Following a number of warnings in recent months (see Satellite Channel Licence May Be Revoked), the Independent Television Commission (ITC) yesterday issued a suspension order to Kurdish satellite TV station, Med TV, which runs for a period of 21 days.The announcement led to protests outside the ITC’s offices as well as negative reaction from Kurdish… Continue reading ITC Suspension Of Med TV Prompts Protests
A survey by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, on behalf of Marketing magazine, has found that over half of UK businesses believe that a ‘corporate style’ brand is needed for Britain in order for the country to gain more recognition. However, 44% of those companies that believe this are unwilling to pay a business levy… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Inflation has fallen below the Government’s target of 2.5% to 2.4% in February according to figures from the Office for National Statistics released this morning. Inflation has been steady at 2.6% for the last two months.The fall is expected to raise hopes of a further cut in interest rates by the Bank of England when… Continue reading Inflation Down To 2.4%
BSkyB has expanded the transmission space available on its Astra satellite through two ten year contracts with SES, the satellite operating company. The deals give Sky six additional transponders on its current Astra 2A satellite along with 3 more transponders on the upcoming Astra 2B satellite.This means that BSkyB is able to augment its digital… Continue reading Sky Makes Space For More Digital Channels
The BBC’s spring and summer schedule, released yesterday, signals the Corporation’s capitulation in the battle with ITV for high ratings. Perhaps the recent strong performance of ITV during peak time (see Goldeneye Nets 52% Share For ITV), since the Network dropped the News At Ten, has led the BBC to rethink its position in the… Continue reading BBC Surrenders In The ITV Ratings Battle
MediaTel’s offer to pay £1 to Comic Relief for every individual user to MediaTel, Media Village and JICRIT on Red Nose day resulted in a contribution of £1,021.This was added to further by MediaTel’s offer to pay 10% of new business subscriptions agreed on the same day. New subscribers signing up that day to MediaTel… Continue reading MediaTel Users Aid Comic Relief Contribution
ITV’s Vice: The Sex Trade was the subject of a number of complaints to the ITC according to the Commission’s latest Programme Complaints and Interventions bulletin.The three-part documentary, screened at the end of last year at 9:00pm, investigated the world of prostitutes, their clients and those who attempt to prevent or police the trade. The… Continue reading ITV’s Vice Documentary Sparks Complaints
Jim Brown, executive chairman of regional newspaper publisher Newsquest, has said that he is ‘cautiously optimistic’ that his company should see another good year during 1999.“Recruitment advertising, an important economic guide, has held up promisingly in the early period of 1999. The general strength of local economies remains important to regional newspaper businesses, and we… Continue reading Newsquest ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ For 1999
Agency estimates for February 1999 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue (including GMTV) at £204.01 million. Year on year ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 all show increases in their ad revenue whilst GMTV shows a loss of revenue.ITV’s total revenue was up by 16.7%, C4’s rose by 8.9% and C5’s saw a rise of… Continue reading TV Revenue – February 1999
Bids for the European outdoor advertising company, Avenir, were submitted on last Friday night after months of discussions. A number of groups have tabled offers, including Clear Channel, TDI, J C Decaux, Outdoor Systems and possibly News International.News International would not comment on reports that it has made a £400 million bid for the outdoor… Continue reading Bids For Outdoor Company Avenir Received
