The ITC has amended its advertising standards Code; the television advertising of Bingo is now permitted. This follows a recent change in Government legislation.Bingo commercials will still not be allowed to be broadcast in Northern Ireland.ITC: 0171 306 7743
Both of the Telegraph titles performed very well in the October-March NRS figures released this week, with the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph recording the largest increases in readership among all the national titles. The Sunday paper increased by 24% year-on-year to 2.299 million, while the daily grew by 16% to 2.84 million. Both of… Continue reading National Newspapers NRS – March
Carole Gregory is joining London News Direct 97.3 FM and LBC 1152 AM as regional sales manager. Gregory will be heading a new regional team based in Manchester.London News Radio/LBC: 0171 312 8578
ITV Sponsorship has announced that Tizer is to sponsor the next series of the Chart Show using an interactive creative treatment in a deal worth £500,000.The credits will use Tizer’s new tag line “Refresh your Head” and will feature ‘Ed’, the red-headed character synonymous with the campaign. The sponsorship will run simultaneously with a summer… Continue reading Tizer To Sponsor Chart Show
It was rumoured that Channel 4 would be announcing Grade’s replacement following today’s board meeting. The channel, however, said that it has still not reached a decision. This suggests that, despite earlier predictions, no obvious candidate has emerged *Latest On Race For C4 Job.Channel 4’s web site has a tongue in cheek feature on the… Continue reading Grade Announcement Delayed
More than a third of 15-24 year olds do not like Channel 5, according to the latest CIA sensor. This age group is a key target audience for 5.5 is trying to attract young viewers, and the advertisers targeting them. Yet 35% of the 15-24 year olds surveyed think that the channel is worse than… Continue reading Young Don’t Like 5
A party political broadcast by the British National Party was broadcast on Friday night by BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 5. Prior to the broadcast, there were large public protests outside the TV channels involved.Channel 4 banned the broadcast on behalf of the far right group. 4 said that the broadcast did not comply with… Continue reading BNP Banned By 4 Shown By 4
IPC Magazines has appointed Sean Singleton as publisher of its five soccer titles – Shoot, 90 Minutes, Goal, Soccerstars and World Soccer. He is currently circulation manager of the IPC Specialist Group.Singleton is taking over from David J Smith, who is leaving to join the Football AssociationIPC: 0171 261 5261
The European has launched an on-line site on the World Wide Web. The site, at http://www.the-european.co.uk, has both subscriber-only and non-subscriber sections. The entire newspaper is available to subscribers who pay £26 for six months or £52 for a year. ABC have apparently said that anyone who subscribes to the European over the Net will… Continue reading European Launches Website
Centaur Communications will shortly be launching a sister title to New Media Age entitled New Media Finance. The subscription-only title will cover financial matters in relation to the Internet and all things New Media. It will be a twelve-page fortnightly publication.Centaur: 0171 287 9800
