IPC’s Loaded magazine will be sponsoring Barnet Football Club for the new season. As well as players’ shirts having the Loaded logo, the magazine will also have access to perimeter advertising sites at Barnet’s ground, while the editorial team will provide copy for Barnet’s matchday programme. Loaded will also devote a regular column to the… Continue reading Loaded Sponsors Barnet FC
New Nation, a magazine for the black community, has been bought by Southnews.Southnews owns 35 papers in London and the South East and is thought to have paid £1m for the title. The company says that it envisages New Nation running as “stable-mates” with their other ethnic titles such as The Caribbean Times and the… Continue reading Southnews Buy New Nation Magazine
Cable television channel Channel One has teamed up with the Press Association to provide what they describe as a “truly local” news service. The cable company will recruit five PA journalists who will supply local news for the London regions in which the company broadcasts. Channel One argues that there is a gap in the… Continue reading Relaunch For Channel One
The Cinema industry row over the provision of admissions data to agencies appears to be nearing resolution.At a meeting last week the Cinema Exhibitors Association, which represents cinema owners, agreed to the Cinema Advertising Association’s request that more detailed regional admissions figures should be made available.In the past cinema owners have refused to give the… Continue reading Cinema Industry Near To Agreement
Following the tragic death of Diana, Princess Of Wales, much of this week’s combined ITV and BBC chart is made up of coverage of the funeral and related programmes. The BBC’s coverage of the funeral itself proved the most popular programme of the week with 19.29 million tuning in, ITV’s coverage attracted 11.71 million. Earlier… Continue reading TV Weekly Viewing Summary W/E 07/09/97
BBC Radio 1 has brought in Zoe Ball to co-host its breakfast show slot in a bid to boost disappointing listening figures. Ball, who has previously worked on the Big Breakfast and is currently co-host of Live and Kicking, will be partnering Kevin Greening, the DJ who has stood in on the breakfast show in… Continue reading Radio 1 Takes On Zoe
Dutch international publishing company VNU Business Publications has launched VNU Communications World following a successful trial issue. Former news editor of Network News Jon Bernstein will edit the monthly newspaper which aims to address “the increasing crossover between the telecommunications and IT industries.”VNU Communications World will be distributed to over 23,000 professionals in the telecommunications… Continue reading VNU Launches VNU Communications World
SeaFrance have agreed a 12 month sponsorship deal with Carlton Television, worth around £750,000. From 22 September the ferry company will be sponsoring Carlton’s 24 weekly weather forecasts.Carlton’s Deputy Head of Sponsorship, Andy Thompson, believes that “sponsorship works best when there is a natural connection.” SeaFrance see the deal as an opportunity to raise their… Continue reading SeaFrance To Sponsor Carlton’s Weather Forecasts
Agency estimates put August’s terrestrial television revenue at £143 million. ITV brought in a total of £104.8m while Channel 4 came in at £31.5m. Channel 5’s revenue was estimated to be £6.7m, down from £8m last month. LWT showed the most growth, up 1% point to a share of 11.2% while the other London licence… Continue reading TV Revenue – August
