More Industry News articles
Wednesday’s Coronation Street saw Jim MacDonald out on his first date since breaking up with Liz, 17.38 million people thought it was a good enough reason to tune in, placing the episode at the top of the thirty in this week’s chart. Nice to see a far more familiar Coronation Street style storyline taking place,… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 11/05/97
The ITC has agreed to vary the build timetable in the licence for Eurobell Ltd, the local delivery licensee for West Kent.Eurobell had indicated that it had been unable to start construction in West Kent due to delays in the granting of the licence under the Telecommunications Act 1984. The ITC has reluctantly agreed to… Continue reading Licence Change
The National Heritage Secretary, Chris Smith has unveiled a seven point plan for the British Film Industry, these are:1. For the first time ever, a Minister for Film has been appointed, Tom Clarke.2. The film and television industry is to play a substantial role in the welfare-to-work programme and this means it must help to… Continue reading Plans For The Pictures
Oasis’s management is threatening legal action against dozens of unofficial Net sites dedicated to the group. The band’s management has given unauthorised sites 30 days to remove any illegal material. This demonstrates that there is growing support for intellectual copyright laws to be introduced for the Internet.The Internet is fast becoming a virtual shopping mall,… Continue reading Web Round-Up – W/E 23/05/97
Digital Television Networks is so confident of winning its bid to launch digital terrestrial TV next year that is has opened negotiations with the BBC and Flextech, the channels who are working with the rival bidder, British Digital Broadcasting.DTN wants to buy the broadcast rights to several subscription channels under development by the new BBC-Flextech… Continue reading BBC All Out Winners
When seeing the new Punch for the first time one could be forgiven for thinking that you had been given the wrong magazine – a men’s weekly gossip title daring to take the same name as that 150-year old great British satirical institution. Yet this is the relaunch of the relaunched Punch and a more… Continue reading Relaunch Review – Punch
Fox Kids Network has redesigned its idents, sting bumpers and trailer graphics to give the channel a complete new image. This is the UK development of a global brand building campaign undertaken by Fox Kids Networks Worldwide. Managing director, Rod Henwood commented: “This is a major development of our on air brand. We have created… Continue reading Fox Kids Gets New Look
The government has promised to review the listed sports events that are guaranteed to be shown on free-to-air terrestrial TV. Mark Fisher, junior National Heritage Minister told the Commons yesterday“As promised in our manifesto, the Government will carry out a review of the listed events. Many people wish to see a wider range of key… Continue reading Listed Sports Review
Katz Radio Sales, named as the sales house for new London station Xfm, has said that it will be recruiting four new staff to handle its new client.Simon Lynds, president and chief executive of Katz, told Newsline that he wanted sales people who would embody the spirit of the indie-music station who had preferably been… Continue reading Katz To Recruit New Staff For Xfm Push