The ITV Network has settled a deal with Granada Television to keep top-rating soap Coronation Street after threats to sell to BSkyB because of low payments. Having met last week to discuss the issue the network is believed to have offered an extra £1.4m a year to keep the soap, on top of the current… Continue reading ITV Settles Deal For Street
At last night’s MRG meeting speakers from BARB, Continental Research & Carat UK all spoke about satellite and cable universes – looking at how figures were currently arrived at, and what they thought the future held.Bill Meredith from BARB looked at each of the base methods used by the three companies producing estimates; BARB, Continental… Continue reading MRG Meeting – Satellite Universes
Secretary for National Heritage, Peter Brooke made it clear yesterday to the committee examining the Freedom Of the Press Bill that he refuses to support the setting up of an independent press body to monitor press behaviour.
Contrary to reports in today’s trade press Sky One and Sky News will not start a subscription charge at the beginning of October. A spokesperson at Sky revealed that they are discussing the possibility of a fee-charging service at some stage but a specific date is far from being agreed.
11% of the population over the age of 7 go to the cinema more than once a month, according to the latest CAVIAR research, the highest percentage since the survey began 10 years ago.62% of the population are now cinema-goers with the prime audience being the 15-24 age group. CAVIAR 10 shows 56% of cinema… Continue reading Caviar 10
The ITV Network is moving to ITN headquarters at Gray’s Inn Road at the beginning of June, it has been revealed. The news supplier has been suffering financial difficulties because of the long term lease agreement.
Cost cuts being initiated by Mirror Group chief, David Montgomery, have resulted in the resignation of a number of journalists and other staff at the newspaper headquarters. 36 employees have left or been sacked since Montgomery’s appointment but in his favour the share price has risen from 49p last summer to a high of 106p… Continue reading Cost Cuts At MGN Cause Resignations
Contrary to reports in today’s trade press Sky One and Sky News will not start a subscription charge at the beginning of October. A spokesperson at Sky revealed that they are discussing the possibility of a fee-charging service at some stage but a specific date is far from being agreed.
The ITV Network has settled a deal with Granada Television to keep top-rating soap Coronation Street after threats to sell to BSkyB because of low payments. Having met last week to discuss the issue the network is believed to have offered an extra £1.4m a year to keep the soap, on top of the current… Continue reading ITV Settles Deal For Street
The ITV Network is moving to ITN headquarters at Gray’s Inn Road at the beginning of June, it has been revealed. The news supplier has been suffering financial difficulties because of the long term lease agreement.
