Almost a third of people are prepared to pay subscription fees to a pay-TV operator in order to watch more football, or to access a channel that is dedicated to their favourite club. These are the findings of a GALLUP survey of 1,000 British consumers, conducted on behalf of Pace Microtechnology, the digital set-top box… Continue reading Sports Fans Are Willing To Pay For TV Coverage, Finds Survey
The Bank of England is set to reveal whether interest rates are to be cut amid intense pressure from businesses hard hit by the economic squeeze. Business leaders and trade unions are demanding that rates be cut from their current level of 7.5% to boost the economy and improve the competitiveness of British industry.The calls… Continue reading Interest Rates Decision Awaited
Following the announcement last week that More Group, the billboard operator, was renamed Clear Channel International (see Newsline), the group is reportedly being fined by a French commercial court for faking its own research.The Decaux Group, which at one point was also in takeover talks with More Group (see Newsline), tried to sue More for… Continue reading More Group Could Face French Fine
Condé Nast is to take the GQ spin-off title, GQ Active, back alongside its parent title and reduce its frequency to four times a year. The health, fitness and lifestyle magazine, currently monthly, will be packaged together with GQ in February, April, July and November next year.The title is currently circulating at around 65,000 copies… Continue reading GQ Active Becomes Quarterly Alongside GQ
In response to the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) decision to uphold complaints against the CRE’s latest poster campaign, run in late September, (see Newsline), the Commission has released another ad.Created by Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper, and run in The Times on Monday, the ad features a list of stark statistics about racial discrimination all under… Continue reading Commission for Racial Equality Responds To ASA’s Ruling
Express Newspapers has announced a new sales director (circulation) in the form of Richard Miller. He will be reporting to Paul Woolfendon, commercial director, as a main board member.Richard came from Associated Newspapers, where he worked on both the Daily Mail and the Mail On Sunday. The Express‘ circulation has flagged recently and is currently… Continue reading Sales Director Switches To The Express
MediaTel is today celebrating its 17th birthday.Over the years the company’s media information system has been developed, augmented and transferred from a Teletext-based medium to the internet. MediaTel recently won the contract to develop the radio advertising booking system, JICRIT, which is currently in progress.
The ITN news service has launched an archive website, located at www.itnarchive.com, which features a moving picture database service.The service is for producers of broadcast, corporate, advertising and multimedia programmes, and consists of three main elements: shotlists of ITN’s output and rushes since 1955; a separate listing of the themed Collections that ITN has been… Continue reading ITN Archive Store Goes Online
Denise Van Outen has announced that she is to leave Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast at Christmas to pursue other things.Johnny Vaughn and Van Outen have co-presented the show for 18-months, helping to pick up flagging viewing figures after the departure of Chris Evans.Channel 4: 0171 396 4444
Cable operator, Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), has signed up MUTV, the Man Utd-dedicated channel, to be carried across its UK cable network. The channel will be available to over 800,000 CWC subscribers.The channel broadcasts between 6pm and 12 midnight each day, and is already being carried on Sky Digital; BSkyB is a part-owner in… Continue reading CWC Sign Up Man Utd TV Channel
