Trinity International Holdings has announced pre-tax profits of £23.8m for the six months to June, an increase of 79%, while turnover almost doubled to £165.3m.…Independent Newspapers, the Irish media group, reported interim results which showed pre-tax profits rising 28% to I£26m on the back of turnover up 14% to I£182.5m.Trinity International Holdings: 0171 457 2345Independent… Continue reading Business Briefs
Scottish Television has today confirmed rumours New Scottish Satellite Channel Rumoured and announced plans for a new channel, Sky Scottish, to be broadcast as a joint venture with BSkyB from November 1st.The channel will initially operate on a two hour per day basis, focusing on news, sports and current affairs including 450 hours of original… Continue reading STV Announces New Channel
United News & Media this morning announced interim financial results which reveal profit before tax reached £151.9m, up 21.5%. Turnover also improved, increasing from £906m to just over £1 billion.In terms of United’s broadcasting interests strong performances by Anglia and Meridian helped lift the division’s profits by 75% and encouraging growth was also reported at… Continue reading United Sees Profits Rise 21.5%
Talks between Channel 5 and TeleWest which would have seen the cable operator retuning videos in its franchise areas have broken down after the two sides failed to agree terms.As reported on Newsline *Telewest Close To C5 Retune Deal a deal was almost finalised but it is now reported that disagreements over how much C5… Continue reading TeleWest Talks With C5 Break Down
IPC Magazines’ Woman’s Realm will go under the surgeon’s knife and get a new look for the September 17 issue.The 38-year-old woman’s weekly has, according to IPC, been given a fresher and brighter cover style plus a more feminine and elegant editorial. Other changes will include new typefaces, cleaner, less cluttered layouts and longer articles.… Continue reading Woman’s Realm Gets Facelift
According to a report in the Independent, Scottish Television will reveal the launch of a new satellite channel for Scotland when it announces interim results on Thursday.The Scottish channel, coined Sky Scotland, would be the result of a collaboration between STV and BSkyB. It is suggested that the service would broadcast two hours per day… Continue reading New Scottish Satellite Channel Rumoured
After announcing an increase in turnover of 55% to £49.36m and an increase in pre-tax profits of 9.6% to just over £5m, Adscene’s chairman declared that the group was looking to expand.Commenting on prospects, Harry Lambert said: “We expect the shake-up in the local newspaper industry to continue, which will create further opportunities for expansion.”… Continue reading Adscene In Mood For Expansion
Both VNU and Ziff-Davis are planning to launch computer and new media titles before the end of the year.VNU’s new title is rumoured to be a UK version of Internet Life, an American title published by Mecklermedia, which will launch on 3 October. It will be bound to 165,000 copies of PCW before a stand-alone… Continue reading New Magazines Planning To Launch
“To educate, stimulate, and entertain at the highest level”.Speaking at the launch of the Radio 3 at 50 season, controller Nicholas Kenyon revealed the positive steps the station intends to take in continuing to bring listeners the “best of twentieth century culture”. Mr Kenyon commented on how since the Third Programme began on September 29th… Continue reading Radio Three – The Third At 50
