The UK’s first city-based television channel, Channel One, announced yesterday that it is to close following poor subscription levels. The cable-only channel is owned by Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) and its closure follows the news of the death of DMGT’s chairman, Viscount Rothermere on Tuesday.Despite being lauded as a high-quality provider of local… Continue reading Channel One Closes After 4 Years
One of Britain’s leading regional newspaper publishers has gone back on on the acquisition trail, buying eight titles in a deal worth £8 million.Edinburgh-based Johnston Press has bought the papers, which circulate in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, from Eastern Counties Newspapers Group.The acquired titles are: Luton News, Dunstable Gazette, Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, Milton… Continue reading Johnston Buys Eight Eastern Counties Titles
The proposed £649 million takeover of General Cable by Telewest (see Telewest Buys General Cable For £649m) was completed yesterday, further consolidating ownership in the cable industry.Telewest’s chairman, Gary Ames, said: “This merger is an important milestone in the consolidation of the UK cable industry and we believe it has created a powerful group that… Continue reading Telewest And General Cable Merger Complete
Cable and satellite viewers have a greater sense of their television channels’ style and content, and feel they have greater control over their viewing, when compared to terrestrial-only viewers. These are the findings of a new study by the Independent Television Commission (ITC).Cab/sat subscribers, of which there are now just under 7 million in the… Continue reading Cable And Satellite Subscribers Feel In Control Of Their Viewing, ITC Research Finds
Due to plans to launch 2 new regional offices in Scotland and Birmingham, Capital Advertising has announced a series of appointments.Tony Keaveny will become regional sales director of all three offices in Manchester, Birmingham and Scotland. He comes to Capital from The Daily Mail, where he was northern ad manager.Fru Hazlitt, sales director of Capital… Continue reading Appointments At Capital Advertising
Pace Micro Technology and Cisco Systems announced today the joint development of multi-media set-top boxes that will deliver integrated cable-based digital television, internet data and telephony services.This will be the first product to integrate both digital cable television and internet technologies within the one compact system, and will enable people to watch TV, surf the… Continue reading First Integrated Set-Top Boxes For Digital
Viscount Rothermere, proprietor of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and the London Evening Standard, has died at the age of 73.Lord Rothermere, the chairman of Daily Mail and General Trust plc, died on Tuesday night in St Thomas’s Hospital, London, after a heart attack, according to a company statement. He was the scion of… Continue reading Press Baron Rothermere Dies At 73
Following reports this morning (see Newsline today) ITV has confirmed that it intends to drop its News At Ten bulletin, and has approached the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for agreement to the move. ITV wishes to move the news because in its present slot it interrupts the evening movies, and by the time the news… Continue reading ITV Axes News At Ten
Speculation during the past months that ITV is to move its flagship News At Ten programme to another spot has apparently climaxed today.The move is an attempt to create a more competitive schedule, as presently the evening movie is interrupted by the news, after which many viewers go to bed. ITV proposes to replace the… Continue reading ‘News At Ten Is On Its Way Out’ Say Reports
Coming cold on the heels of ITV and BBC1, Channel 4 finally announces its schedule for Autumn 1998. There are a wide range of programmes featured, many new commissions, and old favourites returning for new series.Starting at the top and working down, Brookside continues it obsession with periodically having five episodes a week (as well… Continue reading Channel 4’s Autumn Schedule Unveiled
