RevenueCombined ITV/C4 revenue figures for February, based on agency estimates, came in at £153.61 million, an increase of 2.4% year on year. The ITV only figure, at £117.74 million was up just 0.2% year on year whilst Channel 4’s figure, at £35.8 million was up by 10.5%. Channel 4’s share, at 24% was an improvement… Continue reading TV Round-Up – February
The National Magazine Company’s House Beautiful will be reducing the price of its June issue by 50p to £1. The publishing company say that this is to coincide with a peak in the market during this period. In the same month IPC Magazines will be relaunching Ideal Home magazine. It is believed that it will… Continue reading Competition Among Home Interest Mags
The Radio Authority has promoted two of its original team to become Directors and manage the RAB activity.Andrew Ingram is promoted to Director of Account Planning with a focus on the customer services of the RAB, while Justin Sampson will manage RAB’s research, administration and information teams as Director of Operations.Douglas McArthur, managing director of… Continue reading RAB Appoints Directors
The total television audience available to advertisers is increasing again, according to analysis of BARB by CIA Medianetwork. Satellite and cable TV, led by BSkyB, drove this growth in the first three months of 1996 with a 30% increase year-on-year in all adult viewing and a 35% increase in both the key ABC1 adult and… Continue reading Satellite And Cable Driving TV Growth
The second episode of Channel 4’s adaptation of Jonathon Swift’s classic novel Gulliver’s Travels, shown on Monday 8th April, has attracted an audience of 5.14 million. The first episode shown the day before was watched by 5.84 million. This gives Channel 4 its biggest audience of the year so far and it highest since 4… Continue reading Gullivers Travels Gives Channel 4 A Giantsized Audience
Conrad Black’s Hollinger International and The Telegraph plc have announced a recommended offer to acquire all of the remaining issued ordinary shares of The Telegraph plc not at present owned by Hollinger. The offer, at 560p per share values the group at £763 million. Holllinger International already indirectly owns 64% of and therefore controls, the… Continue reading Hollinger To Acquire All Of Telegraph Plc
An on-line business information service called News EyeQ today launches a trial beta version to test reaction before a general release next month.News EyeQ is a joint venture between DataTimes Corporation and News International and will provide access to a database of some 6000 information sources from around the world. This includes a large collection… Continue reading On-Line Business Service To Launch
The ITC has today published its 1995 Performance Reviews of the ITV companies, Channel 4, GMTV and Teletext.The reviews indicate general satisfaction with the performance of ITV and Channel 4, but there are a number of problems concerning the broadcasters which the ITC are not satisfied with. The major concern of the ITC regards the… Continue reading ITC Publishes 1995 Performance Reviews
The Sunday Business claims it sold 145,608 copies of its launch edition this Sunday. Agencies were told the paper has an intended circulation of 450,000 copies, and an advertiser’s guarantee of 150,000. According to an unofficial survey carried out by Marketing magazine, around 79% of copies were sold in Surrey, whereas in some London areas… Continue reading Sunday Business Sells 145,000 Copies
http://www.htv.co.ukHTV’s Internet site is attractively presented but unfortunately falls short on the information provided. Throughout the site graphics are slick and classy and not overdone – they are used mainly as link boxes and page titles. The content of the site however is almost exclusively HTV programme details: there are no interactive or search facilities… Continue reading Website Of The Week: HTV
