James Conway of The Independent Television Commission confirmed to MediaTel this morning that the Channel 5 debate will be reopened next month with the publication of a discussion document, outlining central technical issues of interest to potential bidders.When the single applicant for the licence (Thames Television) lost out on its bid in December, the Commission… Continue reading ITC Welcomes Response To C5 Debate
GGT’s planned acquisition of The Media Business has fallen through due to a “conflict of interest between clients”. The deal would have created a new company with billings of around £100m.. Sue Oriel, FCO media director, is to join Zenith Media as planning director, replacing Simon Andrews who resigned from the company in April..
Lufthansa is to sponsor the Financial Times weather forecast from June 9, in a deal worth £100,000. The paper aims to upgrade its weather coverage following the deal, with enhanced maps and increased editorial. The contract was co-ordinated by Nigel Pullin of the FT who is looking into further possibilities for sponsorship within the paper.
Regional publishers, Southnews, saw end of year profits to April 1993 rise from £0.9m to £1.2m, a leap of 35%, with revenues increasing from £12.4m to £13.1m. The group publishes paid-for titles including the Harrow Observer and the Uxbridge Gazette.HUGHES APPOINTED AD HEAD AT NEWBURYKen Hughes has been made group advertisement manager of the Newbury… Continue reading Southnews Profits
The GfK Monthly Satellite Monitor for March was commissioned by the ITVA, and found that dish sales increased by 52,000 between February and March 1993 producing a total of 2.150m dishes.Additional information gathered in the survey includes details on subscription to BSkyB Pay Channels, deducing that: Between June and December 1992, GfK estimate an increase… Continue reading GfK Satellite Dish Figures
As predicted last month, Independent Radio Sales has been taken over by US sales house, The Katz Corporation, leaving IRS group sales director Stan Park as managing director of the company. David Reich will take over as chairman and Julia Calo, already a director with IRS, becomes sales director. IRS was previously a subsidiary of… Continue reading IRS Buyout By US Katz Corporation
Pre-tax profits for the Bristol Evening Post for the year to March 31 increased by 22% to £4.1m, being accredited to £1.14m in staff cuts. Earnings per share rose by 1.2p to 11p with final dividends stabilising at 7.75p making a yearly total of 11.75p. Advertising and circulation were down for the year with revenues… Continue reading Bristol Evening Post Profits
Changes to the 1990 Broadcasting Act allowing ITV companies to take over each other have been opposed by a number of the smaller companies within the network, particularly Anglia and HTV (Newsline 27/5).Both medium-sized, they fear that takeovers will be imminent if the changes go ahead, with Anglia chief David McCall claiming he is not… Continue reading ITV Companies Oppose Takeover Change
Tetley Tea has renewed its sponsorship contract with Yorkshire TV production, The Darling Buds of May, to include spot airtime and below-the-line activity. The new series comprises of 6 one hour episodes, attracting average audiences of 18 million. The initial promotion, negotiated in October, was believed to be valued at £1m (Newsline 28/10).
Radio revenue in the final quarter of 1992 was up by 8.8% year-on-year to £38.4m. This brings commercial radio revenue for the whole of 1992 to £134.2m, an increase of 5.9% on 1991. The healthy figure for the final quarter of 1992 can be partly attributed to the launch of Classic FM at the end… Continue reading Radio Revenue Final Quarter 1992
