Chris Smith, the National Heritage Secretary and the Sports Minister Tony Banks are considering curbing the power that BSkyB currently wields over broadcast sports events *Question Mark Still Hangs Over Sky’s Football Coverage.They may extend the number of listed events currently prohibited from being shown exclusively on subscription channels. There are also plans to investigate… Continue reading Labour Looks To Limit BSkyB’s Power
The Observer reported that a survey, carried out by New Media Communications, has found that established publishers profit the most from going on-line. Conde Nast, Electronic Telegraph, The Financial Times, The Guardian and The Times/Sunday Times were found to be the 5 most profitable UK sites in 1996. These sites are said to have attracted… Continue reading Internet Revenue
Wokenwell, ITV’s new prime time Sunday evening drama, last night attracted just over 10 million viewers – roughly the same as Where The Heart Is, the programme which occupied the slot last week. According to unofficial overnight data, there were 5.5 million Women viewers and 3.7 million Men viewers.While ITV will take comfort from the… Continue reading ITV Maintains Sunday Audience With Wokenwell
Millward Brown International, the advertising and brand research company, has launched a new San Francisco-based operation specialising in Internet-related research. The new arm, to be called Millward Brown Interactive, will be dedicated to survey research conducted on the Web, including Web site evaluation, audience profiling and ad banner testing.Millward say that the initiative is a… Continue reading Millward Brown Launches Interactive Arm
The Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday, that BSkyB and Cable and Wireless Communications are discussing cooperating on pay-per-view services due to be launched next year.Previously, the two services had been arch rivals, but it seems that they have decided that they will both benefit more from mutual cooperation than they have done from fierce competition.The paper… Continue reading Satellite And Cable Prove Its Good To Talk
Reuters had a volatile week, rising 15p to 701.5p on Tuesday but then dropping 20 on Wednesday as a result of market opinion that the company’s stocks had perhaps been overpriced in the past month. News that it had bought Hardwick Stafford Wright, an information supplier to the mutual fund industry, failed to rally the… Continue reading Sharewatch – W/E 16/05/97
WednesdayCarlton Communications publishes its interim results; it is expected to report £161.5 million.Punch relaunches, the new look will be reviewed on Newsline.Newsline will be reporting from Marketing Week’s Direct Response TV conference.ThursdayWeb site of the week is On The Record.FridayEuromoney Publications releases its results.Newsline’s web-round-up will be looking at efforts being made to protect intellectual… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The Guardian has announced that it will be sponsoring the prestigious Edinburgh International Television Festival. The annual event, which attracts around 1,500 delegates, will from now on be known as the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. This year’s event will take place from August 22-25.Guardian: 0171 239 9696
The number of movie magazine titles are expanding faster than the British film industry at the moment. IPC launched UNCUT last week, following the closure of its Film and TV Week after only ten issues *IPC Closes Film & TV Week. EMAP’s Neon went on sale in December last year and, not to be out… Continue reading First Issue Review – Movieplus
Radio, TV and entertainment group Chrysalis today reported interim results which show a profit of £1.5 million compared with a £2.9m loss last year. Turnover was up 12% to £52.5m.Chrysalis: 0171 221 2213
