On his Virgin Radio breakfast show this morning, Chris Evans announced that from September the show will be broadcasting live on Sky One every weekday morning.Evans said that the radio programme would appear live on Sky One between 8:00 and 9:00am.The association furthers Evans’ links with BSkyB after the satellite broadcaster announced a sponsorship deal… Continue reading Chris Evans Takes Radio To Sky One
The first quarter of 1998 saw the cable television take up rate rise to 22.4 per cent. This is the highest level ever for that quarter, and an increase on January 1 figures which generally show the highest number of connections of the year, according to an Independent Television Commission (ITC) report.The survey also shows… Continue reading Cable Take-Up Rate On The Rise
Monday Asda Magazine relaunches under new publisher, Premier Magazines.Tuesday The Retail Prices Index for May 1997 will be announced.Wednesday A full ABC national newspaper Round-Up for May, by market, will be available in Newline‘s Press features list. GWR Group releases final financial results.
The takeover of Melody Radio by Emap has been officially approved by the Radio Authority today (see Newsline).The Authority was concerned that Melody’s promise of performance and playlist may be altered by Emap’s buyout and has been making arrangements for the station’s style to remain intact.Emap Radio: 0171 504 6000 Melody Radio: 0171 584 0400… Continue reading Melody Radio Takeover Completed
Radio Investments Ltd. has announced today that it has sold its share in Capital Radio for £42.7 million. The original stake, bought in 1973 as a founder shareholding in Capital, cost Radio Investments £100,000.Radio Investments held an 8.8% share in Capital Radio plc, and has sold all its shares for 660p per share to a… Continue reading Radio Investments Sells Capital Stake For £42m
The 9:00pm broadcasting watershed is still considered necessary by 75% of viewers according to the Sixth Annual Monitoring Report by the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC).Viewers believed that the watershed should continue to exist even when there is a warning about the programme’s content. There was a degree of confusion amongst those questioned, however, about whether… Continue reading Watershed Retains Its Importance With Viewers, Says BSC
The Newspaper Society’s Senior Management Forum was told this week that regional newspapers should use their brand and core strengths to develop news and win new revenue. They should also move from being newspaper publishers to local community information providers.Speakers at the forum unanimously agreed that the way to achieve this is by moving into… Continue reading Regional Newspapers Should Use Internet For Revenue, Says NS
Commenting on press speculation over moves to offer small premium channel packages, a spokesperson for BSkyB this afternoon said that the company had no completed plans for the structure and price of digital satellite television channels.He claimed that the volume of different channels which will be available may mean that a variety of packages will… Continue reading Sky Says It Is Still Looking Into Package Structure
The media and leisure group, Granada, is planning on selling its 10.8% stake in BSkyB within the next five years.As Sky winds up to its ‘hard’ digital launch this summer, a conflict of interest grows for Granada: Sky’s digital rival, terrestrial broadcaster British Digital Broadcasting (BDB), is 50% owned by Granada.A spokesperson for the group… Continue reading Granada Looks At 5 Years To Sell BSkyB Stake
An new internet-TV venture that could threaten free, controlled distribution business press has been set up with £4.5 million of private investment. The company, NMTV, is described by its chief executive, Rob Lewis, as, “a new era in European broadcasting, marking Europe’s first and only internet-based business TV network.”NMTV plans to fire personalised, cutting-edge business… Continue reading NMTV – A New Era In European Broadcasting?
