The Independent Television Commission (ITC) and the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) have held a Citizen’s Forum to discover the views of the public on the regulation of the internet. The research was carried out in Birmingham in order to help inform their own policies in relation to online broadcasting.From 1-2 October Birmingham residents of all… Continue reading Citizens’ Forum On Internet Regulation
As a result of yesterday’s £33.8 billion ($56 billion) US merger between Clear Channel Communications and AMFM, the UK radio sales subsidiaries, Clear Channel Radio Sales (CCRS) and Katz Radio Sales, are likely to merge their operations creating the UK’s only independent radio sales house.Clear Channel Communications operates over 700 radio stations around the world,… Continue reading Clear Channel And Katz Radio Sales Houses Set To Merge Following US Deal
Brands with established jingles are more likely to be recalled than those without an easily recognisable logo. This is the result of new research carried out by Capital Advertising into sonic logo recall.Some 500 representative adults in areas covered by the Capital service were played a number of clips of sonic logos, including those for… Continue reading Established Brands Score Best In Sonic Logo Research
Radio Services (RSL) has announced the acquisition of Sovereign Radio through a deal with the station’s owners, East Sussex Radio. Radio Services Sussex, which was itself bought by the Radio Investments group in May this year, has acquired 79% of East Sussex Radio for an undisclosed sum; the remaining 21% of the company is already… Continue reading Radio Services Acquires East Sussex Radio
Shares in online information group Dialog jumped over 10% yesterday after announcing plans to turn its business database into a pay-per-view service for all internet users. Prices closed at 69˝p.Carlton Communications rose despite a downgrade from Deutsche Bank. Prices closed up 9p at 455p.BSkyB also jumped, prices closing up 20˝p to 599p. There were rumours… Continue reading Sharewatch
Britain’s first television channel dedicated to money has won a deal to broadcast on the British Sky Broadcasting network. A long-term contract has been signed between the two which will give the Money Channel access to over 1.2 million homes in the UK.Under the terms of the agreement the Money Channel will commence broadcasting on… Continue reading The Money Channel Gets Carriage On BSkyB
In a presentation to advertisers and agencies this week, ITV chief executive, Richard Eyre, promised that the Network would “remain the advertisers’ best route to mass communication by a mile” in the digital future. Unveiling a new portfolio of programmes under the ITV 2000 banner, the commercial network revealed a new look to its on-screen… Continue reading ITV Promises To Be Advertisers’ ‘Best Route To Mass Communication’ In Digital Age
Culture secretary, Chris Smith, has written to all the key players in the digital television industry in a bid to create a climate of clear information for the public. The summit, which is due to take place next month, follows a series of squabbles between the two main digital broadcasters, Sky Digital and ONdigital (see… Continue reading Chris Smith Calls For Clear Information On Digital TV
The sales houses of Trinity and Mirror are expected to unite when the merger between the two newspaper publishing groups reaches completion. Reports suggest that the two will be merged under Trinity’s sales house Amra.If this were to occur a huge nationwide regional titles sales house would be created. At present 32% of the group’s… Continue reading Trinity And Mirror Expected To Merge Sales
Manchester United has scrapped the cable version of MUTV, its supporters channel, due to a lack of subscribers. Announcing good overall yearly results today, the football club, which is a one-third shareholder in the channel, said that it was no longer viable, with take-up only reaching the thousands.When the channel launched a year ago it… Continue reading MUTV Scraps Its Cable Version
