REVENUEThe combined TV revenue figure for June, based on agency estimates, came in at £155.57m, an increase of 8.8% year on year. The ITV share was £122.9m, up 7.3% on last year; Channel 4 had £32.67m, an increase of 14.6%. The better performance by Channel 4 is reflected in the split; 79:21.With regard to individual… Continue reading Television Round Up – June
Mercury Asset Management, the largest fund management company in the UK, has signed up West Indies batsman Brian Lara, in the largest ever individual cricket sponsorship deal, valued at £500,000. Lara will appear in MAM advertising, and appear at MAM-sponsored charity events, and his clothing will carry MAM advertising.
Michael Portillo has been made the new Employment Secretary, it has just been announced. Gillian Shepherd moves to become Education Secretary, replacing John Patten. The new Tory party chairman is Jeremy Hanley, a junior minister. Peter Brooke is replaced by Stephen Dorrell.FULL DETAILS OF CABINET CHANGES: POSITION OLD NEW Transport MacGregor Mawhinney Lords Leader Wakeham… Continue reading Cabinet Reshuffle Details
The Radio Authority is meeting with JFM (formerly Jazz FM) on Friday, to discuss their jazz output following complaints from listeners.The problem has arisen because the current licence runs out in December. Jazz have been reawarded their licence, but with different programming promises. Currently there is no strict quota of jazz in their promise of… Continue reading Jazz Output Under Scrutiny
Future Publishing has announced that the majority shareholder, Chris Anderson, has put Future up for sale, to allow him to concentrate on his publishing interests in the United States.Future, which was founded in 1985, is Britain’s largest independent consumer magazine publisher, with 30 specialist titles covering computing, video games, music and cycling. Titles include Amiga… Continue reading Future Publishing For Sale
The Sky multichannel package is losing out to fierce competition from other satellite channels and terrestrial channels, Marcus Plantin, director of the ITV Network Centre said yesterday. Dish sales were down and there had been a drop in viewing of Sky television. “Sky has been losing to minority satellite channels”, he said.David Elstein, director of… Continue reading Sky Losing To Other Channels And ITV
The Mirror Group has formed a special team to develop television sponsorship deals, specifically game shows in a bid to equal News International, who announced a package of sponsorship deals last week (Newsline 12-7). The group’s main objective is to develop new show formats. The Sun’s involvement with Go Bingo is the first time a… Continue reading MGN Links With TV Stations For Sponsorship
London Regional Transport has been criticised in an attack by Roger Fernley, managing director of British Transport Advertising over their handling of the sale of London Transport Advertising.British Transport Advertising was made to understand that London Regional Transport did not want any delays to the sale of LTA by referrals to the Monopolies and Mergers… Continue reading LRT Criticised Over LTA Bidders
A consortium of broadcasters and organisations working with visually impaired people have launched a trial of Audetel, a system which provides an aural commentary to selected television programmes.For the next four months, selected programmes on ITV and BBC will be broadcast with a data signal which carries an audio commentary describing what happens in the… Continue reading Test TV Transmissions For Visually Impaired
Royal Liver Assurance, the financial services group, is to sponsor a new snooker tournament, the #35,000 Home International Open Handicap Snooker Championship, open to amateurs and professionals. Royal Liver Assurance already sponsors the UK Professional Championships.
