According to a recent CIA Medialab survey 23% of 450 cable and satellite subscribers believe there is too much advertising on cable and satellite television. 46% of cable and satellite subscribers agree that sports coverage is better than terrestrial television. Only 38% believe the best films are on cable and satellite.The following table summarises the… Continue reading Too Much Advertising On Cable/Satellite
Combined television revenue for ITV and Channel 4 in July, based on agency estimates, amounted to £155.3m, an increase of 4.86% on last year’s July figure. ITV’s total franchise revenue came in at £119m, up 3.56%, and C4’s revenue reached £36.3m, an increase of 9.66%. This is a ratio of 77:23 between ITV and C4.Within… Continue reading TV Round-Up – July
It is rumoured that Redwood Publishing will announce the launch of three new titles next month. The new titles are said to be for Sainsbury’s Homebase, Black & Decker and Gillette.Redwood are also believed to be in talks with GSkyB (BSkyB and Granada’s joint venture) to produce content for the yet to be launched motoring… Continue reading New Redwood Titles Imminent
United News & Media is at the centre of speculation that it is about to announce the sale of United Provincial Newspapers, its local newspaper business.United is believed to have put a price of around £40m on UPN Wales and UPN South East, which include the Llanelli News and Enfield Advertiser titles, though the rest… Continue reading United Set For Regional Sell-Off
An article in today’s Independent reports that Channel 4 would be worth much less than £1 bn if it was privatised. This is significantly less than the £1.5 bn *(Channel 4 Sell-off Rumours) mentioned earlier this year.The speculation follows Michael Grade’s outspoken comments at yesterday’s Edinburgh International Television Festival against possible moves to privatise the… Continue reading C4 Worth Less Than Expected
According to sources, Dennis Publishing will be launching a new men’s magazine. A bi-monthly title is expected to launch in November priced at £2.50. Dennis Publishing hope to exploit the current boom in the men’s magazine sector *(Jan-Jun ’96 ABC Figures: Men’s Magazine Sector) by focusing on clothing, cars, sports and general male lifestyle.Dennis Publishing… Continue reading Dennis Publishing Attracted By Men’s Market
Most media share prices remained relatively stable last week. The only major fluctuations were due to companies releasing financial results.BSkyB for example had risen 4p to 537p on Monday in anticipation of the results it was releasing the next day. In the event however, despite announcing a 66% increase in profits *(Newsline 20/08/96), its price… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 23/8/96
The Guardian is in preliminary talks with Jazz FM regarding sponsorship for a regular IT programme.It is believed the radio programme will focus on all aspects of IT, especially the Internet, and the sponsorship would promote the Guardian‘s online service and IT recruitment section. A spokeswoman for the newspaper told MediaTel that trade press reports… Continue reading Guardian In Talks With Jazz FM
July NRS figures are released this week and will be available to subscribers from tomorrow. Last month’s round-up *(Latest NRS Figures Released) showed a decline in readership amongst the daily national newspapers. Although the women’s sector was also in decline, the men’s sector showed healthy growth, particularly with figures for FHM and Loaded.Johnston Press releases… Continue reading The Week Ahead
According to trade press reports, two Sunday newspaper journalists are planning to launch a new national Sunday broadsheet. It is believed that the two, whose identities are not known, are currently looking for backing to the tune of £30 million.If the rumours are proved correct, this would be the fourth new paper this year. Sunday… Continue reading New Sunday Paper Planned
