ITV’s coverage of last night’s UEFA champions league final between Bayern Munich and Valencia attracted an average of 7m viewers with a peak of 11m, according to unofficial overnight figures.As coverage got underway ITV2 repeated the policy of showing Coronation Street during what is normally its terrestrial slot of 7.30pm. This approach was first adopted… Continue reading Champions League Coverage Draws 7 Million To ITV
Following the publication of its interim results yesterday (see Carlton Stock Dives On Indefinite Ad Downturn), shares in Carlton fell 4.85% to finish at £3.92, a loss of 20p on the previous day. Fellow ITV major Granada also saw loses, with stock down 4.42% to close at £1.73.Shares in GWR closed at £4.15 with a… Continue reading Sharewatch
Warner Brothers plan to erect a giant LED screen on the facade of its cinema in Lester Square. If WB get the go ahead from Westminster city council the screen will be the first of many to appear on WB cinemas across the country.about screenswhat adscouncil concerns
The UK’s digital television industry is now the most developed in the world; so much so, that BSkyB has recently committed to switching off its analogue broadcast altogether sometime this summer. Not bad considering the service has only been running for two and a half years.Sky Digital now has 5.4 million subscribers and is in… Continue reading Feature: Is The UK Turned On By Digital?
Details of additional interactive elements for this year’s Big Brother have been unveiled this week. Interactive voting and E-Victor, an interactive game, have been developed thanks to an agreement between the broadcaster, Channel 4, programme makers Endemol and Two Way TV.Channel 4’s head of interactive television, Peter Good, commented, “With this year’s series we wanted… Continue reading Big Brother To Have Interactive Voting And Games
Advertising group WPP has announced a 100% acquisition of European PR firm Finsbury. The company, founded in 1994, will continue to operate independently within WPP, benefiting from access to its advertising and marketing services networks.Finsbury specialises in financial communications, investor relations and public affairs. Among its client list of UK companies worth over £100bn, it… Continue reading WPP Announces Acquisition Of Financial PR Firm
Cricket continues to move away from its traditional BBC home with the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) decision to award Sky Sports a new three year contract for live international and county cricket.Under the new deal, which covers the next three seasons, Sky Sports will have exclusive live broadcast rights to cricketing events including;… Continue reading Sky Sports Scores New Three Year Cricket Contract
Flushed with the eventual success of getting digital horse racing channel Go Racing on its way (see Go Racing Gets Go Ahead For Racing Channel), Channel 4 is set to extend coverage of the sport of kings in its terrestrial schedules.The channel has announced the signing of a one year deal to show French horseracing,… Continue reading Four’s Racing Coverage To Extend Across The Channel
Match Of The Day could find its new home in ITV’s Saturday teatime schedule, replacing existing light entertainment programmes like Blind Date and Stars In Their Eyes.ITV is considering plans to show its version of the BBC sports programme which aired at 10.30pm, in a new early evening slot in an attempt to breath new… Continue reading ITV’s Match Of The Day Headed For Saturday Teatime
Cinema admissions in April reached an unprecedented 14 million according to the latest CAA figures. With an average of 3.26m admissions per week April 2001 figures were the highest for 26 years.April’s soaring admissions were largely due to the release of the widely successful Bridget Jones’ Diary, which dominated the box office generating a three… Continue reading April’s Cinema Admissions Reach A 26 Year High
