ITV and soft drinks brand Tango have negotiated a deal for sponsorship of a one-off documentary called The Truth About Footballers.The documentary will examine the change in image of football over the last decade and will adopt the same style as the broadcaster’s Truth About Women series.The deal was negotiated by ITV sales house, TSMS,… Continue reading Tango To Sponsor ITV Football Show
ITV claimed only four awards at last night’s Bafta awards ceremony whilst the two BBC terrestrial channels picked up most of the others.Whilst ITV won awards for A Touch of Frost (the important viewers’ award) and the Southbank Show, No Child of Mine and Roger Cook, BBC2 did particularly well on the comedy front. The… Continue reading BBC Outdoes ITV At Bafta Awards
The ITC has said that the debate over technological standards for accessing digital TV services must be driven by what consumers want rather than what technology can deliver. The comments were made in reply to the EU Green Paper on the Convergence of Telecommunications, Media and Information Technology. The Commission also doubts whether a Euro-level… Continue reading ITC Says Consumers Will Set The Pace Of Digital Convergence
Local newspaper publisher Newsquest today announced pre-tax profits of £17.3 million for the three months to April 5, up from £9m the previous year. Turnover rose from £71m to £79.5m.Classified ad revenue rose from £40.5m to £45.8m while display ad revenue went up from £18.8m to £19m. Circulation revenue rose from £10m to £10.1m.Newsquest yesterday… Continue reading Newsquest Almost Doubles Profits
The April Retail Prices Index was announced this morning as 162.6, an increase of 1.1% on the previous month and a rise of 4.0% on April 1997.Subscribers can access RPI trends by selecting “Encyclomedia” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.
A new magazine devoted to Jaguar cars has been launched. Jaguar Monthly is published by Kelsey Publishing, which also produces Car Mechanics and Custom Car , and is edited by Gordon Wright.Kelsey Publishing: 0181 441 9500
The UK online travel and leisure magazine, Travel Insight, has teamed up with Emap Online to provide its content on the a2bTravel.com site.Travel Inisght was launched eighteen months ago by travel journalists Roger Bray and Jeff Mills to provide “a lively mix of travel news, views and features.”http://www.a2btravel.com/travelinsight/
An average of 7.8 million people (65% share) watched the FA Cup Final between Newcastle and Arsenal on ITV on Saturday afternoon, according to unofficial figures from the Network Centre. The audience peaked at 8.9 million viewers. This is down from last year when BBC1’s coverage was watched by a peak of 10.9 million.This year… Continue reading 7.8 Million Tune In To ITV’s FA Cup Coverage
The European Newspaper Publishers Association (ENPA) has said it will use the European Court of Justice to challenge the legal basis on which the EU has banned tobacco advertising (see MEPs Vote For Tobacco Ad Ban).The World Federation of Advertisers has also called on the European Parliament to prevent the law being adopted in its… Continue reading EU Tobacco Ban To Face Challenge
Tuesday The PPA’s Magazines ’98 conference and exhibition starts at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster.The Retail Prices Index for April will be available at 9:30am.Newsquest Quarter 1 financial results are due to be released.Wednesday The second and final day of Magazines ’98 takes place.Carlton Communications will be releasing interim financial results.The Department for… Continue reading The Week Ahead
