A report in today’s Financial Times suggests that newspaper publisher the Pearson Group is interested in buying ousted London licence holder, Thames Television.Pearson also showed interest in Channel 5 last year when Thames was applying for the licence, but the ITC’s decision not to give it the go-ahead put an abrupt stop to discussions. However… Continue reading Pearson May Invest In Thames
Chairman of SelecTV, Michael Buckley has left the company following a disagreement with fellow directors. His position in the company, which produces Lovejoy and Birds of a Feather, will be taken over by Peter Laister, a non-executive director.
From May 20 Sky Sports intends to screen live race meetings two evenings a week, with plans to feature a race every fifteen minutes during each two-hour broadcast. The first race will begin at 7.15pm on the 20th and covers four races from Uttoxeter.Sky Sports is the first British television station to broadcast evening horse… Continue reading Sky Sports To Screen Race Meetings
..Strathmore Scottish Spring Water will sponsor the next series of Taggart in a deal worth £700,000 to cover airtime and below-the-line support. Taggart has an average audience of 12 million….The new ITV factual series, Coltrane in a Cadillac, is to be sponsored by Coors Extra Gold. The series starts on Tuesday 4 May and is… Continue reading Sponsorship News..
A report in today’s Financial Times suggests that newspaper publisher the Pearson Group is interested in buying ousted London licence holder, Thames Television.Pearson also showed interest in Channel 5 last year when Thames was applying for the licence, but the ITC’s decision not to give it the go-ahead put an abrupt stop to discussions. However… Continue reading Pearson May Invest In Thames
From May 20 Sky Sports intends to screen live race meetings two evenings a week, with plans to feature a race every fifteen minutes during each two-hour broadcast. The first race will begin at 7.15pm on the 20th and covers four races from Uttoxeter.Sky Sports is the first British television station to broadcast evening horse… Continue reading Sky Sports To Screen Race Meetings
..Strathmore Scottish Spring Water will sponsor the next series of Taggart in a deal worth £700,000 to cover airtime and below-the-line support. Taggart has an average audience of 12 million….The new ITV factual series, Coltrane in a Cadillac, is to be sponsored by Coors Extra Gold. The series starts on Tuesday 4 May and is… Continue reading Sponsorship News..
Andrew Keyte has been appointed marketing director of UK Gold. He was formerly commercial manager with Warner Home Video.
The Sunday Times is claiming a 76% sales increase in the Republic of Ireland for the past couple of weeks, as well as a rise of 23% in Northern Ireland, going from 60,000 to 93,000. Andrew Neil is accrediting the increase to recent attempts by the paper to increase its Irish coverage.Meanwhile, reports in yesterday’s… Continue reading Sunday Times Gets Overall High
It is seen as highly unlikely that the takeover of ITN by a Carlton Communications-led consortium will be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, according to reports. This means that the takeover will likely be finalised this week, although neither ITN nor Carlton is willing to comment on the situation.The case has already been… Continue reading Carlton/ITN Deal Draws To Close
