The Cable Communications Association is to co-ordinate an effort by the medium to launch a national business television service over the next twelve months, along the lines of that which London-based licence holder, Videotron, is about to introduce in the capital.Videotron’s service will operate over the telephone line into a standard PC, offering CNN, BBC,… Continue reading Cable TV Targets Business
Teletext has split its HTV service into two, one serving the West, the other serving Wales, providing local news, sport and business updates for both parts of the region. The changes were required by the ITC but need not have been made until 1998. Adult viewers in HTV is put at 1.14 million (NOP Oct… Continue reading New Teletext Service In HTV Area – And New Rates For ’95
Independent Grocer has relaunched as Independent Retail News, extending its circulation base to take in the independent CTN market and independent specialist off-licences, upping its distribution from 37,225 to 51,000.The Reed title now has a brighter consumer-magazine look. No rate changes have been made.
GMTV’s national ratecard, Volume Commitment Discount and Macro Region rates remain unchanged from 1994.There is a change to paragraph 8, section C of General Terms and Conditions, with reference to late payment surcharges. Ratecard Analyses for all stations follow later today.
The ITV Network Centre has commissioned a new production of Poldark, originally shown on the BBC 20 years ago. The new 2-hour production is likely to form part of ITV’s 1995 Xmas schedule, and will take the story on ten years with the 1970 stars Robin Ellis and Angharad Rees said to be likely to… Continue reading Poldark Returns – On ITV
Sky Television is claiming the addition of a net 180,000 direct to home subscribers in the last three months of 1994, taking total direct to home subscribers to 2.82 million.
UK Living has bought the rights to show the first three years’ episodes of Brookside from Channel 4 – the programme started in 1982. From February 13th, the soap will be screened at 18.30 and 23.00 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays with an omnibus on Sundays at 19.30. Its launch will coincide with a £500,000… Continue reading UK Living Buys “Early” Brookside
Star TV, Rupert Murdoch’s satellite broadcaster in Asia, has formed a joint venture with four leading entertainment groups – Sony, Warner, Bertelsmann and Thorn EMI – to develop its music channel, Channel V.The move is the latest attempt to challenge MTV, which broadcast its Asian service on Star until a disagreement in terms recently. Channel… Continue reading Star TV Adds Four Partners
Talk Radio, which launches next month, has signed former Sky News presenter Scott Chisholm, and is said to be attempting to add ITV sports presenter Gary Newbon, who is also Central TV’s controller of sport. Agony aunt Anna Raeburn is also said to be a target.
The Cartoon Network is claiming to have gained its highest audience ever – for an episode of The Flinstones in December – 238,000.Overall 1994 ratings give The Cartoon Network an average rating of 1.4 against 1.2 for Nickelodeon and 0.5 for The Children’s Channel.
