Monday A first issue review of NatMags’ new men’s health and fitness title, ZM, will be available on Newsline.Wednesday NRS data for September is released. A look at the readerships of the national newspapers will be available on Newsline.Friday BSkyB is to hold a its annual general meeting and will release first quarter financial results… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) received a total of 539 complaints during August and September 1998, according to its Programme Complaints and Interventions Report Released today.Complaints included Don’t Try This At Home (LWT) which showed Stevie Starr regurgitating a live goldfish. Carlton’s much-hyped series starring Denise Van Outen and Samantha Janus, Babes In The Wood,… Continue reading ‘Complainants Demand More Taste And Decency’ Say ITC
Revenue Agency estimates for September 1998 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue (including GMTV) at £225.62 million. Year on year all the channels have shown an increase in revenue.ITV’s total revenue was up by 4.4%, C4’s rose by 5.3% and C5’s revenue rose 40.6% year on year. GMTV also reported a year on year gain… Continue reading TV Roundup – September 1998
The Independent has announced a new branding campaign, the first since it was bought by its new owners, Independent Newspapers (see Newsline). The campaign involves a 60-second ad to be run in cinemas across the UK until the end of the year, and a nation-wide poster campaign will run from 1 November.The advert, shot in… Continue reading The Independent Launches Brand Campaign
The 4th Aerial Awards took place at the end of last week at BAFTA (see Newsline for a list of judges and entries). The winners were as follows: Automotive Category and Gold Winner Award: Volkswagen Polo, BMP Food/Drink Category: Marmite, BMP. Charity and Public Service Category: Health Education Authority, BMP DDB. General Category: Hamlet, CDP.… Continue reading Volkswagen Takes Award At This Year’s Aerial Awards
Revenue Agency estimates for September 1998 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue (including GMTV) at £225.62 million. Year on year all the channels have shown an increase in revenue.ITV’s total revenue was up by 4.4% to £163.6 million, C4’s rose by 5.3% to £49.3 million and C5’s revenue was £12.7 million – a rise of… Continue reading TV Round-Up – September 1998
Gerald Kaufman, the chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, yesterday attacked ITV executives by claiming that plans to move the News At Ten are based on a ‘hope or hunch’ that it may yield more viewers.This criticism furthers Kaufman’s public opposition to ITV’s planned schedule re-shake (see ITV’s News At Ten Move… Continue reading News At Ten Move ‘Based On Hunch’, Says MP
In an attempt to make news ‘more attractive in the age of digital television and the internet’, news agency Reuters has developed an on-demand news service called NewsBreaker. The multi-media product has been designed specifically to work in a digital TV (DTV) and internet environment, making use of their interactive capabilities.Users will be able to… Continue reading Reuters Offers News-On-Demand To Digital TV
Politicians and other well-known public figures are to present Powerhouse, Channel 4’s new weekday political programme. The list of presenters includes Virginia Bottomley MP, Liz Forgan and (Lord) Roy Hattersley when the show returns next week.Powerhouse is broadcast every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:30am, and is made for Channel 4 by ITN. The presenter will… Continue reading Politicians To Run Powerhouse
