The ITC has received just one application for the local delivery franchise for Blackpool and Fylde – from Cable Communications Fylde and Wire, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBC CableComms (UK).The service will be offered to 101,000 homesThe application now goes for technical scrutiny – a decision to be announced in the autumn.Cable Communications – 0722… Continue reading Blackpool Cable Franchise
Analysis of viewing figures for Saturday night (June 18th) show ITV’s share of male viewers peaking at 74% in the final minutes of the Ireland v Italy match.VIEWING FIGURES – MEN SHARE % BBC1 BBC2 ITV C4 2100 21.7 7.5 59.4 6.1 Kick off 21.10 2115 20 6.1 63 5.7 2130 19.9 5.3 64.3 5.7… Continue reading ITV Irish Soccer Share Peaks At 74%
On Tuesday, Virgin will submit a bid for one of the three London FM licences on offer this summer, in an attempt to gain better reception for Virgin 1215 in London and thereby increase their audience share.If successful, Virgin London would still be part of the Virgin 1215 network and have the same music and… Continue reading Virgin Bids For London FM Licence
ITV is to return World in Action to the 8.30pm slot on Monday evenings, as part of a new Monday night schedule that will start when the World Cup has finished. The game show Wheel of Fortune will fill the 8.00pm slot directly against EastEnders and at 9.00pm, after World In Action, there will be… Continue reading World In Action Returns To Mondays
The board of Trans World Communications yesterday rejected Emap’s £70m takeover bid saying that the premium of 181p-a-share was not high enough. Trans World also warned that the bid could be subject to a legal challenge, as it would breach the legal limit of the number of licences held by any one group.Emap, which has… Continue reading Trans World Rejects Emap Offer
Unofficial overnight viewing figures for Saturday’s World Cup game between Ireland and Italy show the game achieved an average audience of 11.2m. The audience peaked at 13.3m towards the end of the match.The match was screened by ITV at 8.50pm on Saturday. Ireland’s next match, against Mexico, will be screened at 17.15pm on Friday.
London cable operator, Videotron, has joined forces with Carlton and LWT to produce an interactive news service. An experiment began yesterday enabling Videotron’s 200,000 subscribers to choose between four versions of the regional news programmes After 5 and London Tonight. Using a colour coded handset viewers can choose between the latest local news, travel and… Continue reading Interactive TV News
The BBC has decided not to renew the contract to broadcast horseracing at Cheltenham, after the racecourse asked for a five-fold increase in its fee. It appears likely that Channel 4 will take up the contract, which includes the National Hunt Festival.BIG BREAKFAST COMPLAINTS UPHELDThe Broadcasting Complaints Commission has upheld two complaints against Channel 4’s… Continue reading BBC Drops Cheltenham Coverage
A group of MPs from all parties is to table an early-day motion today calling on the Government to abolish the safety net which links Channel 4 with ITV and forces Channel 4 to pay subsidies of up to £50m a year to ITV. They claim that abolishing the safety net would allow Channel 4… Continue reading MPs Back Channel 4 Independence
Emap is expected to make a formal takeover offer for Trans World Communications this week. Last week Emap revealed a plan to buy Owen Oyston’s stake, putting the publisher in a position to mount a full takeover bid.
