British Interactive Broadcasting has appointed David Hilton as its chief executive with immediate effect. The company, set up by BSkyB to facilitate the launch of digital TV services (subscribers see BSkyB Launches Digital Services Company), is also planning to announce further senior appointments soon.…BSkyB has a new finance director in the shape of Nick Carrington… Continue reading BIB Gets Chief Executive
A report commissioned by the British government is understood to have concluded that the Minister for Public Health should ban food advertising aimed at children. Although it gives no specific timetable it suggests that the ban should be implemented in the lifetime of the current administration (by May 2002 at the latest). Professor Philip James… Continue reading UK: Report Threatens Ad Ban
Marcelino Oreja, European Commissioner responsible for audio-visual policy and culture, last week opened the first meeting of the think tank he created to reflect upon future audio-visual policy guidelines for the EU. The Commissioner stressed that digital technology is set to transform the European audio-visual industry. He encouraged the think tank to consider how the… Continue reading EU: Future Thoughts On AV Policy
WPP has formed a new company called the Intuition Group, to focus on advertising and marketing to women.Intuition’s headquarters will be in New York though there will be offices opening in Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The outfit’s first client will be Clairol’s brands such as Nice ‘n’ Easy, Loving Care, Lating Color and… Continue reading WPP Launches New Company
Chinese authorities have announced that from 1998 CCTV, the country’s only national TV station, will not be permitted to broadcast spirits advertising on prime time TV. The ban will also apply to corporate image campaigns for distilled beverage producers between the hours of 7pm and 8pm.
Brown Bear Publishing has now launched its online “newsstand” site where Internet users can browse a variety of magazines and buy subscriptions to the titles.The site, which can be found at http://www.subscriptions.co.uk, features magazines from the sport and fitness, teenage, travel, music and fashion markets. Daniel Squirrel, chief executive of Brown Bear, told Newsline that… Continue reading Subscription Site Launches
Ashdown Publishing has launched a new magazine aimed at 7-13 year-old girls called Girl Power. The monthly title is priced £1.99.Ashdown Publishing: 01403 711 511
The Box, EMAP’s cable music TV channel, has announced today that it is to launch a new music channel on cable and satellite called Magic.Due to launch in Spring 1998, Magic will cater for the 25-44 age group – an older audience than the Box’s current audience of 12-35 year olds. It will focus on… Continue reading Box To Launch Sister Channel
Mirror Group has won approval from Midland Independent Newspapers’ investors to take over the regional newspaper publisher.The deal was cleared by the Department for Trade and Industry last month (subscribers see MIN/Mirror Deal Gets Go Ahead) and approval from MIN’s shareholders was the last hurdle to be cleared in the takeover process.Mirror Group: 0171 293… Continue reading Mirror Group Takes Over MIN
Total terrestrial TV revenue for October, excluding GMTV, came in at £243.9 million according to agency estimates. Of this ITV brought in £181.3m (up 3.5% year on year), C4 brought in £51.8m (up 5.7%) and C5’s revenue was £10.7m (up from £9m in September). GMTV came in at £9.1m, down almost 7% from the previous… Continue reading TV Revenue – October
