Mark Thompson, chief executive of Channel 4, has admitted the departure of Brookside from peak time schedules will leave a “big gap” at the channel, but pledged not to fill it with another soap.Speaking at yesterday’s Regional TV Conference in Salford, Thompson commented: “The move of Brookside means that we’ve now got quite an urgent… Continue reading Brookside’s Departure Leaves Hole At Channel 4
Media stocks continued their bullish course on Wednesday, despite the bearish sentiment of the chancellor’s pre-budget proposals, as investors were cheered by positive results.It was a busy day on the corporate newsfront; Granada posted results above analyst expectations (see Granada Unbowed Despite Fall In Profits) and brought in city heavyweight and chief executive of HBOS,… Continue reading Sharewatch
BBC Radio One’s breakfast show, hosted by Sara Cox, has been investigated by broadcasting watchdogs after accidentally playing a cocaine-snorting sequence on a record by Eminem.The Broadcasting Standards Commission launched an investigation after a breakfast show listener complained about the incident in May.However, they decided to take no further action after the BBC said the… Continue reading BSC Puts BBC Breakfast Show Under Pressure
Emap has announced plans to roll out its music channel, The Hits, following the signing of new carriage deals with Sky, NTL and Telewest.The popular music channel was made available on Sky earlier this month and will be launched on NTL and Telewest in January 2003.According to Emap, The Hits will be the UK’s first… Continue reading Emap Extends New Music Channel
Advertising revenues at Associated Newspapers fell by 9.6% during the year to 29 September 2002, contributing to a fall in operating profit from £83 million in 2001 to £80 million this time. However, the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday titles both increased their share of the national newspaper market, despite their cover price increases… Continue reading DMGT Sees National Newspaper Revenues Up 5% By Christmas
AOL has launched a range of interactive service on Sky Active, including instant messaging, email, headline news, sport and weather.Sky viewers will be able to access AOL’s service via remote control while watching Sky TV programmes. AOL voiced its interest in entering the digital television market, along with Lycos earlier this year (see UK Internet… Continue reading AOL Launches Interactive TV Service On Sky Digital
Granada today announced full-year losses of £164 million but the commercial broadcaster was encouraged by results in the second half and remains confident about the future of ITV.The company announced that pre-tax profits for the year to late-September came in at £176 million, 10% less than in 2001, but ahead of many analysts forecasts.The collapse… Continue reading Granada Unbowed Despite Fall In Profits
Research consultancy BMRB has launched a survey which aims to give media agencies and broadcasters a greater understanding of interactive TV audiences.The survey, Audience Interaction Monitor (AIM), will be completed by two thousand adults, including Sky Digital, cable digital and Freeview viewers. There will be questions on pay-per-view, interactive services like shopping, gaming and email,… Continue reading BMRB To Undertake Research Into Interactive Audiences
Granada has announced the appointment of James Crosby, chief executive of respected bank HBOS, as a non-executive director.Crosby, who is also a non-executive director at St James’s Place Capital, has had a long and distinguished career in the financial services sector and it is believed that he is being brought to the board to improve… Continue reading Granada Hopes To Woo City With New Appointment
Hachette Filipacchi has shaken up its women’s titles with the introduction of a new commercial structure and director in an attempt to provide better targeted advertising solutions.Hachette’s commercial structure will be split into two divisions, its women’s titles; B, Red, Elle and Elle Deco, and its teen entertainment titles; Inside Soap, All About Soap, tvhits!,… Continue reading Hachette Shakes Up Women’s Titles
