Preference shareholders in TVS are still holding out on an agreement to allow International Family Entertainment the 75% vote required to take over the television company. They maintain that unless a better offer is in the pipeline it would be financially more rewarding to allow the company to go under.IFE on the other hand is… Continue reading IFE May Increase Offer For TVS
Del Boy and Rodney won the greatest TV audience on Christmas Day with 20.13m viewers tuning into Only Fools and Horses, according to BARB figures released today.Also on BBC , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was the most watched film attracting 15.80m and Birds of a Feather had an audience of 16.88m. Eastenders and… Continue reading BBC Wins Christmas Audience
Television South West has suspended its shares until March, when it hopes to finalise a reverse takeover of Bristol based shoe manufacturer, UK Safety Group. The broadcaster was replaced by Westcountry on January 1 when its ITV licence expired. Shares will remain at 29p until group accounts are sorted out over the next couple of… Continue reading TSW Shares Suspended
PowerGen’s sponsorship of the ITV network weather coverage has been increased to £2.2m, and will now cover all bulletins over the coming year. Credits for the company will be included after the lunchtime ITN news bulletin and will result in credit exposure before and after 21 forecasts a week. PowerGen has been involved in weather… Continue reading Powergen Renews Weather Sponsorship
The Monopolies and Mergers Commission is to begin an investigation into an Office of Fair Trading report on ITV networking arrangements, which claims that independent producers get a raw deal with the present set-up.The row began in August when the report was first brought to light, with the OFT disputing that ITV should not be… Continue reading ITV Continues Network Dispute With OFT
PowerGen’s sponsorship of the ITV network weather coverage has been increased to £2.2m, and will now cover all bulletins over the coming year. Credits for the company will be included after the lunchtime ITN news bulletin and will result in credit exposure before and after 21 forecasts a week. PowerGen has been involved in weather… Continue reading Powergen Renews Weather Sponsorship
Television South West has suspended its shares until March, when it hopes to finalise a reverse takeover of Bristol based shoe manufacturer, UK Safety Group. The broadcaster was replaced by Westcountry on January 1 when its ITV licence expired. Shares will remain at 29p until group accounts are sorted out over the next couple of… Continue reading TSW Shares Suspended
The Monopolies and Mergers Commission is to begin an investigation into an Office of Fair Trading report on ITV networking arrangements, which claims that independent producers get a raw deal with the present set-up.The row began in August when the report was first brought to light, with the OFT disputing that ITV should not be… Continue reading ITV Continues Network Dispute With OFT
Although unconfirmed, senior BBC staff believe the total overspend for the two year period 1991-1993 may exceed £90m, and there is growing concern that no one knows the precise state of the BBC’s finances, according to press reports today. As a result of the overspend the BBC is believed to be near to its £200m… Continue reading BBC Overspend May Rise To £90 Million
The People is claiming sales were up by 162,000 for the revamped issue which appeared on December 27. The main paper underwent a redesign, including a new masthead, and was accompanied by a weekly television listings magazine called TV First.A number of editorial changes to the paper are also being introduced including a new column… Continue reading People Sales Increase With Revamp
