An new internet-TV venture that could threaten free, controlled distribution business press has been set up with £4.5 million of private investment. The company, NMTV, is described by its chief executive, Rob Lewis, as, “a new era in European broadcasting, marking Europe’s first and only internet-based business TV network.”NMTV plans to fire personalised, cutting-edge business… Continue reading NMTV – A New Era In European Broadcasting?
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has said that it may become involved in an investigation of a second allegedly faked Carlton documentary, following an ‘exposure’ by The Guardian earlier this week.The documentary, Inside Castro’s Cuba, was accused by The Guardian of portraying Cuban Government archive footage of Castro as an exclusive Carlton interview. The ITC… Continue reading Carlton May Face Second ITC Inquiry
As expected the Government has voted against adding Clause 19 to the Competition Bill (see Government To Vote On Predatory Pricing). The Clause was proposed by the House of Lords to prevent the use of predatory pricing by national newspaper publishers.However, the Government believes that existing rules are sufficient to prevent anti-competitive behaviour.Protesters to this… Continue reading Government Rejects Predatory Pricing Clause
For the first time the Independent Television Commission (ITC) has set a minimum size for superimposed text which explains or qualifies offers in television advertisements.It says that, “text must be clearly legible and held long enough for the full message to be read by the average viewer on a standard domestic television set.”The Commission says… Continue reading Ads’ Superimposed Text Must Be Clearly Legible, Says ITC
Advertisements for two local radio licences in North and North-West London have been deferred until October to allow Radio Authority engineers to identify the availability of a second frequency.The original advertisements for the licences were scheduled for this month. The new planned closing date for applications is February 1999.Radio Authority: 0171 405 7058
ITV sales house Laser has produced research which shows that two thirds of women will watch some or all of the World Cup matches which began yesterday. Half will watch the final, and two thirds will watch the final if England is in it.The survey also found that 40% of women watch football regularly, and… Continue reading Women Do Like Football, Says Laser
The Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC) yesterday cleared the proposed takeover of Home Counties Newspapers by Johnston Press, but in the time it took to conduct the investigation Home Counties had accepted a rival offer from Eastern Counties Newspapers (see Home Counties Surprise Sell To Eastern).It is believed that Johnston may call for a review… Continue reading Too Late For Johnston’s MMC Clearance
Emap Elan’s New Woman has been completely redesigned following its award of PPA Consumer Magazine of the Year last month (see New Woman Wins Consumer Mag Of The Year At PPA Awards).Despite the title’s success at the PPA Awards, editor Dawn Bébe says, “We must keep modernising the brand… there’s always more to be done…… Continue reading New Woman Gets New Look
According to a study by US marketing information group, JD Power and Associates, cable TV companies gained three times as many new subscribers to pay-TV as BSkyB in the last twelve months. The company says that customers are choosing cable rather than satellite “because of a desire for better price and a dislike of satellite… Continue reading Cable Leads Pay-TV Market, Says Survey
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has finalised it rules in the auditing of bulk sales of national newspapers. This new set of codes is intended to prevent the disputes over bulk sales which have been dogging the ABC for some time (see Bulk Sales Battle Between NI And Mirror Group).The Mirror Group has been… Continue reading ABC Attempts To Put An End To Bulk Sales Bickering
