Sky Sports are to launch a round the clock sports channel on the Sky Digital Satellite service on 10 August. The channel will focus mainly on football, but will generally involve a complete news service and live coverage of major sports as well as features and round-ups. Eight new presenters have been recruited for the… Continue reading 24 Hour Sports Channel On Sky
The launch of ONdigital, the new face of British Digital Broadcasting, has again given rise to speculation over the compatibility of the various receivers on the market with the different services available .It is understood that customers wanting to receive digital television will be given a choice of two options. The first is a set-top… Continue reading Digital TV Customers’ Reception Dilemma
Insiders at IPC have been seeing a few changes in their ranks of late. Nick Wray has been promoted to new media publisher from the position of new media producer. IPC’s new media activity spans sites such as uploaded.co.uk and nme.com to information kiosks and electronic programme guides. Colin Tough, new media publishing director, commented:… Continue reading Shifts In The IPC Ranks
Capital Radio and the Telstar Entertainment Group have joined forces to launch an internet record selling store, due to go on-line on 1 September.Capital and Telstar will each own 50% of the joint venture which will merge the distribution strengths of Telstar with the award winning Capital Radio websites.Shoppers will have access to over 220,000… Continue reading Capital Radio and Telstar Combine To Create On-Line Shopping
IPC Magazines is planning a £7.5 million sales drive this Autumn which will include TV ad campaigns for Woman, Now, Chat, TV Times and TV & Satellite Week.IPC is anticipating the expansion of the TV listings market, particularly with the emergence of digital television towards the end of this year. TV Times is to reinforce… Continue reading IPC Plans Autumn Promotions Push
The Radio Authority (RA) yesterday received another application for the Scottish independent local radio (ILR) licence, from Scotland-based consortium Beat FM. The closing date for submissions is today.Beat FM’s proposal describes the planned service as ‘loud, hot and new’. The station’s target audience is 15-34 year olds. The application says: “It will “be there” for… Continue reading Beat FM Joins Bids For Scottish Radio Licence
British Digital Broadcasting (BDB) has today named the 15-channel digital terrestrial TV (DTT) service which it is due to launch this year as ON-digital.There has been speculation as to how BDB intends to compete with BSkyB’s 200-channel digital satellite service. BDB, however, claims that its service is not competing head to head with that Sky’s,… Continue reading BDB Brands DTT Service As ON-digital
The Independent Television Commission has awarded a local cable delivery franchise for North Wales and South Cheshire to Metro Communications Limited, a company owned by Metro Cable TV Limited.The Dumfries and Galloway local delivery franchise was awarded to Galloway Cable and Telecoms Limited, and the Consett and Stanley franchise to Telewest (North East) Limited. No… Continue reading ITC Award Local Delivery Franchises
The Season – the Guardian’s 76 page colour guide to the forthcoming football season – is to have its second run this year following on from the reported success of last year’s publication.Billed as an indispensable guide to the English Premiership, The Season will be free with the Guardian on Monday 10 August, and will… Continue reading The Guardian’s Back In Season
Lucozade’s current advertising campaign has been at the centre of a large number of complaints made to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) during June.One advert featuring a group of mods on motor scooters has prompted 22 complaints to the ITC. Viewers reported being able to hear the word “bollocks”, which although dimmed by the sound… Continue reading Lucozade Provokes Energetic Complaints
