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
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
The BBC has issued an official response to the Government’s White Paper on Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). The Corporation is demanding a more dominant role, and has announced that it wants total control of one of the six new digital frequencies (Multiplexes) which will provide the technology to create 20 extra television channels.Director General –… Continue reading BBC Response To Digital Proposals
Statistical Research Incorporated, an American company, has developed some new solutions to measuring television audiences. The S*M*A*R*T project has created a completely new measurement system, from sample selection through to data reporting and is currently in place and operational in a test research laboratory in Philadelphia.At a time when many of Europe’s television audience measurement… Continue reading New TV Audience Measurement System
The IPA has warned of the threat that digital terrestrial television could pose to public service broadcasting, in its response to the Government’s proposals for the introduction of digital terrestrial television.The IPA are concerned that Digital Broadcasting could lead to a divided audience: those able to afford access to the most sought after programmes and… Continue reading IPA Warns Of Digital TV Threat To Public Service Broadcasting
It is believed that Johnston Press, Midland Independent Newspapers and the Guardian Media Group are forming a consortium to bid for all Reed Regional Newspapers.The consortium would then divide the Reed Regional titles into three areas between them; London, Midlands and Northern Ireland. Johnston Press confirmed to MediaTel that they are interested in buying some… Continue reading Reed Buyers – Consortium
