Carlton Online is losing its managing director, Carol Dukes, who is leaving the group to establish a new internet business of her own.Dukes, who has been with Carlton Online for 15 months, commented: “The start up phase of Carlton Online is complete. We’ve built a business with a strong team and award-winning websites. I now… Continue reading Carlton Online MD Departs To Start Internet Group
The Broadcasting Standards Commission’s (BSC) annual report, out this week, reveals that the number of complaints for the year ended March 1999 increased by 37%. Almost a quarter of these complaints were concerned with the portrayal of sex on television, a subject which an increasing number of people complained about last year.The first episode of… Continue reading Watershed To Remain At 9pm Despite Increased Complaints About Sex
News International (NI) chairman Les Hinton has appointed Alasdair MacLeod as the managing director of News International Digital Publishing (NIDP), the company’s internet and electronic media division. MacLeod is currently the general manager of Times Newspapers and takes up his new role next week.MacLeod’s responsibilities at NIDP will include the CurrantBun.com ISP, launched in March… Continue reading Times Newspapers Manager To Head NI Digital Publishing
Beck’s has resumed its sponsorship of drama output on Channel 4 (see Channel 4 And Beck’s Sign £2m Drama Sponsorship Deal) following a withdrawal from the £2 million deal in March this year. Beck’s pulled out of the deal whilst C4 was showing the hard-hitting gay drama series, Queer As Folk.The brewer’s decision to pull… Continue reading Becks Resumes Drama Sponsorship With Channel 4
Cable & Wireless dropped 34p to 799˝p following reports that the UK candidates interested in buying its One2One mobile phone operator had pulled out. Cable & Wireless Communications, on the other hand, enjoyed a 39p rise to 696˝p after rumours that it was to announce a merger deal with either NTL or Telewest continued. Telewest… Continue reading Sharewatch
Digital terrestrial television broadcaster, ONdigital, last night lost its chief executive, Stephen Grabiner, who has left the company to join Rupert Murdoch’s internet venture, eVentures.More details will follow shortly on Newsline.
ONdigital, the digital terrestrial TV broadcaster set up jointly by Carlton and Granada, last night suffered the loss of its chief executive, Stephen Grabiner. Grabiner leaves the group after 15 months in the post following reports of disagreements with Michael Green, chairman of ONdigital and Carlton Communications.As a further blow to ONdigital, Grabiner is expected… Continue reading ONdigital Hit By Loss Of Chief Executive
Two Leeds-based advertising agencies, Charles Walls Group (CWG) and Seven Group, have merged operations in a deal with media investors, 10 Group. 10 Group funded a management buy-out at marketing agency CWG earlier in the year (see Charles Walls MBO Funded By 10 Group) and has now acquired design and advertising agency, Seven, to precipitate… Continue reading Leeds Agencies Merge To Create New Force On Northern Agency Scene
The Times is to launch Times 3, a new daily supplement which brings together features, arts, media, books, fashion, style and health. The 12 page section, which fits inside the Times 2 supplement, launches next Tuesday 20 July.The idea behind Times 3 is to allow readers to more easily locate arts and features articles which… Continue reading Times Launches Third Daily Section
Radio group GWR is launching a cinema advertising campaign promoting 16 of its FM stations in 62 cinema complexes across England. The 30-second ads have been timed to coincide with the release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace which is likely to bring in record admissions.The promotion is the first time that GWR has used… Continue reading GWR Launches Cinema Promotion Around Star Wars Release
