Channel 5 has announced that it has completed its line up of English clubs taking part in European competitions by adding exclusive coverage of Arsenal’s home UEFA Cup games to its current portfolio of Euro soccer action. This includes exclusive coverage of Chelsea’s home games in the European Cup Winners’ cup, Aston Villa in the… Continue reading 5 Adds More Soccer Coverage
ITV have issued a statement from Network director Marcus Plantin defending the channel’s acquisition of Formula One after the move had received criticism in the press on Friday.According to Mr Plantin the number of ABC1 Men and 16-34 Men has increased on ITV by nearly 450% year-on-year on Sunday afternoons; 300% more men are now… Continue reading Plantin Defends ITV’s F1 Coverage
Rapide publishing will be launching its Ultimate PC magazine this month. The title, which hits the new-stands on 29 August, will have 164 pages and cost £4.50. It will also incorporate PC Power which Rapide bought from Paragon last year.Rapide: 01392 495155
Thursday sees Reed Elsevier announce interim results. Pre-tax profits are expected to be up around 4% to £433m with earnings per share up 2% to 14.8p. Cable company Telewest will also be announcing interims on Thursday.Top-line RAJAR Q2 data is released on Friday afternoon. This will be available on MediaTel along with accompanying Newsline items.
Revenue Agency estimates put the combined ITV/C4 revenue for June at £184.2m, which is down 3% year on year, while Channel 5 brought in £9.7m which is an unwelcome fall from May’s figure of £11m. ITV’s revenue was put at £140.2m, down 4.8%, while C4’s was £44m, up 3.1%. The revenue ratio between ITV/C4 was… Continue reading TV Round-Up – June
Jessica Larive’s report on the EC’s Green Paper, Commercial Communications in the Internal Market, was overwhelmingly adopted at the plenary session of the European Parliament on 14 July. There were 16 successful amendments, most of which had been approved by the Rapporteur.In summary, the report as amended generally welcomes the Green Paper and endorses the… Continue reading EU: EP endorses ‘country of origin’
Northern & Shell will be launching an Arsenal football club magazine on Monday. The 68-page title will cost £2.20.…Meanwhile, the Scottish office of Brass Tacks publishing is planning to launch a soccer title catering for Scottish football fans. The monthly title, called Fitba , is aiming for a September appearance.Northern & Shell: 0171 308 5090… Continue reading Football Magazine Launches
Clarity Communications has launched an online media planning/buying service for advertisers and agencies. The specialist new media consultancy firm has brought in Glen Yearwood, formerly of Carat Business, to run the operation.The service is aimed at clients and media independents which do not have an in-house new media planning and buying capability of their own.Commenting… Continue reading Media Planning/Buying Site Launches
Georgina Crace, ad sales director of IPC’s SouthBank Group, is to take the chair of the Advertisement Management Group (AMG) from September 1. She takes over from Sly Grice who has taken on the newly created role of managing director of IPC TV Weeklies Group.IPC: 0171 261 6575
London News Radio have announced that results to the year end 30 September 1996 were ahead of previously expected forecasts. The company made a loss of £3.094 million which was largely due the relaunch cost of LBC 1152 AM and News Direct 97.3FM , together with the company’s relocation from Hammersmith to Gray’s Inn Road.“After… Continue reading London News Radio Results Better Than Expected
