue reading Howell Leaves GMTV
Channel 4 and International Management Group have made a last minute £1.2m bid to host the World Chess Championship between Gary Kasparov and Nigel Short. If successful the event is likely to be held in London later this year.
Yesterday IPC announced the launch of their new mass-market weekly listings magazine, TV & Satellite Week, due for release on March 2.The new weekly full colour magazine will focus on accurate, detailed listings for cable & satellite, as well as terrestrial channels. With a total pagination of 76, each day’s viewing will have 6 pages… Continue reading TV & Satellite Week Launch
Following last week’s revelation that Thomson Regional Newspapers is planning to counteract the effects of the recession by selling off one fifth of its free titles, it has now emerged that Midland Independent Newspapers is showing interest in purchasing the company’s Herald & Post papers.Although the group has yet to reach an agreement as to… Continue reading MIN Shows Interest In TRN Titles
