Today is the closing date for Granada’s original offer for LWT, worth £640m. Granada is expected to announce a 14-day extension to its offer and a statement drawing attention to the rise in its share price since the bid was launched in early December; this lifted the value of the offer from £590m to £640m.… Continue reading Granada Expected To Extend Bid For LWT
A new DTI branch has been set up with the aim of boosting UK broadcasting at home and abroad. It will study the industry’s competitiveness. The branch will be headed by Neil Warman, who will also be responsible for pulling together issues such as de-regulation of ownership rules and the promised review of cross-media regulations.BBC… Continue reading Broadcasting Boost From DTI
Staff at The Independent newspaper were told yesterday that a deal to safeguard the future of the title is likely in the next three to four weeks.Andreas Whittam – Smith, founder and editor-in-chief, told journalists that a cash injection was being sought from another newspaper group, which might mean leaving their current premises.Staff believe that… Continue reading Independent Cash Injection Likely
Staff at The Independent newspaper were told yesterday that a deal to safeguard the future of the title is likely in the next three to four weeks.Andreas Whittam – Smith, founder and editor-in-chief, told journalists that a cash injection was being sought from another newspaper group, which might mean leaving their current premises.Staff believe that… Continue reading Independent Cash Injection Likely
A new DTI branch has been set up with the aim of boosting UK broadcasting at home and abroad. It will study the industry’s competitiveness. The branch will be headed by Neil Warman, who will also be responsible for pulling together issues such as de-regulation of ownership rules and the promised review of cross-media regulations.BBC… Continue reading Broadcasting Boost From DTI
The Government yesterday approved the takeover of Thames Valley Newspapers by the Guardian Media Group, which had been investigated by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. Thames Valley Newspapers, a division of Thomson Regional Newspapers, publishes the Reading Evening Post, a weekly paid-for title and free weeklies in Reading Wokingham and Bracknell, Berkshire.The deal increases GMG’s… Continue reading Newspaper Takeover Approved
The BBC have given Janet Street-Porter a key job in developing the BBC’s entertainment output. As Head of Independent Production for BBC TV’s Entertainment Group she will commission comedy and entertainment ideas from independent companies.
The BBC have given Janet Street-Porter a key job in developing the BBC’s entertainment output. As Head of Independent Production for BBC TV’s Entertainment Group she will commission comedy and entertainment ideas from independent companies.
The combined ITV/C4 revenue figure came in at £171.23m, a 2.3% increase on the same month last year. The individual revenues for ITV and C4 were £139.6m and £32.07m respectively. This is a 81:19 split; an improvement for C4 by one point on last month. These revenue figures are the second best this year after… Continue reading TV ROUND-UP – NOVEMBER
First Choice, the new radio sales house set up in November (Newsline 18/11) has announced the 12 radio stations for which it is selling from now onwards: Minster FM (York) Yorkshire Post Radio Wear FM (Sunderland) Radio Wave (Blackpool) Mellow 1557 (Frinton) RTM (Thamesmead) 1170 (High Wycombe) Sunshine 855 (Ludlow) Radio Ceredigion (Aberystwyth) Radio Maldwyn… Continue reading Radio Sales House Details
