Following reports this morning (see Newsline today) ITV has confirmed that it intends to drop its News At Ten bulletin, and has approached the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for agreement to the move. ITV wishes to move the news because in its present slot it interrupts the evening movies, and by the time the news… Continue reading ITV Axes News At Ten
Speculation during the past months that ITV is to move its flagship News At Ten programme to another spot has apparently climaxed today.The move is an attempt to create a more competitive schedule, as presently the evening movie is interrupted by the news, after which many viewers go to bed. ITV proposes to replace the… Continue reading ‘News At Ten Is On Its Way Out’ Say Reports
Coming cold on the heels of ITV and BBC1, Channel 4 finally announces its schedule for Autumn 1998. There are a wide range of programmes featured, many new commissions, and old favourites returning for new series.Starting at the top and working down, Brookside continues it obsession with periodically having five episodes a week (as well… Continue reading Channel 4’s Autumn Schedule Unveiled
Shares made a healthy start to the day as the FTSE-100 Index followed the lead set by Wall Street and the Far East. Yesterday’s 80.3 drop was quickly made up, with the footsie up 82.7 at 5251.8 a few moments after it opened.
The Stock Market recovered some of its lost ground after a morning which saw nearly £30 billion wiped off the value of top shares.Within moments the FTSE-100 Index was down 153.3 and it later sank as much as 173 points after Wall Street’s overnight plunge. But it then staged a rally to stand down only… Continue reading Market Report
Bacardi-Martini SAS and Cellier des Dauphins have challenged France’s Evin Law in the UK High Court by issuing a writ against Newcastle United Football Club and Dorna Marketing. The football club and the media agency are accused of failing to honour a contract to run perimeter ads for the Bacardi brand Pastis during a match… Continue reading FR: Challenge to Evin Law
Classic FM is preparing to move to new ‘high-profile’ studios in Oxford Circus before the end of the year.Construction has begun on seven new studios based on the corner of Regent Street and Oxford Circus; the building has been renamed Classic FM House and will replace Classic’s current Camden offices. All the studios will be… Continue reading Classic FM Prepares For Oxford Circus Move
Peter Rogers, chief executive of the Independent Television Commission (ITC), this weekend warned pay-TV operators against confusing the public with digital TV advertising campaigns which criticise rivals’ services. Speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, he voiced concerns that such attacks between the three main DTV players, Sky Digital, On Digital and Cable & Wireless… Continue reading ITC Chief Warns Against Digital Confusion
The latest installment in the irregular cricket fixture, BMRB v MRG, produced a stunning finish to an exciting match. This was my first experience of such a fixture, and certainly one I’ll remember for a long time to come.After what seemed an enormously long trek to a remote part of West London, Boston Manor was… Continue reading Cricket Victory Claimed: MRG Just ‘Nick’* It!
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) is consulting on proposed revisions to its rule on advertising for slimming aids. The ITC is proposing that all claims for any kind of slimming aid must be backed by evidence of efficacy and safety and subject to qualified medical advice. The ITC is also introducing new wording for rules… Continue reading UK: ITC consults on slimming aids
