Cine-UK yesterday announced the plans for its first 12 multiplexes in the UK which will be opened during 1996 and 1997 and will be known as “CINEWORLD”.Cine-UK aims to open at least 20 “Cineworld” multiplex cinemas over the next five years and is focusing its developments on smaller catchment areas as well as targeting the… Continue reading Cine-UK Unveils Plans For 12 New Multiplexes
ITV’s new cop drama series Thief Takers has entered the top thirty programme list at joint 20th place for the week ending 28/01/96. The programme which was shown on Thursday 25th at 9pm attracted an audience of 11.97 million viewers and a consolidated share of audience of 50%.BBC2’s new drama series Our Friends In The… Continue reading Thief Takers Is Arresting Viewing For 12 Million
The Radio Advertising Bureau has published the Changes Report, which details the findings of several major studies, tracking the improvement in customer attitude across 1992-1995.The Radio Advertising Bureau claims that while the launching of new stations has played a significant part in the revenue growth, the key driver of growth has been a change of… Continue reading RAB Publishes Customer Research
The House of Lords yesterday voted to keep the “crown jewels” of the sporting calendar on terrestrial television; in a vote against the government the Lords pushed through amendments to the Broadcasting Bill which would stop subscription services buying exclusive rights to these events.Previously the government’s line has been that there was no need to… Continue reading Lords Votes To Keep Key Sporting Events On Terrestrial
A few more ABCs have been released; with IPC, Conde Nast and EMAP’s already out, the industry is now awaiting the release of the National Magazine Company’s figures, who have still not announced when they will be released although the end of this week is being mooted. Title Jl-Dec 94 Jl-Dec 95 % Ch Actual… Continue reading Latest Jul-Dec ABCs
GMTV has announced its first ever profits as it moves into the fourth year of its franchise. Operating profit of £1m was achieved by an 8% growth in advertising revenue from £74m in 1994 to over £80m in 1995, and a substantial increase in programme sponsorship revenue.£4m of loan stock was repaid to shareholders: Carlton,… Continue reading GMTV Reports First Ever Profits
As BSkyB comes under pressure on several fronts, rumours continued to circulate yesterday on the birth of pay-per-view TV in this country.It was reported on BBC Radio that the Bruno-Tyson fight in Las Vegas on March 16th would definitely be the first of this kind, with a fee as high as £20 being mooted. Credibility… Continue reading Pay Per View Rumours Persist
Two agreements for the televising of Premier League football matches are to be referred to the Restrictive Practices Court, the Office of Fair Trading announced today.The first relates to the rules and regulations of the FA Premier League Ltd which prevent member clubs from selling their television rights to broadcasters without first seeking permission from… Continue reading Premier League Broadcast Agreements Referred To Court
Two out of three MPs want new regulations to be introduced to the Broadcasting Bill to ensure that major sporting events continue to be shown on terrestrial TV channels, according to a new MORI survey.Overall, 69% of MPs support regulation with 23% opposed. Conservative MPs support regulation by 48% to 37%. Opposition MPs are overwhelmingly… Continue reading Government Should Act On Sports Say MPs
BSkyB has today announced pre-tax profits of £106 million, an increase of 93% year on year for the six months to 31 December 1995. Turnover was up by 30% to £464 million.Sam Chisholm, chief executive and managing director of BSkyB said, “The last quarter of 1995 was our best ever; net subscriber growth of 354,000… Continue reading BSkyB Profits Up 93% To £106m – Over 5 Million Subscribers
