More Uncategorised articles

Christopher Chataway will step down as chairman of LBC today, handing the position over to Dame Shirley Porter, whose family now owns the radio station. Chataway will remain as a non-executive director.

Channel 4 Television has set up a new trading subsidiary to sell the company’s films and programmes. Channel 4 International Ltd will take over from Film Four International and the present in-house sales arm Channel 4 International, with Michael Grade as chairman. Existing commercial activities have accumulated an average annual turnover of £10m over the… Continue reading Trading Subsidiary For Channel 4

Rupert Murdoch’s international media company, News Corp, has revealed a profit increase of 27% to A$452.8m in the six months to the end of December 1992. Earnings per share dropped from A$1.10 to A$1.09.Weekly revenues at Murdoch’s satellite company, BSkyB, are said to have increased by 79% from the same period last year.

In a report released today entitled ‘What Price Public Service? The Future of the BBC’ the Adam Smith Institute recommends that the Corporation should be floated on the stock market, and the licence fee phased out over the next ten years with funding being totally covered by advertising and sponsorship.In response to the Government Green… Continue reading BBC Should Be Floated Say Experts

Labour MPs are now being backed by the Liberals in their condemnation of Carlton chairman, Michael Green, who is being criticised for donating money to the Conservative party (Newsline 8/2). The MPs maintain that their main fear is for the future of Independent Television News, which looks as if it will be taken over by… Continue reading Carlton Chief
Gets Further Opposition

The monthly satellite monitor from the Financial Times shows that gross sales and rental of satellite dishes for January was down by almost 5,000 on the same period last year, with the figure for ’93 standing at 65,000.17,000 of retail sales in January were equipment upgrades and subscription renewals, according to Continental Research findings, giving… Continue reading Satellite Monitor – January

In a report released today entitled ‘What Price Public Service? The Future of the BBC’ the Adam Smith Institute recommends that the Corporation should be floated on the stock market, and the licence fee phased out over the next ten years with funding being totally covered by advertising and sponsorship.In response to the Government Green… Continue reading BBC Should Be Floated Say Experts

The monthly satellite monitor from the Financial Times shows that gross sales and rental of satellite dishes for January was down by almost 5,000 on the same period last year, with the figure for ’93 standing at 65,000.17,000 of retail sales in January were equipment upgrades and subscription renewals, according to Continental Research findings, giving… Continue reading Satellite Monitor – January

Rupert Murdoch’s international media company, News Corp, has revealed a profit increase of 27% to A$452.8m in the six months to the end of December 1992. Earnings per share dropped from A$1.10 to A$1.09.Weekly revenues at Murdoch’s satellite company, BSkyB, are said to have increased by 79% from the same period last year.

Labour MPs are now being backed by the Liberals in their condemnation of Carlton chairman, Michael Green, who is being criticised for donating money to the Conservative party (Newsline 8/2). The MPs maintain that their main fear is for the future of Independent Television News, which looks as if it will be taken over by… Continue reading Carlton Chief
Gets Further Opposition