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Emap Radio has said that it expects to significantly improve the financial performance of Melody Radio after agreeing to buy the station for £25 million this morning (see Emap Buys Melody Radio story).In the year ended 30 September 1997 Melody had an operating profit of £0.4 million on a turnover of £3.6 million; Emap believes… Continue reading Emap Expects To Improve Melody’s Financial Performance
Thank god it’s bi-monthly. This hefty new parenting title from Beach Magazines & Publishing – ‘The world’s finest parenting magazine’, apparently – is certainly jammed full of information from start to finish, suggesting a greater pagination than the 132 available.Billed as being aimed at ‘ABC1 parents with children under the age of six who want… Continue reading First Issue Review – Junior
Total terrestrial TV revenue came in at £184.44 million in January, according to agency estimates. Of this ITV earned £130.21m, C4 earned £39.55m and GMTV brought in £4.8m. C5’s revenue appears pretty static with a figure of £9.8m.January impacts were down across the board for both ITV and C4. C4 Women impacts showed the largest… Continue reading TV Round-Up – January
Matthew Bannister has stepped down from his position as controller of Radio 1. He will be replaced by Andy Parfitt, his deputy at the station. Bannister will retain his position as director of radio at the broadcaster.Since Q2 1996 Radio 1’s weekly reach has dropped from 11 million to 9.4 million.Subscribers can access the Radio… Continue reading Bannister Steps Down As R1 Controller
The ITC has rejected Channel 5’s request for an increase in its ad minutage quota.The broadcaster, rapidly approaching its first birthday, had asked the Commission for the same amount of ad time as non-terrestrial channels enjoy (nine minutes per hour as opposed to seven for terrestrial channels).The ITC however pointed out that it had only… Continue reading ITC Rejects C5 Ad Minutage Request
The Broadcasting Standards Commission has upheld eleven viewer complaints regarding Channel 5’s screening of Natural Born Killers.Despite warnings shown before the film, which was shown after the watershed, the BSC believed that the film was “incoherent and basic decencies, including the use of language, had been disregarded.” It went on to say that it was… Continue reading BSC Upholds Complaints Against Natural Born Killers
BT is to launch Mill-e-Mail, a free e-mail service which will be available over the Internet later this year.The scheme, which is aimed at putting e-mail “within the grasp of every person in the UK”, will give users a free e-mail address and a globally accessible e-mail directory. It is targeted especially at those who… Continue reading BT To Launch Free E-Mail For Millennium
The Millenium Dome Experience Company has announced sponsorship deals for its project amounting to £58.8 million. The major ‘founding partners’ in this deal are British Telecom, BSkyB, Manpower and Tesco which have committed a minimum of £12 million each. British Airways and BAA have also been announced as the Dome’s official sponsors, pledging smaller sums.However… Continue reading Dome Unveils Major Sponsors
On 1 June this year new controls will come into force concerning outdoor advertising in Britain.Under the new procedure, if the Advertising Standards Authority upholds a complaint against a poster for breaching rules on taste, decency or social responsibility, a “poster alert” will be sent out to the outdoor industry.Advertisements for the product or service… Continue reading Outdoor Media To Get New Controls