The People is claiming sales were up by 162,000 for the revamped issue which appeared on December 27. The main paper underwent a redesign, including a new masthead, and was accompanied by a weekly television listings magazine called TV First.A number of editorial changes to the paper are also being introduced including a new column… Continue reading People Sales Increase With Revamp
Zenith’s seventh edition of ‘Zenith on TV’ has just been issued, reviewing the 1993 winter schedules of Channel One , Channel 4, and BSkyB.Zenith believes the ITV schedule to be strong, mainly thanks to the new Network Centre at the ITVA. It is seen to have addressed the two old weaknesses of late peak on… Continue reading Zenith On TV
Although unconfirmed, senior BBC staff believe the total overspend for the two year period 1991-1993 may exceed £90m, and there is growing concern that no one knows the precise state of the BBC’s finances, according to press reports today. As a result of the overspend the BBC is believed to be near to its £200m… Continue reading BBC Overspend May Rise To £90 Million
The ITC have revealed that they would re-advertise the Channel 5 licence within months if a bidder with the necessary financial backing were to come forward. The reconsideration of a refinanced C5 Holdings bid has not been ruled out according to Sir George Russell, Chairman of the ITC.Time Warner, a partner in the Thames led… Continue reading C5: Re-Advertised Within Months?
According to estimates for the month of November, ITV net revenue has come in at £167.52 million. This amounts to a decrease on the revenue figure both for last month and for last November, of -5.0% and -6.4% respectively.Thames achieved the largest year-on- year increase this month, rising 0.61% points from 14.42% to 15.03%. TVS… Continue reading TV Round-Up – November
Thames got its second blow in just over a year this morning when the ITC announced that it was not awarding the licence for a new national terrestrial channel to Channel 5 Holdings, headed by the TV company.The news was given at a press conference attended by Peter Rogers, director of finance and George Russell,… Continue reading Thames Loses Out On Channel 5 Licence
Preference shareholders at TVS are still standing firm in their opposition to the proposed takeover by Inter- national Family Entertainment. At a meeting yesterday 69.1% of ordinary shareholders voted yes for the deal to go ahead, with only 12.7% of preference holders favouring its instigation. They are now holding out for a better offer from… Continue reading TVS Battle Continues
TVS shareholders have agreed to allow the bid by International Family Entertainment to go ahead, following a meeting yesterday to discuss the issue.The decision does not mean that IFE will now have an easy path to follow, however, as preference shareholders are still opposing the bid which could lead to a total block in proceedings.… Continue reading TVS Takeover Goes One Step Further
Zenith has issued the latest edition of its quarterly “UK Television Forecasts to 2003”.Among the key points made in the report are* TV revenues have collapsed in the final quarter of 1992, with a estimated nominal fall of 4.1% (-7.1% real) in ITV/C4 net advertising revenue for the period. For the whole of 1992 Zenith… Continue reading Zenith UK TV Forecasts To 2003
Pre – school programming aimed at 2-5 year olds is in danger of losing its place in children’s broadcasting because of growing competition in the TV market, according to a recent study by the Broadcasting Standards Council (BSC) into the future of children’s television.The survey was carried out between January and March of this year… Continue reading The Future Of Children’s TV
