CLT has decided that it will not be selling Country 1035AM and will instead concentrate on building and expanding the station. CLT announced in July that it was considering selling the station if appropriate bids were received *CLT To Sell Country 1035 AM though none were subsequently found to be satisfactory. Part of the plans… Continue reading CLT Not To Sell Station
The chancellor stood up at 3:32pmThe Chancellor stated today’s budget will reduce public spending and provide more money for priority spending. He stated that he was setting out a policy for five years to come. He forecast that the economy would grow by 2.5% this year and 3.5% for 1997. Consumer expenditure will be grow… Continue reading Budget Line
According to some reports, the Premier League is believed to be looking for a new sponsor. The current deal with brewers Bass runs out at the end of the current season.Carling are believed to have offered £38m for a new five year contract, but Premier League officials are apparently waiting to see if a better… Continue reading Premier League Looking For New Sponsor?
The October complaints bulletin from the ITC reports that the Tango Blackcurrent ad, created by Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury & Partners, provoked 63 complaints from viewers who found it xenophobic and violent.In the ad a Tango spokesman offers to “take on” a French complainant who had criticised the new blackcurrent flavour drink. He dons a… Continue reading Tango Ad Draws Complaints
Carlton Communications pulled off a surprise coup at the weekend by outbidding United News & Media to buy Westcountry TV for around £85m.It was widely expected however that it would be United who would offer the most money, since a takeover of Westcountry would give it significant control of Southern England’s ITV licences *United Heads… Continue reading Carlton Beats United To Buy Westcountry
Canon Publishing, a Brighton-based firm, will be publishing a new youth newspaper on December 4. The all-colour title, called The Latest, will be sold fortnightly in Sussex and at major London train stations, with the possibility of turning weekly at a later date. It will contain 32-pages and have an initial print-run of between 10,000… Continue reading New Paper Set For Launch
Punch, the recently relaunched satirical magazine, has announced that its chairman Stewart Steven will be editing the title temporarily until a permanent replacement for Peter McKay is found.Mr McKay, who relaunched the title in September *Punch Relaunch Issue Review, left at the end of last week due to what is believed to have been a… Continue reading Punch On Lookout For New Editor
Granada’s good full year profits had mixed effects on the company’s share price. At the beginning of the week its share price stood at 895p fell to 882p on Wednesday (when the results were published), rose slightly to 887p on Thursday before falling to 882p by the end of the week*Granada Profits Rise.Speculation about a… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 22/11/96
NewsEyeQ, the online business information service, has folded after only six months. The service, which was launched in May, was a joint venture between DataTimes Corporation and News International provided access to a database of some 6000 information sources from around the world *On-Line Business Service To Launch.The main reason for NewsEyeQ’s demise appears to… Continue reading NewsEyeQ Folds
The IPA has given its response the ITC code consultation paper on sponsorship. In its response the IPA welcomed the ITC’s endorsement of a number of its earlier recommendations, although it listed further points it believed should be covered in the new code.They include: That the ITC should be allowing individual broadcasters to exercise their… Continue reading IPA Gives Response To ITC On Sponsorship Paper
