REVENUEThe combined TV revenue figure for May, based on agency estimates, came in at £175,434,200, the highest since October 1992 and an increase on May’93 of 22%. C4 and ITV revenue came in at £141.77m and £33.67m respectively. The ITV:C4 revenue share ratio is therefore 81:19 and shows ITV gaining a little ground from C4… Continue reading Television Round-Up – May
Channel 4 today launched their New Season which their say confirms their remit to produce more distictive programming. Main features of the summer season include The Long War, which marks the 25th anniversary of the dispatch of British Troops to Northern Ireland in which Irish commentators such as Brian Keenan and Mary Holland explore the… Continue reading Channel 4 Summer Season
Pensions specialist NPI is taking part in a British Heritage-themed sponsorship initiative with The Times and Classic FM. The promotion gives concessions to 50 historic houses, and there will be the opportunity to win a £15,000 NPI investment plan. Sponsorship consultants are Spero Communications.
The ITC has received just one application for the local delivery franchise for Blackpool and Fylde – from Cable Communications Fylde and Wire, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBC CableComms (UK).The service will be offered to 101,000 homesThe application now goes for technical scrutiny – a decision to be announced in the autumn.Cable Communications – 0722… Continue reading Blackpool Cable Franchise
Analysis of viewing figures for Saturday night (June 18th) show ITV’s share of male viewers peaking at 74% in the final minutes of the Ireland v Italy match.VIEWING FIGURES – MEN SHARE % BBC1 BBC2 ITV C4 2100 21.7 7.5 59.4 6.1 Kick off 21.10 2115 20 6.1 63 5.7 2130 19.9 5.3 64.3 5.7… Continue reading ITV Irish Soccer Share Peaks At 74%
London cable operator, Videotron, has joined forces with Carlton and LWT to produce an interactive news service. An experiment began yesterday enabling Videotron’s 200,000 subscribers to choose between four versions of the regional news programmes After 5 and London Tonight. Using a colour coded handset viewers can choose between the latest local news, travel and… Continue reading Interactive TV News
The BBC has decided not to renew the contract to broadcast horseracing at Cheltenham, after the racecourse asked for a five-fold increase in its fee. It appears likely that Channel 4 will take up the contract, which includes the National Hunt Festival.BIG BREAKFAST COMPLAINTS UPHELDThe Broadcasting Complaints Commission has upheld two complaints against Channel 4’s… Continue reading BBC Drops Cheltenham Coverage
ITV is to return World in Action to the 8.30pm slot on Monday evenings, as part of a new Monday night schedule that will start when the World Cup has finished. The game show Wheel of Fortune will fill the 8.00pm slot directly against EastEnders and at 9.00pm, after World In Action, there will be… Continue reading World In Action Returns To Mondays
The board of Trans World Communications yesterday rejected Emap’s £70m takeover bid saying that the premium of 181p-a-share was not high enough. Trans World also warned that the bid could be subject to a legal challenge, as it would breach the legal limit of the number of licences held by any one group.Emap, which has… Continue reading Trans World Rejects Emap Offer
Unofficial overnight viewing figures for Saturday’s World Cup game between Ireland and Italy show the game achieved an average audience of 11.2m. The audience peaked at 13.3m towards the end of the match.The match was screened by ITV at 8.50pm on Saturday. Ireland’s next match, against Mexico, will be screened at 17.15pm on Friday.
