Agency estimates put August’s terrestrial television revenue at £143 million. ITV brought in a total of £104.8m, up 3.9% year on year, while Channel 4 came in at £31.5m, up 0.5%. Channel 5’s revenue was estimated to be £6.7m, down from £8m last month. GMTV’s revenue fell 8% to £5.3m.There were relatively minor year on… Continue reading TV Revenue – August
Cable & Wireless Communications has said that the cost of integrating its four constituent companies – Mercury Communications, Nynex, Videotron and Bell Cablemedia – will be around £200m.It is expected however that there will be more than £100m in savings for this financial year. The news was announced yesterday, the same day that the company… Continue reading CWC Integration Costs Put At £200m
The Independent Radio and Television Commission is to advertise seeking parties interested in obtaining a number of contracts for community broadcasting services. Michael O’Keeffe, IRTC Chief Executive, said that the Commission is also seeking expressions of interest for a specialist interest licence specifically for the Dublin area.In both cases any interested parties have until 5.00pm… Continue reading IRTC Seeks Expressions Of Interest In Irish Community Radio
The ITC has decided that no extra advertising minutage will be allowed on ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Despite a formal request from ISBA (subscribers see The IPA Joins ISBA’s Extra Minutage Campaign) to increase minutage from 7 minutes per hour to 9 minutes, the Commission felt that the interests of viewers would not… Continue reading ITC Rejects Extra Minutage Proposal
Research to be published by the Broadcasting Standards Council, the statutory body for standards and fairness in broadcasting, shows that two-thirds of adults questioned cited TV violence as their primary concern about broadcasting. This far outstrips the number of people who believe bad language or sexual content are of the greatest concern. The principal worry… Continue reading Broadcasting Standards Commission TV Violence Research
Newsquest, the regional newspaper group, is set to float on the stock market next month. The company, which has six directors, will be valued at around £700m.KKR, venture capitalists Cinven – the second largest shareholder – and the management team will all retain most of their shares, with around £50m-worth being sold. The company is… Continue reading Newsquest Set For Float
The Independent launches a new look this morning, apparently as a result of extensive “testing” with its readers and members of the public. Editor Andrew Marr claims that the new design is a move towards a greater degree of “usefulness”. To this end, headlines are more descriptive and less “big” and “hoarse”. The paper’s sections… Continue reading Changes At The Independent
Independent Radio reported losses of £1.8m in the six months to June 30. Losses increased from £749,000 for the 10 months to June 30 1996; turnover increased from £574,000 for the equivalent period last year to £1.69m this year. The company, which has acquired five licences and been awarded one new licence – 102.4 Wish… Continue reading Losses At Independent Radio
Gruner & Jahr will be moving from its office in SW1 to Marsh Wall in the Docklands area. With effect from 22 September the publisher will be based at:197 Marsh Wall London E14 9SG Telephone: 0171 519 5500 Fax: 0171 519 5521
The Independent will reveal a revamp tomorrow which, according to editor Andrew Marr, will “shock” many people. As well as “looking different” by being “fresher and sharper looking”, the broadsheet will also be edited and written in a “different” way. According to Marr the move is the result of ‘soul-searching’ by the paper’s team who… Continue reading Revamp For Independent
