According to new figures released by the Cable Communications Association, 1996 will see record levels of cable construction, with another 2.7m homes to be built past, bringing the total to around 9 million homes by the end of the year, or 45% of all homes in the UK.The cable industry is set to invest £6… Continue reading 45% Of UK To Be Cabled By End Of 1996
Combined ITV/C4 revenue for December, based on agency estimates, came in at £155.94m, a decrease on last December’s total of 0.6%. The ITV only figure was £119.22m, a decrease of 3.7%; Channel 4 however, at £36.7m was up by 11.3% on last year. The ITV:C4 ratio for December was good news for Channel 4, at… Continue reading Television Revenue – December
The ITC/Channel 5 hearing continues today; New Century Television, the BSkyB backed consortium this morning alleged that the ITC’s call to C5B to clarify its funding was as good as an invitation to alter their plan. Also, claimed Patrick Neil, New Century’s QC, when C5B added the £100m extra, they “assumed” support from their shareholders… Continue reading New Century And UKTV Put Case Against ITC
The top television programme for boys aged 6-11 is Rick Mayall and Adrian Edmondson’s Bottom, a past the 9pm watershed comedy; this is according to new research from MBS Media.Among boys and girls Neighbours is the overall favourite TV programme, followed by Eastenders, Home and Away and The Bill; Bottom is in fifth place. For… Continue reading Boys Like Bottom – New Research
In the High Court this afternoon the QC for the ITC rounded on the criticisms of the ITC’s award of the Channel 5 license.He matched each point with an argument to refute it. The ITC was accused of accepting an increase of £100 million in C5B’s funding plan: the argument against this was that the… Continue reading Latest In High Court Channel 5 Challenge
Abbott Mead Vickers plc has acquired Fishburn Hedges Boys Williams Holdings, a communications company that specialises in consultancy, PR and design for the financial and corporate sector.AMV paid £4m in cash, with four additional payments at a later date dependent on performance. Fishburn Hedges’ client list includes British Gas, Eagle Star, NM Rothschild, Barclays, The… Continue reading Abbott Mead Vickers Acquires Fishburn Hedges Boys Williams
A new twist has emerged in the hearing at the High Court over the award of the Channel 5 licence to Channel 5 Broadcasting. QC Sir Patrick Neil, representing failed bidder New Century, accused the ITC of not properly testing the business plan put forward by C5B.This plan was crucial in originally awarding the licence,… Continue reading C5B And ITC Accused Of More Irregularities
The Food Advertising Unit of the Advertising Association has today welcomed a report that concludes food advertising affects only brands and not markets. The report shows that advertising can be an effective tool of competition between brands, but in mature food markets seems to have no effect on total market size.Jonathan Bullock, Head of External… Continue reading Food Advertising Affects Brands Only Not Markets
The Independent Television Commission is expected to come under attack at the High Court today, at the hearing on the Channel 5 award. Virgin TV was given leave to seek judicial review following complaints that Channnel 5 Broadcasting, the successful applicant, was allowed to change its bid after the final deadline.Virgin TV is expected to… Continue reading Virgin’s Channel 5 Challenge Heard Today
Labour yesterday announced in the Commons that it would introduce amendments to the Broadcasting Bill to ensure that eight listed sporting events,including the Olympic Games and Wimbledon should remain accessible to the largest possible audience.Under the 1990 Broadcasting Act, eight events cannot be shown exclusively on pay-as-you view channels; Labour wants the ban to include… Continue reading Sporting Amendment To Broadcasting Bill Backed
