Channel Four today confirmed that it has signed a three year contract with the Big Breakfast presenter Gaby Roslin. This deal follows months of speculation after the announcement that Gaby will be leaving the Big Breakfast in mid-January.She will be working exclusively for Channel 4 for at least 40 weeks a year on several projects… Continue reading Gaby Roslin In New Deal With Channel 4
Today saw the unveiling of the Channel Four Christmas schedule and the highlights include the television premiere of the stage show Riverdance, coverage of Michael Jackson’s December concert and Ken Russell’s musical homage to Treasure Island.Following on from the last two themed Christmas seasons, this year’s theme is a Beastly Christmas which includes documentaries on… Continue reading Channel 4 Christmas Schedule
The Electronic Telegraph is to relaunch Fantasy League Online on the Internet tomorrow. The Fantasy League was first launched in September but was suspended in October due to technical problems.Fantasy League Online, which is sponsored by Littlewoods Pools, is accessed via the ET’s Sport section. The game costs £10 to play and runs until May… Continue reading Electronic Telegraph Relaunches Fantasy League Online
It is reported that BBC1’s flagship weekday morning programme Good Morning with Anne and Nick is to be axed after it ends its run in May. The show has been in a ratings battle with ITV’s This Morning; Anne and Nick has been attracting only 900,000 viewers at its peak compared to 1.9 million for… Continue reading Anne And Nick Faces Axe While Richard And Judy Move To London
Cinema admission figures for the month of October show a big decrease year on year, down by 15.3%, making the average weekly admission 2.69 million. The figure for 1994 was well over 3 million.However, the decrease is somewhat misleading due to a rather exceptional month for releases last October. These included Disney’s The Lion King,… Continue reading October Admissions Fall 15% On Last Year
UKTV has announced today that it will seek leave for a judicial review of the ITC’s decision to award the Channel 5 licence to C5 Broadcasting. UKTV, which had placed the highest bid, was ruled out on grounds of quality, as were Virgin TV, who have successfully been granted a judicial review.UKTV Chairman John Whitney… Continue reading UKTV To Seek C5 Review
EMAP is to sell all of its regional newspapers in Kent to the Canterbury-based Adscene Group for £9.85 million. Emap’s Kent papers comprise thirteen paid- for weekly papers, which include the Medway News, the Thanet Gazette, the East Kent Gazette and the Folkestone and Dover Herald Express.Emap has said its decision to sell these papers… Continue reading Adscene Announces Acquisitions For £30m
In what ITV is claiming as a network first, Barclaycard has agreed to sponsor In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross, the first ever one-off special ITV network programme to attract sponsorship.The programme will be shown on Sunday 10 December; presented by Bond fan Jonathan Ross it will take a look at the history… Continue reading Barclaycard To Sponsor Bond Special
The Christmas Day Schedule has turned into a battleground between ITV and BBC1 over the screening of Coronation Street and Eastenders. ITV moved its hour – long episode of Coronation Street from its previous slot at 7pm to 6:30pm, putting it in direct competition with the first of two editions of Eastenders on BBC1.It is… Continue reading Xmas Battle Over Soaps
A new series of Pop Quiz is to be broadcast on Talk Radio over the Christmas period, sponsored by UK Gold. The new show will be presented by Mike Read, who presented the original show 10 years ago.The new series will vary from the original in that it will be recorded in pubs around the… Continue reading Talk Radio Revives Pop Quiz
