The Media Centre topped the Radio Advertising Bureau’s league of top radio buying points in April, according to its May Newsletter, with £18.9m. Zenith came second with £14.7m and Universal McCann third with £11.5m.Top Advertisers to April 97 included COI with £7m, Dixons Stores Group with £5.7m and Carphone Warehouse with £5.6m.RAB: 0171 306 2500
WPP has bought a 14.4% share in its former rival, CIA Group. WPP is now the largest single share holder in CIA. The £13.5 million stake could mean that the two groups will work together to buy advertising space. It also leaves CIA open to a takeover bid from WPP. Although WPP stress that the… Continue reading WPP Takes A Slice Of CIA
Cable & Wireless is sponsoring the first-ever powered vessel bid to circumnavigate the globe in less than 80 days. The vessel, Cable & Wireless, leaves Gibraltar next April on its 26,000 mile worldwide journey.
The Restrictive Practices Court is currently deciding whether the 20 premiership football clubs acted as an illegal cartel by negotiating a TV contract collectively. If it rules that the clubs have been acting illegally, the chief executive of the Premier League, Peter Leaver, claims that live coverage of football on TV in the UK could… Continue reading A Kick In The Teeth For Football
It is reported that, Leagas Delaney, a wholly owned advertising subsidiary of AMV, is considering a management buyout.According to The Independent, senior management at Leagas Delaney are working on a business plan and are likely to offer AMV around £10 million for the business. AMV is thought to be in favour of the proposal, although… Continue reading Management Buyout Talks At AMV
The ITC is inviting applications for Restricted Service Licences. Provision for RSLs was made in the 1996 Broadcasting Act. There are two types of licence: the first, to cover a specific event such as a festival, will be for a term of 56 days, the second, to cover a particular establishment or other location, will… Continue reading Applications Invited For Restricted Service Licences
The World Federation of Advertisers, meeting in Stockholm last week, has expressed concern over what it see as mounting threats to freedom of speech and commercial communication in a number of countries, including some members of the EU.The WFA is urging all governments in the EU to support the Green Paper on Commercial Communication, calling… Continue reading Advertisers Promote Free Speech
The ITC has awarded the local delivery licence for Milton Keynes to BT New Towns Cable TV Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of British Telecommunications Plc. BT New Towns Cable submitted the highest of four bids received for the licence. BT paid £4,500 for the licence; it is proposing to upgrade the existing narrowband system… Continue reading BT Wins Cable Franchise
The Radio Authority is advertising a new regional Independent Local Radio licence for the North-West of England, covering most of Greater Manchester, Merseyside and south and central Lancashire. The FM licence covers around 4.3 million adults. This is the second North-West regional licence for this area, the first was awarded to Jazz 100.4 FM, which… Continue reading New ILR For Manchester
The Radio Authority has published a consultative document on the minimum capacity which should be utilised by particular programme formats on the new digital multiplexes. This is necessary to ensure that appropriate technical quality is maintained.The outcome of the consultation will be of great significance to those applying for digital radio multiplex licences as it… Continue reading The Future Of Radio
