It is rumoured that Channel 5 is hoping to poach Brookside from Channel 4. Channel 5 is reported to have offered Phil Redmond, the executive producer of the long-running soap, £25 million to defect. Channel 5 also wants to add an extra two episodes to the thrice weekly soap.Mal Young, the former producer of Brookside,… Continue reading Brookside Could Move Across The Channels
The ITC has appointed 5 new members to its Advertising Advisory Committee. The new members are:Stephen Carter, managing director of J Walter Thompson; he will be representing the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, IPA.Stewart Butterfield, sales and marketing director of Channel 4, has been appointed in his capacity as chairman of the Broadcast Advertising Clearance… Continue reading ITC Appoints New Members
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising has submitted new evidence to the National Heritage Committee for its review on the future of the BBC and other broadcasting issues.The IPA has drawn attention to the television-cost-inflation rate. This rate has out-run inflation by nearly three to one since 1992. The IPA claims that this rise is… Continue reading IPA Report On The Future Of The BBC
Figures just out from the Radio Advertising Bureau show that commercial radio’s share of display advertising revenue continues to soar. It reached 4.9% for July to September 1996. This is the highest share ever recorded by the medium. The previous record share in one quarter stood at 4.7%; this was achieved in July to September… Continue reading Commercial Radio Achieves Record Share Of Ad Revenue
1996 was another year of steady growth for the number of homes that could receive Cable and Satellite. The ITC’s October analysis of the Cable industry showed that the number of homes passed has grown by 2 million over the last year from 6.18 million to 8.22 million though the penetration rate grew by only… Continue reading Cable And Satellite Round-Up 1996
Total hours listened to radio in the London region has fallen for the majority of the commercial radio stations. For the second Rajar quarter in a row, Sunrise radio has recorded the biggest fall, down by 43.87% in comparison to Rajar Quarter 4 1995. The total hours listened to Sunrise Radio are 4.18 million for… Continue reading Q4 Rajar Figures: London Stations
Future Publishing has launched an innovative training programme for budding journalists. The training initiative, nick-named the Brat Pack, has been developed to ensure that new recruits gain insight and experience into the magazine industry by working across the company’s broad range of magazine titles.Future has already taken on 11 people for the scheme, they have… Continue reading Future Opportunities For New Recruits
The Guardian has created a new post, editor of the Electronic Guardian. Ian Katz, formerly the paper’s New York correspondent, has been appointed to the position. Katz will be responsible for editing The Guardian’s on-line publications.Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, said: “The conventional thing has been to appoint an anorak. The Guardian felt the… Continue reading New Editor At The Guardian
The EP Environment Committee has debated a draft opinion on the Green Paper on Commercial Communications (GPCC), which supports the liberalising trend set out in the Green Paper, and endorses the Commission’s approach to policy and the regulation of advertising.The Culture Committee of the European Parliament has also given its draft opinion on the Green… Continue reading EU: EP Committee Opinions On GPCC
The Commission held a hearing on the protection of minors and human dignity in information and audiovisual services on 4 February in Brussels. This followed the publication last year of its Green Paper on the same subject and its Communication on illegal and harmful content on the internet. The main issues for discussion included the… Continue reading EU: Protection Of Minors And Human Dignity
