Alan Yentob, controller of BBC1, received one of TV’s top awards last night in the Royal Television Society presentation. He won the Judge’s award for reviving the channel’s popularity with programmes such as Pride and Prejudice, Ballykissangel and The Antiques Roadshow.Men Behaving Badly was voted best situation comedy and Shooting Stars best entertainment show. Helen… Continue reading BBC Chief Wins Top TV Award
The IPA has now persuaded all the main commercial television stations to phase out their handling charges. This comes after five years of negotiation which began with an undertaking by ITV in November 1992 to phase out their charges over a three year period. This was followed by Channel 4.The latest companies to agree to… Continue reading IPA Sees Successful End To Handling Charges
Euromoney Publications’ net profits before tax were £11.5 million in the six months to March 31 compared with £10.4 million in the first half of last year.Within its titles Euroweek, Asiamoney, Petroleum Economist and MedAd News all had record first half profits whilst Euromoney, Latin Finance and Financial Training made less than in the first… Continue reading Euromoney Hits £11.5m Profit
TeleWest Communications has announced that it has secured a £1.2 billion loan. TeleWest, which is the UK’s largest cable company, will use the money primarily to finance the completion of its build programme. To date around 50% of TeleWest’s cable network is completed.TeleWest’s latest financial results (Newsline 16/05) showed that the company had lost £53.4m… Continue reading TeleWest Raises £1.2bn
Southnews, the publisher of free and paid-for newspapers in London and the Home counties, has announced annual profits of £3.376m, which is up 6% on 1995’s £3.187m. Turnover also increased by 22% from £23.6m to £28.8m.The Croydon Advertiser Group, which Southnews bought last December for £13m, contributed £237,000 to revenues. Overall the group owns 25… Continue reading Southnews Profits Rise 6% To £3.37m
The ITC has launched the first stage of a public consultation on the licensing of digital terrestrial television.Under the Broadcasting Bill which is now before Parliament, the ITC will be responsible for regulating the carriers of services (the multiplex operators) and the programme providers. The first stage of consultation concerns the multiplex operators, for which… Continue reading ITC Consults On Digital TV Licensing
For the fourth year in a row, the Milton Keynes Citizen has won the top award, Free Newspaper of the Year (more than 40 pages) in the Newspaper Society’s 1996 free newspaper awards. The judges said it had held its supremacy despite fierce competition.The Ayr and District Leader was named Free Newspaper of the Year… Continue reading Milton Keynes Citizen Triumphs
The PPA has announced that it will be organising a conference which addresses the opportunities for magazine publishers of new technology, especially the Internet. The theme of Magazines and New Media ’96 will be the idea that magazine publishers are beginning to see themselves as information providers not restricted by their traditional print medium.The conference,… Continue reading PPA Conference And MRG Evening
Media group Chrysalis has announced six-month figures which show that its losses after tax have dropped to £2.5m from £2.65m last year. Turnover rose from £47.1m in 1995 to £56.3m this year.Chrysalis point out that in terms of its radio interests (Heart 106.2 London, Galaxy 101 Bristol and Heart 100.7 Midlands) last week’s Rajar figures… Continue reading Chrysalis Losses Drop To £2.5m
