The European Commission has delayed the adoption of their cable directive for one week due to “technical reasons”.The new directive is expected to allow cable companies in the European Union to compete directly with telephone companies, offering teleshopping and home banking.Legislation which is to be adopted by the European Commission will force member states to… Continue reading Cable Directive Delayed
Year on year inflation is up to 3.9%, according to the latest Retail Prices Index, out today. This is an increase of 0.5% month on month. The actual index was 159.2, taking 1985 as the base rate.
ITV has announced that the extended episode of Cracker, due to be broadcast on 16th October which involved the rescheduling of the News at Ten, will now be broadcast on Sunday 22nd October at 9pm. The move follows criticism from the Independent Television Commission which were not immediately informed of the move.The episode in question… Continue reading ITV Cracks Under Pressure
Steve Wright is returning to national radio from November 11th. He has signed a deal with Talk Radio UK to present a Saturday morning programme called Steve Wright’s Talk Show, which will run from 1000 to 1300.The shows, which will run until Easter, will include a similar style posse to that which he used to… Continue reading Talk Radio Signs Steve Wright
ITV is believed to be currently negotiating with BSkyB the rights to the Endsleigh League football. The agreement is understood to allow BSkyB and the BBC continued coverage of the Premier League and ITV shared coverage of Endsleigh football with BSkyB. ITV is hoping for a share of the rights to to FA Cup football.ITV… Continue reading ITV & BSkyB Football Agreement?
CIA Medianetwork have conducted research into ITV viewing figures. According to CIA’s research, figures show that last month (1 to 25 September) ITV took a 37.8% share of all viewing – a marked improvement since ratings began to fall in February and up from 35.6% in July and 35.3% in August.ITV’s top shows are not… Continue reading ITV Claws Back Ratings
The new Establishment Survey (June 1995) shows an increase in net households across all regions for the period. The highest increases come in the North West and Yorkshire where the number of households increased by 152,000 and 144,000 respectively. Overall the Network figure is up 895,000 to 23,071,000.With regard to the number of households connected… Continue reading Establishment Survey – Net Homes Increase Everywhere
Rupert Murdoch, speaking yesterday at the News Corporation AGM said that within a year all of News Corporations’ newspapers will be on the Internet; they are investing millions of dollars into their on-line services. He said that on-line services are “spreading like a rash throughout the globe.” He warned however that this is a new… Continue reading Murdoch Predicts Internet Future
ITV’s coverage of the European Champions League is proving more popular than the BBC’s coverage of UEFA Cup. ITV’s coverage of Blackburn Rovers against Rosenborg drew an audience of 7.88 million while BBC1’s Liverpool match against Spartak Vladikavkaz only attracted an audience of 6.55 million. Sky Sports coverage of Manchester United’s match only managed 0.828… Continue reading How Does He Do That? Holmes Gets More Viewers Than Himself
Kellogg’s has announced it is to sponsor Simply the Best CITV, a one-off week long celebration of 40 years of Children’s ITV running the week beginning 16th October.The week will feature current day and archive shows from different genres of programming; drama, entertainment and fact/fun. The week’s programming will consist of five one hour programmes… Continue reading Kelloggs To Sponsor 40 Years Of CITV
