Independent Radio Sales has attracted a number of potential bidders, the outcome of which will be known within the next three weeks. Amongst the interested parties are a consortium backed by an American radio sales house, KATS and another backed by David Reich formerly of Carat.
City analysts, James Capel, have forecast pre-tax profits for all ITV companies within the network for the year 1993/94. The results of the report can be seen below: 1993/94 PRE-TAX PROFIT FORECASTS Anglia £ 2.5m Carlton TV £ 3.5m Central £45.0m Grampian £ 3.5m Granada TV £36.0m HTV £ 1.0m loss LWT £32.0m Meridian £… Continue reading Capel Forecasts TV Profits
Independent Radio Sales has attracted a number of potential bidders, the outcome of which will be known within the next three weeks. Amongst the interested parties are a consortium backed by an American radio sales house, KATS and another backed by David Reich formerly of Carat.
Brewing company, Courage Ltd, has renewed its backing of the Rugby Union Club championship in a deal worth £7m.
Central Television’s pre-tax profits for the year ending December 31 1992 are as follows:Pre-tax profit: £41.06m (£42.45m)Earnings per share: 94.4p (56.1p)Turnover: £333.19m (£306.65m).
Virgin Radio is offering charities the chance to advertise free of charge from April 1 to 30, the station’s official launch date. The Radio Authority has demanded that no paid-for advertising should be transmitted during the test period, so Richard Branson is offering the transmission time to charitable organisations.The Royal Mail, meanwhile, will be the… Continue reading Virgin Radio Offers Free Advertising
The group of investors bidding for ITN have today declared their offer for the company, claiming they will give “stability, skills and financial strength” to the news organisation.The new board of ITN will include Michael Green as chairman, David McCall and Stewart Purvis as editor in chief.Since announcing their bid last November, the investors have… Continue reading ITN Restructuring Announced
The latest week’s BARB viewing figures for w/e 21/3/93, show Channel 4’s Big Breakfast continuing to make inroads into mainstream breakfast viewing with its highest peak quarter hour audience since its launch in October ’92 of 1.6m; in addition the channel also achieved its highest reach figure of 8.3m. Wkly Reach (Mon-Fri) 07-Feb 14-Feb 21-Feb… Continue reading Big Breakfast Continues Its Success
Virgin Radio is offering charities the chance to advertise free of charge from April 1 to 30, the station’s official launch date. The Radio Authority has demanded that no paid-for advertising should be transmitted during the test period, so Richard Branson is offering the transmission time to charitable organisations.The Royal Mail, meanwhile, will be the… Continue reading Virgin Radio Offers Free Advertising
FCO is considering a merger with its sister agency, EURO RSCG, following the announcement that it is to make 10 of its staff redundant. The decision has to be faced because of a recent fall in accounts, the main loss being a £2.5m Panasonic billing, which has been moved to McCann-Erickson.
