According to the ITC’s annual survey of cable subscriptions, the average cable television subsriber is now paying £22.61 per month (including VAT). Based on the latest total of broadband subscribers, this indicates that the industry’s annualised gross revenues from the television side of the business are now running at about £150 million. The average subscription… Continue reading Cable Business Hits £150 Million
The Newspaper Society has arranged a meeting with Camelot, the consortium which won the contract to run the National Lottery, to emphasise the importance of using regional press in lottery promotion, in order to involve the community. Roger Holland, head of marketing at the Newspaper Society, has said that “the regional press is in a… Continue reading Lottery: Regional Press Is Important
Bristol Evening Post has announced results for the year ending March 31st. Pre-tax profits were up 25% from £4.07m to £5.08m. The chairman said that after decreases in recent years, advertising volumes are showing improvements, particularly in the second half of the year. BEP has announced it is to invest £16.8m in a new press,… Continue reading Bristol Evening Post Profits Up 25%
Research carried out by the Broadcasting Standards Council has revealed that most of the women who appear on television are well educated, young, of medium to high social status and are under 40 years of age.It also found that the BBC and ITV continue to portray women in stereotyped roles, with far fewer women than… Continue reading Women Still Stereotyped On Television
TeleWest, the UK’s largest cable television operator, is expected to announce today that it will postpone a flotation that would have valued it at £1.79bn. The reassessment is expected to be blamed on deteriorating stock market conditions.
ITV has called for top sporting events to be “off-limits” to exclusive cable and satellite deals, to enable all television viewers the chance to see them. Leslie Hill, chairman of the ITV Association, speaking at the National Heritage Select Committee meeting on TV Sponsorship and Coverage, claimed that BSkyB has enough money to outbid the… Continue reading MediaTel Special Report: TV Sports Coverage
Reuters has announced its intention to buy London News Radio, the consortium which takes over LBC’s FM and AM frequencies later this year.The international finance and news group was originally part of a failed bid for the London licences when they were re-advertised last year.The Radio Authority has approved the bid, providing Reuters fulfil the… Continue reading Reuters To Buy LNR
For all the efforts made by the English-based nationals, the Scottish newspaper market is still clearly dominated by the home-based titles, whose circulation’s have slipped, but never plummeted over the last six audit periods.The Record and Sunday Mail, still market leaders by a distance (the Record has over 40% of the daily market) will be… Continue reading National Press In Scotland – Market Overview
Nevis Radio, the new ILR station covering Fort William, is to go on air on July 25 with a mix of chart, gold and rock music. The station is handling advertising sales in house. Nevis Radio – 0397 700007 Q102.9FM, which has won the licence for Londonderry is to launch on October 21. The station’s… Continue reading Radio News
The Independent Television Commission has sharply criticised the first year’s performance of both GMTV and Carlton. The ITC has today published the 1993 Performance Reviews of the 15 regional Channel 3 licences, GMTV, Teletext and Channel 4. These reviews report on the first full year of broadcasting. The ITC, whilst acknowledging that the new regional… Continue reading GMTV And Carlton Heavily Criticised By ITC
