The On Demand Management (ODM) cable consortium finally confirmed yesterday that it has signed a pay-per-view movie deal with Warner Brothers International Television. The ODM consortium presently comprises Telewest, NTL, General Cable and Diamond Cable and is set to launch the UK’s first cable operated pay-per-view service. The Warner deal gives them the non-exclusive rights… Continue reading On Demand Confirm Warner Deal
Advertising Association figures released by the RAB this week show that commercial radio has hit another record share level, accounting for 4.8% of display advertising in the year to June 1997.During this period commercial radio increased its ad revenue by 12% to £329m, which is more than one and a half times the overall display… Continue reading Radio Revenue Continues To Grow
Newcastle United Football Club confirmed to Newsline that it is currently in discussions with a number of broadcasters with a view to setting up its own club-dedicated channel. Although the club would not confirm any specific plans or companies it is believed that BSkyB and Granada have made a joint offer.Manchester United recently begun a… Continue reading Newcastle United Plan Own TV Channel
As the web weaves itself ever farther into our private and working lives it may begin to struggle to sustain the weight of its own traffic. The latest Internet User Profile Survey published by NOP Research Group shows that one in twenty-five UK households now has Internet access; the number has risen from 400,000 in… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 24/10/97
Managing director of Kiss Enterprises, Gordon McNamee is to leave EMAP after eight years. McNamee is to establish a media organisation specialising in youth television as well pursuing new radio projects. Vince Monsey, MD of EMAP’s The Box music TV channel, will take responsibility for the Kiss TV team. Kiss 100 managing director Mike Soutar… Continue reading Gordon McNamee To Leave EMAP
According to agency estimates total terrestrial TV revenue for September, excluding GMTV, came in at £212.54 million. Of this ITV brought in £156.71m, up 10.5% year on year, and C4 £46.8m, up 8.8%: this puts the revenue ratio between the two at 77:23. There was a large month on month revenue increase at C5, where… Continue reading TV Revenue – September
BSkyB and Warner Bros have signed a deal which will see the UK satellite broadcaster screen a raft of pay-per-view and near video-on-demand films on its Sky Box Office channel.It is planned that the movies from the Warner Bros studios will be shown several months in advance of screenings on the two existing Sky Movie… Continue reading BSkyB PPV Movies Confirmed
Film minister Tom Clarke announced at the British Video Association’s Awards Dinner that the first National Video Week will be held in July next year. The festival will aim to promote the £1.3bn British video industry which Clarke says is growing at more than twice the rate of inflation.Department For Culture, Media And Sport: 0171… Continue reading First National Video Week In ’98
Emap On Air, Capital Advertising, GWR Group and Scottish and Irish Radio Sales have joined forces to launch the biggest ever network sponsorship opportunity across UK commercial radio.The £2 million initiative to sponsor the ILR network’s coverage of World Cup France ’98 brings the sales houses together for the first time since they were formed… Continue reading Radio Sales Houses Join Forces For World Cup
Newsquest hit the stock market on Thursday at 250p and immediately rose 2p as it became apparent that the shares were oversubscribed. The float, at the lower end of the forecast 250p-290p, created a cash pile of around £100m and valued the company at £500m. It is estimated that 80% of Newsquest staff bought shares… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 17/10/97
