Peter Brooke, National Heritage Secretary, speaking last night at the Royal Television Society Convention, warned the BBC that it must not assume that it would win the battle for the renewal of the charter. The BBC’s current charter expires in 1996.Brooke praised the reforms introduced by John Birt, but said further changes would be necessary… Continue reading Brooke Warns BBC
The combined ITV/C4 revenue estimates for August have come in at £115.90m – a 9.6% increase on the same period last year. The individual revenues for ITV and C4 came in at £95.14m and £20.76m respectively – a 82:18 split – representing ITV’s best performance for a number of months.In terms of contractor shares the… Continue reading AUGUST TV REVENUE & SHARES
Alban House Publishing is to launch a new magazine, Practical Musician, on 28 October. The A4 monthly title will have a cover price of £2.50, and an initial print run of 65,000.The magazine will be aimed at those people learning to play an instrument and enthusiasts, with tutorials, advice on playing techniques, features on classical… Continue reading CLASSICAL MAGAZINE LAUNCHING
NBC, the US television network, is close to buying Super Channel, the European satellite television channel.Super Channel is broadcast via the Eutelstat satellite, the rival to Astra which carries Sky’s channels. Super Channel resisted a takeover bid from United Artists Entertainment in 1990, but has recently decided that it should be part of a media… Continue reading NBC To Buy Super Channel
Newspaper Publishing has appointed Patrick Morrissey as chief executive from October 1. Morrissey was managing director of Mirror Group Newspapers between 1985 and 1990. Ray Morgan is to succeed Michael Mander as Chairman of National Readership Surveys Ltd from January 1. David Lees is to join Metro Radio as head of a new client sales… Continue reading Appointments
Sky News has joined forces with three broadcasters to create an international satellite news exchange.Sky News has linked with CBS News from the United States, VTM in Belgium, and TBS from Japan. Sky News hopes to recruit French and German partners to what it claims will be the first independent satellite news exchange in Europe.The… Continue reading Sky News Linked Globally
The new satellite channel due to start broadcasting tomorrow into the UK may be too American.The European Commission has written to Peter Brooke, minister for national heritage, to find out whether TNT & Cartoon Network will broadcast enough European programmes to meet EC requirements.TNT & Cartoon Network belongs to Turner Broadcasting System, owner of the… Continue reading New Cartoons Too American
The Radio Authority has advertised a restricted service licence to run for eight years, to provide a travel information radio service along the M20 motorway between Maidstone and Folkestone and on to Dover.Travel information of this nature seems likely to become increasingly important once the Channel Tunnel becomes operational, and would be a new type… Continue reading Licence To Serve Channel Travellers
More O’Ferrall Communications, a subsidiary of More O’Ferrall, which was set up to handle special poster sites, is opening negotiations on 12 poster sites at the Folkestone end of the Channel Tunnel.More O’Ferrall picked up the sites last year and will target the top advertisers directly, rather than the agencies.Half of the 12 panels are… Continue reading MOF To Target Channel Passengers
Yesterday the Manchester Evening News launched the first edition of its weekly supplement.The 56 page A4 supplement is printed on full colour paper. The editorial contains colourful features on local Mancunian stars such as footballer Ryan Giggs, pop group Take That, the latest dance craze in Manchester’s clubs, the bogle and also general features such… Continue reading Manchester Evening News Supplement
