The Herald (United Kingdom): Business: Flextech may buy Live TV
FLEXTECH is in discussions which could lead to the cable company buying Live TV from Mirror Group.Set up by Kelvin MacKenzie when he headed Mirror's television activities, Live TV was best known for its topless darts, weather forecasts in Norwegian and the News Bunny. It was put up for sale by Mirror's chief executive John Allwood at the beginning of this year, after he succeeded David Montgomery, who left after a bitter boardroom dispute.It is thought...
LIVE TV PRODUCTION OF 'FAIL SAFE' DOESN'T FAIL TO GIVE VIEWERS CHILLS
Moscow and New York City took it on the chin Sunday night as a live TV performance of "Fail Safe" dramatized the horrors of nuclear war - and gave viewers a punch in the gut.Whew. A dream project of George Clooney, who has long admired the 1964 movie version, this "Fail Safe" was a searing throwback to the Cold War era and, at the same time, a welcome return to TV's long-gone age of live drama.It also was a chilling reminder...
Black activists on Tuesday called for the firing of police officers who were shown on live TV swinging night sticks and punching and kicking a suspect after a car chase.The Missouri State Highway Patrol was investigating to see if the four officers involved had acted illegally. The suspect, Edmon Burns, 33, of St. Louis County was treated at a hospital and released, and was jailed. No charges had been filed. His attorney did not return calls Tuesday.Burns and one of the four
Black activists on Tuesday called for the firing of police officers who were shown on live TV swinging night sticks and punching and kicking a suspect after a car chase.The Missouri State Highway Patrol was investigating to see if the four officers involved had acted illegally. The suspect, Edmon Burns, 33, of St. Louis County was treated at a hospital and released, and was jailed. No charges had been filed. His attorney did not return calls Tuesday.Burns and one of the four...
Live TV worth up to Pounds 90m, claims Mirror,
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MIRROR GROUP surprised the City yesterday when it said Live TV, the loss-making cable TV channel best known for the "News Bunny", was worth as much as Pounds 90 million. The statement raised speculation that Mirror Group may be preparing to sell the business.David Montgomery, chief executive, said an independent consultant, whose identity he would not reveal, valued Live TV last month at between Pounds 50 million and Pounds 90 million, based on normal criteria such...
Scotland on Sunday: Business: Struggling Live TV looks to Old Firm fans' programme to help reach ratings goal: Media .BL
MIRROR Group Newspapers is working on plans to run a weekly hour of television programming produced by Rangers and Celtic football teams on the group's struggling Live TV cable channel.The channel is believed to be considering running the programmes at a time when they would attract pub audiences in an attempt to boost local interest in the channel, which has failed to attract mass audiences. Partisan football fans could be expected to provide a loyal following, which would...