Sporting Life PA has been issued with its first ABC //electronic certificate. The sporting-life.com website recorded just over 3 million page impressions during the month of August. The sports and betting site, a joint venture between the Press Association and the Mirror Group, was launched in December 1996.ABC //electronic: 01442 870 800
The 1997 IPA Chief Executive Survey has shown that 96% of the Institute’s members feel that it is extremely, very, or quite important to hold membership. This compares to 83% for the previous survey in 1989.Members consider that the most important functions performed by the IPA are industry representation and promotion, negotiating advertising agency interests… Continue reading IPA Gets Positive Feedback From Members
The ITC is launching an eight week consultation on whether the arrangements for cross-promotions between ITV and Channel 4 should continue after 1998.At the moment the two channels are required to cross-promote each others’ programmes twice per day, along with captioned voice-overs at “common junction points” between slots.The ITC now believes that it can be… Continue reading ITC Consults On ITV/C4 Cross-Promotions
The British government is expected this week to publish a White Paper on its proposed Food Standards Agency, amid controversy over who is to foot the estimated £200 million annual bill for the agency’s administration and running costs. The earlier fears that establishment of the FSA would be accompanied by an attempt severely to restrict… Continue reading UK: White Paper On New Agency
Following the sale of a number of titles to CMP Media (subscribers see Emap Computing Sells Titles), Emap Computing is to redistribute its remaining computing and telecoms titles throughout a number of Emap divisions before Emap Computing closes in April.It is believed that a new Emap company will be set-up in order to take on… Continue reading Emap Reorganises Its Computing Titles
Channel 5 has signed a major multi-year movie deal with Buena Vista International.Following earlier deals with Fox and Warner Bros, the new partnership will secure key releases from Walt Disney, Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures from 1996, 1997 and 1998.Films which will see their terrestrial premieres on 5 will include Con-Air, The Rock and Phenomenon.The deal… Continue reading C5 Signs New Movie Deal
The long-planned national sports daily newspaper, Sport First, has taken a step closer to launch with the appointment of David Emery as its editor. Emery will leave his post at the Press Association, where he is editor of its page production unit, on 16 January. He also regularly writes sports features for the Mail On… Continue reading Sport First Appoints Editor
The Sunday Telegraph has increased its price by 10p taking it to 90p. This began at the start of the year. This Saturday the Daily Telegraph is also to launch an augmented portfolio of supplements with the main newspaper (subscribers see Saturday Telegraph To Launch New Look).Telegraph Group: 0171 538 5000
Emap Elan will be distributing mini-copies of its new magazine Red to various stores and newsagents as part of a £2 million promotional campaign for the title which launches on January 15.Kathryn Brown, editor of Red, says that the new glossy is for ‘modern women’ who have responsibilities but are are “still interested in style,… Continue reading Emap Launches ‘Red’ Sampler
The ITC today announced that Mr Vanni Treves has been appointed as the new chairman of Channel 4. He takes up the position today in succession to Sir Michael Bishop.Treves is a senior partner of City law firm Macfarlanes and is chairman of several public companies including the BBA group, McKechnie plc and the Dennis… Continue reading ITC Appoints C4 Chairman
