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
Newspaper Publishing has denied that Independent editor Andreas Whittam Smith has announced he is to step down from the paper. A spokesperson for the newspaper told MediaTel this morning that reports in the Weekend national press were unfounded and the Independent is not searching for a new editor to replace Whittam Smith.The Weekend FT reported… Continue reading Independent Denies Whittam Smith Departure
The Radio Advertising Bureau has produced an Analysis Book as a possible prototype for the future publication of RAJAR data. The book has been sent to Media Planners together with a questionnaire.
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.
£11bn has been wiped off the value of stock prices today following a sharp rise in commodity prices. Publishers and TV companies have suffered with Carlton’s shares falling by 22.5 points and the Daily Mail falling by 13 points; Daily Mail -13 1075 Pearson -12 609 Emap -9 397 MAI -3 263 MGN -2 170… Continue reading Share Prices Plummet
