The Sci-Fi Channel Europe has appointed Janet Goldsmith as its new managing director, effective from 10 August, 1998.…MTV Networks have named Karen Flischel managing director of Nickelodeon International.…Mirror Group managing director, Roger Eastoe, will be the interim chairman of the National Readership Survey (NRS) review committee, which has been set up to overhaul the methodology… Continue reading Appointment Briefs
Channel 4 is about to announce that it has secured distribution deals for its digital film service with both BSkyB and British Digital Broadcasting (BDB) – now operating under the name of ONDigital (see BDB Brands DTT Service As ON-digital).C4 has been in discussion with both groups for some time regarding its plans for a… Continue reading C4 Secures Digital Film Channel Distribution
Anna Gorman, managing partner at the Ammirati Puris Lintas (APL) agency, is to leave within a couple of weeks to pursue other options. She is also group account director for APL’s BBC and Burger King accounts.In a separate move, Paul Longhurst is parting company with APL after the agency lost the Compaq account and his… Continue reading Departures From APL
Kent-based regional newspaper publisher, Adscene, has reported pre-tax profits of £5.2 million for the year ended 31 May 1998; this is a rise of 8.6%. Operating profit at the group was up a record 10% to £6.6 million. Earnings per share were up 19% to 11.3p.Adscene’s non-executive chairman, Harry Lambert, said: “Publishing has achieved record… Continue reading Adscene Profits Up 8.6%
Katz Radio Sales has won the contract to sell airtime across all Essex Radio Group stations – Essex FM, Breeze, Ten 17 and Oasis. Katz will also handle sales for the new East Anglia station, Vibe FM.Katz officially takes over sales for the stations on 3 August. Katz managing director, David Foreman, said he was… Continue reading Katz Wins Essex Radio Group
http://www.eu.levi.com/menu/The website for Levi’s jeans, despite being not much more than a blatant promotion for what can be mediocre and ill-fitting jeans, is incredibly eye-catching.Its title page is dark and intriguing, and therefore serves its purpose in drawing you into the site. There is some interesting reading on the history of Levi’s, but the way… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Levi’s
A number of regional sales operations and media owners have joined forces for the first time to form the Regional Press Club (RPC) North.RPC will be used to promote regional marketing, initially through presentations to planners, buyers and advertisers and, ultimately, by collaborating to develop tailored packages that fully demonstrate the benefits and opportunities offered… Continue reading Publishers And Sales Houses Form Regional Marketing Alliance
BSkyB announced today that it will be launching its digital satellite service to new customers on 1 October. Sky hopes the October launch will make it the first company to fully launch digital television, and it is likely to benefit from the key Christmas selling season.The company also announced incentives today which might well advantage… Continue reading Countdown To BSkyB Digital Launch Begins
Publishing giant Emap has announced that it is bringing its leisure and lifestyle magazine titles under the newly-created division of Emap Active.In an attempt to give the currently disparate titles a central identity, the magazines currently published by the Emap Apex, Nationals, Images and Pursuit departments will all operate under Emap Active. This will see… Continue reading Emap Groups Leisure Titles Under Emap Active
The television landscape now seems a bit bare without the World Cup to distract us – yes I know most of us are glad to see the back of those sponsorship credits that went with ITV’s coverage of the tournament – but suddenly things have got boring. The highest placing new programme is Duck Patrol,… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 19/07/98
