The average weekly admissions figures for December fell 4.29% year on year to 2.23 million, bringing the total admissions for the month to 9,882,000. This is the fourth successive month that admissions have dropped, though it is the smallest decrease during 1996.Subscribers can access the Cinema database by clicking here.
London’s Burning gained around a million or so viewers on last week’s score taking it to a new high of 14.10 million. This represents a triumph for ITV drama, as for the first time in this current series Blue Watch have now more than matched their arch rivals in Holby’s Accident and Emergency Department. Casualty… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 02/02/97
The fund manager, Mercury Asset Management, is believed to have been gradually increasing its stake in Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television over the last few weeks. YTTV fears that MAM are preparing to make a takeover bid for control of the company.YTTV suspects that MAM has been buying chunks of the company through a company called… Continue reading Takeover Fears At YTTV
The IPA are organising a one-day conference It Pays To Advertise; it will take place on Tuesday 18 March on the set of Guys & Dolls at the Royal National Theatre, London.500 people from the world of marketing and academia are expected to attend. Simon Broadbent, from The Brand Consultancy, Marilyn Baxter, from Saatchi &… Continue reading It Pays To Advertise
A draft schedule for the soon to be launched Channel 5 was leaked to the press a few weeks ago *Karaoke Show Tops C5 Primetime Schedule.Channel 5 said that although the leaked information was generally correct, some of the facts were distorted. The station has now officially released further information on its programming.The channel claim… Continue reading Channel 5 Schedule Overview
The Radio Authority has advertised a new Independent Local Radio Licence to serve the town of Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Although the applicants have the option of using the AM or the FM waveband only one licence will be awarded; applicants have to decide which band best suits their needs. The Authority will assess how… Continue reading Radio Licence Application News
The Advertising Standard Authority’s December report has been released today.The report draws attention to the problem of copy-cat ads. The British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion state that no advert should so closely resemble any other that it misleads or causes confusion. The report recognises that it is hard to know the difference between… Continue reading ASA Monthly Report
Carlton has just signed a deal with Carling Black Label. The beer company is to sponsor the station’s new show Do I Not Like That! The programme begins its 13-week-run in the Carlton and Central regions on Thursday. Hosted by Richard Littlejohn the show will debate all that is current and crucial in the world… Continue reading Sponsorship Deals
Further to yesterday’s NRS Sectional Figures Awaited With Interest By Planners regarding the new NRS sectional data, Newsline has learned that the following supplements are currently being surveyed:Saturdays Daily Mail, Weekend The Express, Saturday The Times, Times Magazine The Guardian, WeekendSundays The Mail on Sunday, Night & Day The Sunday Times , Style The Sunday… Continue reading NRS Sections Summary
The ITV Network Centre is claiming that an average of 15 million viewers tuned into A Touch Of Frost last Sunday. ITV assert that the unofficial overnight data, supplied by AGB, show that A Touch Of Frost triumphed over BBC 1’s Ballykissangel and Ivanhoe in the ratings battle.According to the findings Ballykissangel attracted 8 million… Continue reading A Warm Reception For Frost
