Rupert Murdoch’s domination of television sports coverage has come under heavy fire in all quality papers today apart from his own. It has emerged that top players in rugby league’s Super League, which starts in March, will not be able to transfer without the permission of News Corporation.Murdoch’s News Corporation, which has spent £87m on… Continue reading Murdoch Sporting Domination
The NRS has announced that Roger Pratt is to become the new managing director of the NRS when Roger Beeson moves to Scotland in March next year.Roger Pratt has worked at Benton & Bowles, Kirkwoods, Newlands Knight & Round, and Alliance Advertising. He is a fellow of the IPA and a past chairman of the… Continue reading New NRS Managing Director Appointed
Daewoo, which launched in the UK nine months ago, has announced it is sponsoring its own showjumping championship. The Daewoo Grand Prix Showjumping Championship Series is Daewoo’s first major sponsorship venture in the UK, and actually introduces a full championship into the county show circuit.The championship will consist of 12 Grands Prix during 1996, culminating… Continue reading Daewoo Launches Grand Prix Showjumping Championship
According to latest press reports, Flextech is also emerging as a rival bidder for SelecTV. Pearson is believed to be about to place a £45m bid for SelecTV, the company that makes Birds of a Feather and Lovejoy. (Newsline 18/12/95).Flextech is believed to be in talks with SelecTV; Flextech may put up its 20% stake… Continue reading Pearson Faces Bid Rival For SelecTV
The highest spending brands for October, according to Register Meal’s latest data, show Peugeot was the biggest spender, with £2.716m on television for its Peugeot 306. The Vauxhall Vectra was the second biggest spender on TV for October, with £2.375m. Neither of these brands were in the top ten for September.Peugeot also spent more on… Continue reading Top Ten Brands – October
Two of the largest US telephone companies, Nynex and Bell Atlantic are believed to be close to a merger. This would create the world’s second biggest phone company behind AT&T.
UK News, the regional news agency which tried to break the Press Association’s monopoly by signing up two national newspaper groups has lost its new contracts. Express Newspapers and Mirror Group have pulled out of their deals, which were due to start in the new year.
Pearson, part of the successful Channel 5 Broadcasting consortium, is expected to make a bid for SelecTV this week. SelecTV, the independent production company, makes popular programes such as Birds of a Feather and Lovejoy. The bid will also build another bridge between Pearson and one of its fellow consortium members in Channel 5 Broadcasting,… Continue reading Pearson To Buy SelecTV?
The Independent Television Commission has announced they are to advertise another cable franchise area, for East Grinstead. The licence area covers some 42,000 homes from Worth Abbey to Reigate, including Crowborough but excluding the existing Crawley and North East Surrey broadband cable franchises.Applications must be submitted to the ITC by noon on 11 March 1996.ITC:… Continue reading New Cable Franchise Advertised
The weekend’s press reports of Friday’s Broadcasting Bill have led to a wide range of predictions regarding takeovers in the opened-up television market; the rule that only two television licences can be held by one company has gone to be replaced by a cap of 15% of audience share.The favourite takeover targets are Yorkshire Tyne… Continue reading Television Takeovers – Predictions
