It was announced in the Commons yesterday by Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, that the group is unanimously opposed to ITV’s proposal to scrap the News AT Ten. The group voiced opposition to the move late last month (see Newsline), its criticism being that ITV is putting advertiser… Continue reading Commons Culture in Favour of News At Ten
The Independent Television Commission is this week inviting groups to apply for licences to provide television services over a cable or telephone network to the four million UK homes currently not in a cable franchise area.The licences are to be used to provide broadband cable services or to provide broadcast entertainment services using existing telephone… Continue reading ITC Offers Four Million Homes Up For Grabs
The publisher of Bizarre magazine, John Brown Publishing, releases a one-off Christmas special titled Cream this week, priced at £2.75.The title combines some of Bizarre’s most popular features whilst trying to appeal to a broader audience of men’s magazine buyers.Editor Howard Johnson commented on the release: “We wanted to create a magazine with even broader… Continue reading Bizarre Christmas Special
In its monthly report for September, the Advertising Standards Authority has stated that gas suppliers may be contravening industry standards in the rush to get new customers. The utilities sector has opened up to competition and with the greater choice has come misleading advertising which has led to a flood of complaints to the ASA.… Continue reading ASA Turns Off The Gas
The hard-core pornographic satellite channel Eros TV is the latest to fall victim to a proscription order, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced this week.The Government has informed the French authorities and the European Commission that it ‘considers this service to have manifestly, seriously and gravely infringed the directive’s provisions on the protection… Continue reading Government Bans Eros Porn Channel
The radio industry’s JICRIT project, which will lead to the introduction of electronic booking and accountability, is covered today in the Finacial Times by media correspondent John Gapper.MediaTel is the contractor who was awarded this project by the RAB in May of this year. The JICRIT service will be the first case of UK media… Continue reading JICRIT FT Feature
Channel 4 news is to get a facelift, and the channel is to feature a six-part gay drama. These were just some of the developments unveiled yesterday when Channel 4 revealed its winter schedule.The news will be getting a new look and be broadcast from a new, fully integrated newsroom as well as reforming its… Continue reading Channel 4’s Plans For Winter
At a presentation this morning at the Network Centre, ITV & Cable and Wireless Communications announced a deal which will involve the cable broadcaster carrying ITV2, ITV’s digital channel. The channel will be launched on the cable provider’s analogue service on 7 December, and will become digital when the group launches its digital service in… Continue reading Cable & Wireless To Carry ITV2
This weekend saw the launch of Channel 4’s new film channel, Film Four, on cable, digital and satellite television. As a one off, Channel 4 suspended its usual service, and Film Four was broadcast simultaneously on Channel 4, and cable, digital and satellite.The line up included the films What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, The Usual Suspects… Continue reading Film Four On Air
…Talk Radio has promoted Jane O’Hara to marketing director……The Independent Radio Group has made Barbara Gardner from Emap group sales director……Richard Jacobs has been made sponsorship co-ordinator across all Emap radio brands at Emap On Air…
