Preference shareholders in TVS are still holding out on an agreement to allow International Family Entertainment the 75% vote required to take over the television company. They maintain that unless a better offer is in the pipeline it would be financially more rewarding to allow the company to go under.IFE on the other hand is… Continue reading IFE May Increase Offer For TVS
Both GMTV and Carlton have begun to secure sponsorship deals for programmes on both stations. The breakfast show has just settled a £500,000 contract with Konica to back its Holiday Snaps programme. Direct Line Insurance is already being credited on the station’s weather bulletins. Carlton TV has set up its first deal, with Michelob Beer,… Continue reading New Franchisees Get Sponsors
David Campbell has been appointed chief executive of Virgin Radio . The station is due to go on the air in March and is jointly owned by TV-am and the Virgin Group.
Del Boy and Rodney won the greatest TV audience on Christmas Day with 20.13m viewers tuning into Only Fools and Horses, according to BARB figures released today.Also on BBC , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was the most watched film attracting 15.80m and Birds of a Feather had an audience of 16.88m. Eastenders and… Continue reading BBC Wins Christmas Audience
Preference shareholders in TVS are still holding out on an agreement to allow International Family Entertainment the 75% vote required to take over the television company. They maintain that unless a better offer is in the pipeline it would be financially more rewarding to allow the company to go under.IFE on the other hand is… Continue reading IFE May Increase Offer For TVS
Del Boy and Rodney won the greatest TV audience on Christmas Day with 20.13m viewers tuning into Only Fools and Horses, according to BARB figures released today.Also on BBC , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was the most watched film attracting 15.80m and Birds of a Feather had an audience of 16.88m. Eastenders and… Continue reading BBC Wins Christmas Audience
PowerGen’s sponsorship of the ITV network weather coverage has been increased to £2.2m, and will now cover all bulletins over the coming year. Credits for the company will be included after the lunchtime ITN news bulletin and will result in credit exposure before and after 21 forecasts a week. PowerGen has been involved in weather… Continue reading Powergen Renews Weather Sponsorship
The Monopolies and Mergers Commission is to begin an investigation into an Office of Fair Trading report on ITV networking arrangements, which claims that independent producers get a raw deal with the present set-up.The row began in August when the report was first brought to light, with the OFT disputing that ITV should not be… Continue reading ITV Continues Network Dispute With OFT
PowerGen’s sponsorship of the ITV network weather coverage has been increased to £2.2m, and will now cover all bulletins over the coming year. Credits for the company will be included after the lunchtime ITN news bulletin and will result in credit exposure before and after 21 forecasts a week. PowerGen has been involved in weather… Continue reading Powergen Renews Weather Sponsorship
Television South West has suspended its shares until March, when it hopes to finalise a reverse takeover of Bristol based shoe manufacturer, UK Safety Group. The broadcaster was replaced by Westcountry on January 1 when its ITV licence expired. Shares will remain at 29p until group accounts are sorted out over the next couple of… Continue reading TSW Shares Suspended
