RAJAR The data release for Q4 1998 topline radio audience figures will be available in MediaTel’s Radio Database from 2:00pm this afternoon, 4 February.ABC Consumer magazines circulation data for July-December 1998 is released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) on 12 February and will be available in MediaTel’s Press Database from 9:30am on that… Continue reading RAJAR And ABC Data Release Times
Talk Radio, Virgin Radio and Clear Channel have announced that they are forming a consortium to bid for all of the regional digital radio licenses being advertised by the Radio Authority (RA).Initially, the consortium will concentrate on the recently advertised Greater London licences, although it also intends to apply for the Central Scotland, North East… Continue reading Talk, Virgin and Clear Channel Form Digital Radio Consortium
The Internet Technology Group (ITG), the UK independent internet provider whose subsidiaries include Global Internet and GX Networks, expects to announce a free internet service in the spring. The group is in discussions with a number of media and retail groups who wish to enter that segment of the market, and a major partnership is… Continue reading Internet Technology Group To Rival Dixon’s And Tesco’s Free Web Access
ITV’s programmes could be hit by industrial action in the near future, after reports that broadcasting unions voted in favour of a strike yesterday. Members of three unions at the Granada Media Group voted by 3-1 in favour of strikes in protest at a 3.6% pay offer in response to an 11% claim. Roger Wright,… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Sky Sports has clinched four separate deals for international cricket coverage. The broadcaster will broadcast live coverage of the Sharjah tournament involving India, Pakistan and England from 6-7 April 1999. Every match, including the final, will be broadcast on Sky Sports 2. Coverage of the West Indies Tests and One-Day international series for the next… Continue reading Sky Sports Secures International Cricket Broadcasting Rights
IPC Magazines is to launch a new gardening title called New Eden on 15 April. It will be aimed at design conscious women and men in their late 20s and capitalise on the growing trend of home owners who see their garden as an extension of their home.Editor Tim Richardson said of the new title:… Continue reading IPC Launches New Eden Into Gardening Magazine Sector
ITV has announced that it is to provide extensive coverage of American basketball action this winter. The channel will screen four programmes a week from the National Basketball Association (NBA) across both ITV and its digital version, ITV2 (see Newsline).Under the NBA ’99 banner, the channel will broadcast a magazine show on Saturdays on ITV,… Continue reading ITV Secures American Basketball Action
RAJAR The data release for Q4 1998 topline radio audience figures will be available in MediaTel’s Radio Database from 2:00pm tomorrow, 4 February.ABC Consumer magazines circulation data for July-December 1998 is released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) on 12 February and will be available in MediaTel’s Press Database from 9:30am on that date.National… Continue reading RAJAR And ABC Data Release Times
Following yesterday’s reports that the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC) may lean on BSkyB to relinquish its exclusive grip on Premiership Football television rights, BSkyB’s shares closed at 439.75p yesterday, down 6.5%, a loss of almost 30p.Elsevier also lost a substantial 26p. The publishing group closed at 945p, after falling 2.7%.The Dialog Group announced that… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has upheld a complaint, documented in this month’s Television Advertising Complaints Report, against the Cartoon Network.The Network broadcast an advert for Impulse which features gay men, and the ITC pointed out to the channel that the ad should not have been shown at all, as the restrictions imposed on it… Continue reading ITC Bans Ad Featuring Gays From Cartoon Network
