Momentum’s campaign for CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) – which positioned it as the authoritative voice for health and safety within the construction industry – won the Judges’ Gold Award at the 1997 IPA Business-to-business Advertising Awards ceremony. The campaign, which generated three times the expected response, also won the specialist, media and integrated categories.The… Continue reading Momentum Triumphs At IPA Awards
In an interview with Newsline, Leslie Hill, chairman of the ITV Network Centre, was quick to defend ITV against the criticisms thrown at it by the ITC this week (see Newsline). Hill pointed out that the ITC praised much of the work broadcast by the ITV last year. But, even when the overall picture is… Continue reading Interview: ITV Chairman Speaks-Out On ITC
ITV has issued a statement in defence of the criticisms made against it by the ITC in its 1996 Performance Review issued today ITC Questions ITV’s Commitment To Its Licence Terms. After acknowledging the Commission’s praise of the quality of ITV programmes, Network Centre chairman, Leslie Hill, went on to say: “The ITC’s judgment that… Continue reading ITV Respond To ITC Criticisms
British Telecom and BSkyB are reported to be working on a joint venture to create a £500 million company designed to hasten the market penetration of new digital TV channels. They are forming the Interactive Services Company to subsidise the retail price of set-top boxes. The boxes are likely to be priced at £200, compared… Continue reading BT In Partnership With BSkyB
Laser has announced that there will be changes made to the ITV Spring/Summer Schedule 1997 in order to strengthen the weekend performances of some peaktime shows.The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous moves to the Friday 9pm slot to maximise the ABC1 Women audience, with A Touch of Frost scheduled on Saturday nights at 9pm to… Continue reading Changes Made To Strengthen ITV Summer Schedule
Average weekly cinema admissions showed an increase of 7.28% in March to reach 2.69 million, according to the Cinema Advertising Association. This is the first month of 1997 to show a rise in admissions, with January seeing a fall of 5.6% year on year and February falling by 18.6%. Total admissions in March reached 11.933… Continue reading March Cinema Admissions Show Welcome Rise
TV Times has been appointed the official media partner for the BAFTA Awards. The Awards will take place at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday April 29.IPC Magazines: 0171 261 6575
BSkyB is considering charging its subscribers extra to view four England matches scheduled for June. BSkyB has bought the rights to the four match warm-up tournament for next year’s World Cup and is looking at charging viewers between £5 and £10 to see the games.A final decision on this matter is expected next month.
An extra 2 million homes will be able to receive Channel when it starts broadcasting on the Astra satellite from the middle of next week.The move, the first by a British terrestrial broadcaster means, that homes outside of 5’s current terrestrial and cable transmission footprint will now have the option of receiving the fifth channel… Continue reading Channel 5 Makes Its Mark On Satellite Footprint
IPC Magazines has announced that it has bought Here! magazine from G&J UK for an undisclosed amount.G&J will publish its last issue of Here! on May 6. The issue will be bagged together with a sample copy of IPC’s Now magazine. Thereafter, Here! will be incorporated into its former rival weekly Now.The two publishers say… Continue reading Here! Becomes Now
