ITV’s popular daytime show This Morning has been subject to complaint, according to the latest Independent Television Commission’s report on Programme Complaints and Interventions. The show received a total of 15 complaints from viewers.Eight of these were concerned with an edition of the programme in which four nudists appeared in a studio discussion with the… Continue reading ITV’s This Morning Courts Complaints
If there is one thing that everyone can currently agree on, it’s that use of the internet is growing at a staggering rate. Not only are more and more people using the Net for information and entertainment, but more and more companies are beginning to use websites to sell their goods and services online. Amazon.com,… Continue reading Interview – Charlie Dobres, Andrew Walmsley and Craig Wilkie, founding partners – i-level
ITV companies Carlton and Granada, joint owners of digital terrestrial broadcaster, ONdigital, both performed poorly on Friday. Granada dropped by 59p (4.3%) to 1,319p; Carlton fell by 23˝p (3.6%) to 633p. A possible rift between the two companies and the other ITV franchises which make up the Network could developed over the supply of ITV… Continue reading Sharewatch
A number of senior figures in the UK television industry have united to oppose the possibility of an increase in the BBC licence fee which would be used to cover the costs of setting up digital television.Yesterday’s Financial Times included comments by Sir John Birt, director-general of the BBC, that the introduction of a higher… Continue reading UK Broadcasters Oppose BBC Digital Fee Increase
Rupert Howell, chairman and founding partner of HHCL & Partners and joint chief executive of Chime Communications, has been elected as the new president of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). He takes over from Graham Hinton, chairman of Bates Dorland.In his inaugural speech at the IPA’s annual general meeting, Howell said of the… Continue reading Howell Elected As New IPA President
BSkyB is continuing to perform strongly, despite its recent failure to take control of Manchester United (see BSkyB’s Man Utd Takeover Is Blocked). Shares closed at 571p yesterday, 11˝p up on the previous day and 29p higher than a week ago, before the bid was blocked by the DTI.A recent report by analysts Dresdner Kleinwort… Continue reading Sharewatch
GWR Group has made a number of management changes in order to consolidate its Midlands-based radio stations. Ian Rufus, managing director of Coventry’s Mercia FM, becomes GWR’s new development director of UK radio. Carlton Dale, MD at Leicester Sound, fills Rufus’ role as MD of Mercia FM and Classic Gold 1359. Phil Dixon, MD at… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Motive Communications has been awarded the media planning and buying account worth £3 million by Emap Active, the division of leisure and lifestyle magazines created last year at Emap (see Newsline). Titles that are expected to receive the most marketing support include Motorcycle News, Maxpower and Total Sport.Emap Active appointed Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) to… Continue reading EMAP Active Appoints Motive To Handle Media
Plans by digital terrestrial broadcaster, ONdigital, to show exclusive editions of programmes such as Coronation Street and Emmerdale (see ONdigital And Bush Offer Digital TV Sets For £500) may spark rifts between the ITV franchise companies that make up the Network .According to a report in this morning’s Guardian a number of ITV senior executives… Continue reading ONdigital Exclusives May Cause Rift With ITV Companies
