Last month the average weekly cinema admissions figure topped the 3 million mark for the first time in 20 years. The August’93 figure of 3.19m was an increase of 28.7% on August’92 and an increase of 9.6% on July’92.August is generally a good month for admissions due to the school holiday period, which was boosted… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Rise Above 3m
The results of the first TGI Youth survey are released this week,revealing that children between the ages of 7 and 19 have a disposable income of £8bn, and even among 7-10 year-olds 50% made their own brand purchasing decision on trainers, for example.Children watch an average of 5 hours a day in front of a… Continue reading Youth TGI Survey Results
The results of the first TGI Youth survey are released this week,revealing that children between the ages of 7 and 19 have a disposable income of £8bn, and even among 7-10 year-olds 50% made their own brand purchasing decision on trainers, for example.Children watch an average of 5 hours a day in front of a… Continue reading Youth TGI Survey Results
Sky Television has confirmed that it is planning to bid for exclusive rights to cover Wimbledon and domestic Test cricket.
Figures for the first full week of viewing to the newly launched satellite channels and Sky’s Multichannel paid-for package have been released by BARB.Comparing the last full week of August, before the changes on 1st September, with the week ending 12th September it appears that Sky 1 encryption has lost it 1.4% of its total… Continue reading Latest Satellite Viewing Figures
VideoTrak from Media Vision Research has released its latest findings, which provide BARB viewing figures on pre-recorded videos.The research shows that on average, two thirds of a video’s audience tends to be under the age of 35. This compares very favourably to TV viewing figures where only one third of the audience is comprised of… Continue reading Videos Beat TV For Under 35s
At the annual Emmy awards held in California on Sunday night, Prime Suspect 2, the Granada TV series, won the most outstanding mini-series category.Cable television equalled the broadcast networks in number of awards, gaining 16 prizes to equal NBC as top award winner.
GMTV plans to concentrate on the middle ground in future, in the gap between C4’s Big Breakfast and BBC Breakfast News.Greg Dyke, chairman of GMTV, acknowledged yesterday that children no longer watch GMTV, preferring the Big Breakfast, except at weekends, when GMTV runs more cartoons. “We’ve lost the kids”. This follows reports that GMTV was… Continue reading GMTV Opts For Middle Ground
QVC Network Inc yesterday bid $9.5bn (£6.16bn) for Paramount Communications Inc, competing with the $8.2bn bid announced by Viacom International.QVC, although much smaller than both Paramount and Viacom, has the support of its two major shareholders Liberty Media and Comcast.The new bid is likely to be bitterly fought by Paramount and Viacom, which issued a… Continue reading QVC Bids $9.5bn For Paramount
