Revenue Total terrestrial TV revenue for April came in at £199.6m, including the £10m which Channel 5 brought in during its first full month on-air. ITV’s total revenue figure was £145.5m, down 0.3% on April last year, while Channel 4’s increased 1.1% to £44.5m. The ratio between ITV and C4 was 77:23.Total April TV Revenues… Continue reading TV Round-Up – April
The Radio Times readership survey of viewing and listening habits was published today. Editor, Sue Robinson comments: “Nearly 40,000 people returned our survey which shows what a major part TV plays in our lives. The results provide a fascinating insight into our relationship with the box.”The news is that ITN’s Trevor McDonald is Britain’s most… Continue reading The News Is The Most Shocking Programme On TV
The Commercial Radio Companies Association is encouraging publishers to consider radio as a medium for masthead programming. Unlike terrestrial TV, masthead programming is permitted on commercial radio; the CRCA are trying to raise awareness of the scope for this type of radio programming.The Radio Authority has, however, warned that programmers must retain editorial control over… Continue reading No Barriers For Masthead Radio
TVTimes is the official magazine media partner for The National Television Awards 1997. The show will be televised on ITV this October.This will be the third year of the awards, which are decided by a public national vote. Viewers will be able to nominate their favourite TV stars, in a number of different categories, by… Continue reading TVTimes Organise Biggest Ever Poll
The ITC has announced that it has awarded Telewest the cable delivery licence for the Taunton and Birdgewater areas. Telewest, one of the largest UK cable operators, was not the first choice for the licence however. It was originally awarded to Convergence, the highest bidder, who then withdrew their application.Telewest’s commitment is to serve 52,854… Continue reading Telewest Wins New Licence
It is reported that the advertising sales team of the Publishing Team, contract publishers, is being turned into a separate sales house.The stand-alone sales house will be headed by Bruce Settle, the Publishing Team’s ad director, and free to pitch for third-party business.
ISBA has made a formal submission to the ITC for a phased increase in terrestrial TV advertising minutage to an average of 9 minutes per hour, with a maximum of 12 minutes per hour. This would harmonise UK commercial terrestrial TV with satellite, cable and the European standard.The submission has been made for two main… Continue reading ISBA Calls For More Ad Time
The Network TVR for last weekend’s Wokenwell, the new ITV Sunday primetime drama, was 11.2 for all individuals, which is an audience size of 6.1 million*. This represents a substantial drop on the previous week’s first episode which was watched by 10.6 million people.LWT blamed the poor figure on the Bank Holiday, the good weather… Continue reading Wokenwell Audience Falls
Sky Sports has overtaken the BBC to claim pole position as the nation’s favourite sports channel, according to CIA MediaLab’s latest Sensor survey.In a representative sample of adults 15 years and over, 32% of adults, with or without cable and satellite TV, said that Sky Sports provided the best sports coverage in the UK. BBC1… Continue reading Sky Sports, The Nation’s Favourite
A fundamental change is expected in retailing over the next 5 years. This prediction has been made using the findings of research carried out by Verdict, retail consultants.Verdict argues that the changes in the demographic profile and aspirations of consumers will have a profound effect on the nature of retailing. The sharp drop in the… Continue reading The 21st Century Consumer
