Cinema admissions in April showed a healthy increase once again after a relatively disappointing decrease in March. The average weekly admissions figure for April was 2.24 million, an increase of 9.5% on April’92.Major films released in April included Mr Nanny, Splitting Heirs, Body of Evidence and Sommersby.
National newspaper owners have intervened in Peter Brooke’s plans to allow ITV companies the right to take over one another, by amending the 1990 Broadcasting Act (Newsline 27/5).Companies including the Mirror Group, the Telegraph and the Daily Mail are putting pressure on Brooke to lift restrictions preventing national papers from owning more than 20% of… Continue reading National Papers Get In On ITV Takeovers
BBC Radio 4 is planning to privatise some of its most established programmes including Gardeners’ Question Time which attracts combined audiences of 1.25 million for the Sunday and Wednesday airings. The programme will be put out to tender to independent producers, as part of a total 150 hours on offer for privatisation. Radio 3 is… Continue reading Radio 4 Puts Programmes Up For Tender
Eurosport, the pan-European satellite sports channel, has issued its first penetration figures since its merger with Screensport on March 1 this year. Eurosales is claiming a total of 40,559,000 homes able to receive the channel over 30 different countries equating to a potential audience of 100m.In the UK 3,255,000 homes are claimed, 2,809,000 via satellite… Continue reading Eurosport Issue Penetration Figures
The Radio Authority is due to close bidding for the AM London licences on Tuesday with a last minute applicant submitting its proposal yesterday.The new female consortium, headed by TV presenter Joan Bakewell, has the financial backing of Emap – already majority shareholders in Kiss FM. The group consists of Felicity Kendal,Sarah Greene and Liz… Continue reading Women’s Radio Rival Bidders
The BBC has issued a document in response to the Government Green Paper which claims to take into account the public’s perspectives on the future of the Corporation, as well as drawing on major research conducted specifically to analyse the role of the BBC.According to the document the public debate calls for:– A publicly funded… Continue reading BBC Responding To Green Paper
Two subjects have dominated radio news over the past few months, the launch of Virgin and the debate over the future of BBC Radio. These have to some extent overshadowed the flurry of activity among the ILR stations, whose licences are all gradually being re-advertised.The launch of Richard Branson’s Virgin Radio was well received, both… Continue reading Radio Round Up
The BBC has issued a document in response to the Government Green Paper which claims to take into account the public’s perspectives on the future of the Corporation, as well as drawing on major research conducted specifically to analyse the role of the BBC.According to the document the public debate calls for:– A publicly funded… Continue reading BBC Responding To Green Paper
Eurosport, the pan-European satellite sports channel, has issued its first penetration figures since its merger with Screensport on March 1 this year. Eurosales is claiming a total of 40,559,000 homes able to receive the channel over 30 different countries equating to a potential audience of 100m.In the UK 3,255,000 homes are claimed, 2,809,000 via satellite… Continue reading Eurosport Issue Penetration Figures
The Radio Authority is due to close bidding for the AM London licences on Tuesday with a last minute applicant submitting its proposal yesterday.The new female consortium, headed by TV presenter Joan Bakewell, has the financial backing of Emap – already majority shareholders in Kiss FM. The group consists of Felicity Kendal,Sarah Greene and Liz… Continue reading Women’s Radio Rival Bidders
