Telewest Communications is set to launch its long-awaited digital service on Thursday this week. As Britain’s second-largest cable company, it will beat rival NTL which has recently stalled similar plans. Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), meanwhile, began to roll-out its own service in the North West in July this year (see Cable & Wireless Communications… Continue reading Telewest Gets Set For Digital
For Better, For Worse, an LWT documentary which followed a number of couples as they prepared to get married, has been pulled up by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for breaches of taste and decency.The programme, which was broadcast in May this year, followed a young woman as she went out on her hen night… Continue reading LWT Hen Night Documentary Pulled Up For Taste And Decency
Regional press sales house, The Word, has lost its chief executive Gavin Caldwell who resigned from the company this week. It is believed he became frustrated by the restrictions placed on the company. Channel 5 has given its support to a new online portal for the UK TV production industry, set to launch next month.… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Satellite television broadcaster, BSkyB, has announced a deal with number of major UK radio groups to broadcast their stations on the Sky Digital platform. From 20 November Sky Digital will offer 20 radio broadcasts, including three brand new digital stations from the GWR Group – The Mix, Planet Rock and Core.Sky, the first digital TV… Continue reading Major Radio Stations Join Sky Digital For Satellite Broadcast
Global marketing information and research group, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), has signed an agreement to use the new audience measurement technology developed by US group Arbitron. TNS will use Arbitron’s audio-encoding systems in its measurement of television audiences in the UK.Taylor Nelson, which supplies the TV viewing data to BARB, will use Arbitron’s technology in… Continue reading Taylor Nelson To Use New Audience Measurement Technology
GWR Group’s Digital Services division has today announced its plans for a multi-million pound launch of Europe’s first commercial digital radio stations – Planet Rock, Core and The Mix. Planet Rock and Core will begin broadcasting on Monday 15 November across the UK and Europe on the Digital One national commercial multiplex (see Digital One… Continue reading GWR Unveils Multi-Million Pound Digital Radio Stations Launch
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB dropped by 19p to 592˝p despite announcing stronger than expected subscriber figures for its Sky Digital service last week (see Sky Digital Reaches 1.8m Customers). BSkyB has this morning announced plans to broadcast 20 major UK radio stations via the digital satellite TV service (see Major Radio Stations Join Sky Digital For… Continue reading Sharewatch
Television advertisers that wish to target a broad audience are liable to be left with the least desirable timeslots and more downmarket audiences, according to new research. A new study by the Billett Consultancy, shows advertisers who target specific audience groups, such as 16-34 year olds, are receiving more favourable placement in the ad break… Continue reading Advertisers Should Learn TV Owners’ Inventory For Best Deals, Says Billetts
An additional licence fee for digital television services would not breach EU regulations. A spokesperson for the European Commission denied reports earlier this week that proposals backed by the BBC to charge an extra £24 supplement for digital TV would breach state aid regulations.Stefan Rating, competition spokesman for the European Commission, said that it was… Continue reading BBC Digital Licence Fee Would Not Breach EU Rules
Shares in BSkyB jumped 8p yesterday ahead of the group’s A.G.M today in which healthy subscriber figures for its satellite television services are expected to be announced. Prices closed at 611˝p.Advertising group WPP made gains after a large programme trade was placed by a US broker. Shares were up 9p to 623p.Shares in United News… Continue reading Sharewatch
