CO
A simple question (but yet another dumb question) :
Following a purchase of Granalton by Viacom (who according to the news today is experiecing approximately 50% drop in its profits, so that seems incresingly unlikely)
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September 25, 2003 -- Media giant Viacom is having a tough time selling advertising in local markets.
The company, home to CBS, MTV, Paramount Pictures and Simon & Schuster, lowered its revenue and earnings expectations yesterday due to weakness in local ad markets, sending its stock price tumbling.
New York-based Viacom said it now expects mid- to high-single-digit growth in revenues, compared with previous guidance for high-single-digit growth. Operating income is slated to grow in the single digits, in contrast to the company's previous estimate of double-digit growth.
Viacom expects earnings-per-share growth in the low to mid-teens, also lower than previously forecast.
or by Hallmark (a personal expressions company, which now seems more likely), would the new owners have the ability to refuse to supply Scotland, Ulster, and the Channel Islands with a feed of their programs?
Following a purchase of Granalton by Viacom (who according to the news today is experiecing approximately 50% drop in its profits, so that seems incresingly unlikely)
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September 25, 2003 -- Media giant Viacom is having a tough time selling advertising in local markets.
The company, home to CBS, MTV, Paramount Pictures and Simon & Schuster, lowered its revenue and earnings expectations yesterday due to weakness in local ad markets, sending its stock price tumbling.
New York-based Viacom said it now expects mid- to high-single-digit growth in revenues, compared with previous guidance for high-single-digit growth. Operating income is slated to grow in the single digits, in contrast to the company's previous estimate of double-digit growth.
Viacom expects earnings-per-share growth in the low to mid-teens, also lower than previously forecast.
or by Hallmark (a personal expressions company, which now seems more likely), would the new owners have the ability to refuse to supply Scotland, Ulster, and the Channel Islands with a feed of their programs?
NH
Not under the current legislation, which WILL be inherited by OFCOM as legacy legislation, that is, not amended by the latest Act.
Nick Harvey
Founding member
Corin posted:
would the new owners have the ability to refuse to supply Scotland, Ulster, and the Channel Islands with a feed of their programs?
Not under the current legislation, which WILL be inherited by OFCOM as legacy legislation, that is, not amended by the latest Act.
WH
Not ruddy likely. What people seem to forget is that Viacom etc wouldn't be buying ITV. They'd be buying the franchises which Carlton & Granada own.
Whataday
Founding member
Corin posted:
would the new owners have the ability to refuse to supply Scotland, Ulster, and the Channel Islands with a feed of their programs?
Not ruddy likely. What people seem to forget is that Viacom etc wouldn't be buying ITV. They'd be buying the franchises which Carlton & Granada own.
:-(
Leeds should've opted out, I think, but they only managed to sub-opt the anno, not the ident itself. Daft mistake. 
A former member
Andrew posted:
Yes it happened in Yorkshire as well.
So who is it who decides which ident to use, Leeds or London?
So who is it who decides which ident to use, Leeds or London?
CW
Since it's the network feed and not an ITV1 feed, I can't imagine that they'd be able to leave the other ITV stations high and dry.
That said, Carlton and Granada have been able to turn the network feed into more or less a complete version of network ITV1 (just missing out regional programmes and adverts) without the independents being able to stop it so who knows
cwathen
Founding member
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would the new owners have the ability to refuse to supply Scotland, Ulster, and the Channel Islands with a feed of their programs?
Since it's the network feed and not an ITV1 feed, I can't imagine that they'd be able to leave the other ITV stations high and dry.
That said, Carlton and Granada have been able to turn the network feed into more or less a complete version of network ITV1 (just missing out regional programmes and adverts) without the independents being able to stop it so who knows
AN
Andrew
Founding member
You can't 'sub-opt an announcement' what on earth are you going on about.
Anyway, Glen's on 'ITV Onnnnne' tonight, I sometimes think London got the best of this whole nationalisation thing, they got a good send off, and if they shut their eyes, can still watch LWT at the weekend!
Anyway, Glen's on 'ITV Onnnnne' tonight, I sometimes think London got the best of this whole nationalisation thing, they got a good send off, and if they shut their eyes, can still watch LWT at the weekend!
NH
Have to say I'm with you on that one, Andrew.
Nick Harvey
Founding member
Andrew posted:
Anyway, Glen's on 'ITV Onnnnne' tonight, I sometimes think London got the best of this whole nationalisation thing, they got a good send off, and if they shut their eyes, can still watch LWT at the weekend!
Have to say I'm with you on that one, Andrew.
DA
He's on now more than ever! This is of course a good thing, but it's interesting to see several broadcasters making redundancies in their transmission departments and then having to use (often the same) announcers and directors on a freelance basis.
Dan
Founding member
Andrew posted:
Anyway, Glen's on 'ITV Onnnnne' tonight
He's on now more than ever! This is of course a good thing, but it's interesting to see several broadcasters making redundancies in their transmission departments and then having to use (often the same) announcers and directors on a freelance basis.
NH
Excellent, isn't it Dan?
Those on 10% of Mr Thompsett's fee are EVEN happier, I can assure you!
In the old LWT days, beleive it or not, he was on just SIX shifts a month. Every other weekend, lates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
NOW, on freelance, he's on, let's see, well, a few more than six in September!
Nick Harvey
Founding member
Dan posted:
He's on now more than ever! This is of course a good thing, but it's interesting to see several broadcasters making redundancies in their transmission departments and then having to use (often the same) announcers and directors on a freelance basis.
Excellent, isn't it Dan?
Those on 10% of Mr Thompsett's fee are EVEN happier, I can assure you!
In the old LWT days, beleive it or not, he was on just SIX shifts a month. Every other weekend, lates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
NOW, on freelance, he's on, let's see, well, a few more than six in September!