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Channel 4 may finally get a slice of the BBC’s £2 billion a year licence fee if it goes ahead with controversial proposals to take control of the Corporation’s flagship youth station Radio One.The broadcaster is reportedly considering the radical option as part of a plan to safeguard its financial future. Other ideas have included… Continue reading Channel 4 Could Get Slice Of BBC Licence Fee

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising has added its weight to wide-spread calls for media regulator Ofcom to abandon plans to tighten the alcohol advertising codes, claiming the current proposals create too much difficulty for advertisers and their agencies.In its submission to Ofcom’s public consultation on new codes for broadcast television advertising, the IPA slams… Continue reading IPA Blasts Plans For Alcohol Advertising Crackdown

The BBC committee reviewing the future of its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, may consider floating a stake on the stock market, according the press reports over the weekend.The Corporation has primarily been discussing how to set up joint ventures for its publishing, distribution and channel arms, in a move would allow it to maintain control… Continue reading BBC Considering Flotation Of Worldwide Arm

The Independent today launched its new Media Weekly supplement in an attempt to break the Guardian‘s stranglehold on the media news and jobs sector.The 24-page pull-out, dedicated to media news, features and interviews, made its debut this morning with the help of an extensive cross-media campaign spanning television, radio, outdoor and trade advertising (see Independent… Continue reading Independent Unveils New Media Weekly Section

Liberty Media has sold its remaining shares in cable operator Telewest for £119 million, a move that will put to rest its chairman’s ambition of dominating the UK cable market. During the 1990’s, chairman John Malone, bought significant stakes in European cable operators and during this time the financial press speculated that he was looking… Continue reading Liberty Media Sells Remaining Shares In Telewest

ITV has secured SC Johnson’s Pledge Dusters as the excludsive broadcast sponsor the fourth series of Everything Must Go, which returns to its daytime slot on the channel next week.The daily programme features homeowners from all over the UK who want to sell off their worldly possessions and move on to new lives. Participants attempt… Continue reading 27.09.04

The BBC committee reviewing the future of its commercial arm, Worldwide, may consider floating a stake on the stock market, according to reports. According to The Independent On Sunday, as expected, the group has primarily been discussing how to set up joint ventures for its publishing, distribution and channel arms, which would allow the Corporation… Continue reading BBC Considering Flotation Of Worldwide Arm

Former BBC director general, Greg Dyke, has issued a call for the Corporation’s board of governors to be abolished, claiming that they are powerless to defend the broadcaster’s independence and are unable to regulate effectively.In a speech to the Royal Television Society last night the outspoken broadcast boss stated that he had long intended to… Continue reading Dyke Calls For Abolition Of BBC Board Of Governors

MediaCom has maintained its position as the UK’s number one individual media buying agency with a 5.5% increase in billings to £640 million for the twelve months to July, according the latest figures compiled by Nielsen Media Research.The Grey Global-owned agency, which was recently voted the most admired by media owners for its professionalism and… Continue reading MediaCom Still Number One In Terms Of Billings

All UK national radio stations saw their audiences decline this summer as listeners switched off in their thousands, according to the latest electronic measurement survey from GfK.The unofficial listening figures reveal a particularly disappointing performance for GWR’s flagship Classic FM, which saw its weekly reach decline by more than 23.5% year on year to just… Continue reading UK National Radio Stations See Weekly Reach Decline