The glossy magazine from down under Inside Sport is set to arrive in Britain this autumn. The Australian title is launching in the UK on September 11th and is being produced under licence by Brackenbury Publishing. The glossy will be aimed at the young male market and will encompass all sports ranging from water-skiing to… Continue reading Britain Gets Inside Sport
BBC Worldwide sold 3,832,395 shares and Thames TV, a division of Pearson Television, sold 4 million shares in Flextech yesterday. The shares were sold for 605p eachFlextech requested the sale because of demand from institutions in the UK and overseas.BBC Worldwide now has 1,611,153 remaining shares in Flextech and Pearson has 4,810,081 shares left in… Continue reading BBC And Pearson Sell Flextech Shares
United News & Media has made an agreed offer to buy HTV for £371m, it has just been announced. Further details will appear on Newsline as soon as possible.
The Periodical Publisher’s Association will be focusing on a plea that business-to-business publications should be excluded from any restrictions on the advertising of tobacco when it meets the Government on 14 July – a position which is common to several countries where tobacco advertising is banned to consumers.The PPA believes that trade titles such as… Continue reading PPA To Fight Tobacco’s Corner
In the dispute between CableTel UK Ltd and L!VE TV, the High Court has ruled that CableTel had technically met its carriage operation contract with the TV company.The cable channel had been excluded from the First Choice package recently launched by CableTel; L!VE challenged the legality of this. In May, a court order ruled that… Continue reading L!VE Cable Dispute
Three key employees of Independent Radio Group have cut their links with the company. Neil Jones, the sales and marketing director, has left; the individual stations will now take full responsibility for their sales and marketing needs. Peter Milburn, managing director of 1458 Lite AM, and Ian Smith, marketing director of Scot FM, have also… Continue reading Movement In The Ranks
Dedicated radio services licensed by the Radio Authority, will be covering a number of major sporting and music events this Summer.For the first time Royal Ascot Day Radio took to the airwaves on 17-21 June and Special Olympics FM is also broadcasting for the first time for three weeks leading up to the National Summer… Continue reading Dedicated Radio Services To Launch This Summer
Anna Ford, a presenter on Radio 4’s Today Programme, has been reprimanded for saying ‘shit’ while on-air. The Broadcasting Standards Commission upheld the complaints of viewers, and said that there had been no justification for the bad language.In a separate case, three viewers complained about a sex scene in McCallum, a drama about a pathologist.… Continue reading Swearing Today
Revenue The combined terrestrial TV revenue for May, according to agency estimates, came in at £193.31 million which is a drop of 3.83% year-on-year. ITV’s revenue fell 5.7% year on year to £148.81m while Channel 4’s rose 2.2% to £46.5m. The ratio between ITV and C4 revenue for May was 76:24. It is also estimated… Continue reading TV Round-Up – May
Primesight plc, the outdoor advertising company, has announced details of its flotation on the London Stock Exchange. 2,820,750 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company are being placed, primarily with institutional investors at 135p. At the Placing Price, the Company will have a market capitalisation of £13.55 million. Dealing is expected to commence on… Continue reading Primesight Prices Flotation
