Channel 5 Holdings met its first major deadline on Friday, proving to the ITC that it has at least 70% backing for the new national station if it is awarded the licence next week.As predicted the media group, Time Warner, has shown considerable interest in backing the venture, with the owner of the Financial Times,… Continue reading C5 Holdings Meets Funding Deadline
The ITC is due to meet tomorrow to decide on the future of new national TV station, Channel 5. Proceedings at the meeting may now be swayed, however, with Carlton TV threatening to launch a judicial review if the licence is awarded to sole bidders, Channel 5 Holdings.The new holder of the London Weekday licence… Continue reading Carlton May Block C5 Holdings
The British advertising market will suffer its third year of decline in 1993, according to Zenith’s latest advertising expenditure forecasts.There will be a 2% fall in advertising in 1993, 6.5% up on last year’s figure, but it shows that the market is still low. The report forecasts that there will be real growth of 0.3%.… Continue reading Zenith Ad Expenditure Forecasts
The latest bidder for TVS, US media company Broadway, has decided to with- draw its offer, leaving International Family Entertainment as sole contender for the TV company.Information about TVS was given to Broadway while IFE’s proposal document was being prepared. After placing an initial bid through its bankers the production company then announced that it… Continue reading Broadway Withdraws From TVS Bid
Speaking At Today’s O&M Technofair Bob Hulks, Chief Executive of BARB, spoke about the benefits which the new panel offers to advertisers as well as how the service will develop into the next century, answering a number of recent criticisms on the way.The benefits of the new panel he high- lighted as being a) an… Continue reading BARB Can Measure The TV Audience Today But What About Tomorrow?
LWT’s group chief executive Greg Dyke, also speaking at O&M’s TV fair today, examined the steps ITV needs to take to remain successful in the face of increasing competition.He began by describing the period between the 1950s and late 1980s as a stable and dull environment for television. In contrast the years between 1990 and… Continue reading ITV Steps For The Future – Greg Dyke
The European Commission has said that, with the exception of tobacco advertising, it will make no further attempts to restrict press advertising.The European Publishers’ Association had been concerned that restrictions on alcohol, pharmaceuticals and financial services would be imposed.The EC President, Jacques Delors, confirmed that “Tobacco advertising was a special case and there is no… Continue reading EC To Scrap Further Ad Bans
57% of people felt that programme standards on terrestrial TV had been maintained in 1991, 29% felt that standards had fallen and 11% saw an improvement, according to the findings of a new survey from the ITC, Television: The Public’s View. ITV BBC1 C4 BBC2 90 91 90 91 90 91 90 91 Improved 14… Continue reading Television: The Public’s View
According to estimates for the month of October, ITV net revenue has come in at around £176.30 million. This represents a slight increase of 0.8% on the same period last year, and a rise of 22.0% on September.Only four contractors managed to up their performance last month. Those achieving the highest increases in revenue share… Continue reading TV Round-Up – October
Channel 5 Holdings has been given until December 4 to show the ITC that it has managed to raise 70% of the financial backing necessary to fund the station. On that note Thames Television has approached the Pearson Group to take up a 20% stake in the venture.Thorn EMI is offering to take a 30%… Continue reading Thames Seeks Backing From Pearson
