Classic FM will get a new schedule this Spring with more music, a new feel to weekday mornings and new slots at the weekend. The changes, which begin on 1 April, will include: two new shows on Saturdays and Sundays at 12 noon, hosted by Susannah Simons new weekday breakfast show times for Mike Read… Continue reading Classic FM Spruces Up For Spring
United News & Media, reporting its first full year results since its merger with MAI in February last year *United News & Media Merge With MAI, has reported a 12% increase in profits to reach £290.2 million. This is on the back of turnover up from £1.801bn to £1.917bn.1996 was a strong year for the… Continue reading UNM Profits Up 12%
On 7 March representatives from the European film industry met a group of EU national experts to discuss the Audiovisual Guarantee Fund being proposed to encourage audiovisual production in Europe. This project was submitted in December 1996 to the Culture Council, and provides for the establishment of an ECU 60 million fund, to guarantee loans… Continue reading EU: Audiovisual Guarantee Fund Meeting
ITV sales houses Laser and TSMS have agreed to consider carrying extra advertising minutage on the stations they represent, according to Campaign.The move was apparently prompted by Proctor and Gamble calling for more minutage at last week’s ISBA policy conference. Carlton UK Sales has said that although it rejects the principle of more minutage in… Continue reading Sales Houses To Consider Extra Minutage
The Electronic Telegraph is now selling advertising for other web-sites. Chelsea Football Club is reported to be the first client of the newly established new-media sales house.The Electronic Telegraph’s sales team has been expanded to cope with the new business.The Electronic Telegraph: 0171 538 5000
Big names and bright stars form part of BBC TV’s £255 million Spring and Summer package. Auntie has fifteen brand new entertainment shows and nine new dramas lined-up for transmission.Drama addicts will be spoilt for choice, with both Channel 4 and the BBC promising a bag of goodies in this genre. Channel 4 lifted the… Continue reading The BBC Unveils Its Spring Schedule
Leopard, the Dockland’s based ad agency, has relaunched as Warman & Bannister. The new outfit, named to reflect the ownership of Roy Warman and Terry Bannister, has run ads with the tag-line “Leopard Killed In Docklands. We Name The Guilty Men.” The agency will continue to be based in Docklands.Warman & Bannister: 0171 512 1000
Nissan is to sponsor Channel 5’s coverage of the England v Poland football match on 31 May as well as the preceding England v Argentina rugby union clash. It is reported that the deal is worth in the region of £100,000.Channel 5: 0171 497 5225
There are substantial differences in the degree to which countries are preparing themselves for the new media age, according to FutureTrack – Europe, a major new study conducted in eleven European countries by the Euroquest partnership. Certain countries and regions show themselves to be very quick on the uptake of new media technologies – Scandinavia,… Continue reading Differences Revealed In Europe’s New Media Uptake
Cordiant, one of the world’s largest global advertising groups and owner of Saatchi & Saatchi, today announced that for the year ending 31 December 1996 it made a pre-tax profit of £41.8 million, compared to a loss of £22.6m for 1995. Revenue was down from £761.1m to £754.9m, though excluding the impact of exchange movements… Continue reading Cordiant Profit Turnaround
