BSkyB and some of the bigger UK cable companies such as Nynex and Telewest are believed to be negotiating a deal which would see their co-operation in the launch of pay-per-view film and sports events.It is reported that the cable companies, which in the past have always attacked BSkyB’s dominant position in the pay-TV market,… Continue reading BSkyB And Cable May Join For PPV Deal
Boots is the first retailer to trial an interactive home shopping service. The experiment begins in the Kingston Upon Hull area on 16 April.The system carrying the service operates through the customer’s television and telephone wire. TV’s are fitted with a set-top box and viewers are given a special remote control unit to gain access… Continue reading Boots Opens Virtual Store
The Swedish minister for social affairs, Margot Wallstroem, has promised to oppose an important preliminary ruling of the European Court of Justice which threatened the country’s state monopoly over the retail sales of alcoholic beverages. “No matter what the [ultimate] verdict of the European Court of Justice (which is expected in the next couple of… Continue reading SWE: Promise to oppose the ECJ
CIA Group PLC, Europe’s second largest independent media buyer, has published its preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 1996.The Group saw turnover rise 28% last year to £774 million. Pre-tax profits were £7.5 million, the 12% rise was attributed to new business wins. Multinational account wins include Shell, Wrangler, Swatch, Ericsson and products… Continue reading CIA Group Report Healthy Profits
The 1996 CAVIAR survey shows that cinema admissions for 1996 rose 7.79% year-on-year. Year Admissions Year Admissions % Change 1995 114,558,420 1996 123,480,299 7.79 1994 123,531,751 1995 114,558,420 -7.26 Source: CAA/Gallup 72% of people go to the cinema at least once a year, this represents a 3% drop year-on-year. The rise in admissions illustrates that… Continue reading Cinema Admissions On The Up
Video Networks, the video-on-demand company, has launched the UK’s first on-demand electronic TV newspaper in Hull. The company, in conjunction with the Hull Daily Mail, is providing local news, sport, features and classified advertising for the virtual newspaper. Video Networks already has a video-on-demand trial in Hull *Video-On-Demand Trial In Hull. Subscribers to this service… Continue reading First TV Newspaper Goes On-Line
The Telegraph has issued a writ for breach of contract against the ABC.This follows ABC’s attempts to make The Telegraph answer a complaint by Times Newspapers Ltd regarding its Advance Purchase Programme and whether or not the newspapers, sold as part of this, constitute a full rate sale under ABC rules *ABC Dispute Update.The Times… Continue reading Telegraph Issue Writ To ABC
Newsquest Media will be particularly pleased with the recent batch of VFD figures. Out of the ten free regional titles which had the best year on year increases, Newsquest published three: the Consett & Stanley Advertiser recorded an increase of 28.3% to 31,237; the Darlington/Aycliffe/Sfield Advertiser increased its VFD by 19.8% to 64,110; and the… Continue reading Regional VFDs – Free Titles
Channel 4 will be the second media owner to release audited statistics for its Web site. The ABC certificate is set to be released next week. In the first month of audit, February 1997, the site received 2,384,971 total page impressions. The programme listings section was the most accessed part of the site.Channel 4: 0171… Continue reading Channel 4 Site Gets Audit
The most recent ABC figures show that Northcliffe Newspapers’ The West Briton and Essex Chronicle have the top two circulation figures for all paid weekly papers.A spokesperson for the group said: “These excellent ABC results are underpinned by Northcliffe’s commitment to the research and development of its regional titles.”Northcliffe Newspapers: 0171 400 1100
