The BBC will launch its new daytime schedule on Monday 2nd September. Alan Yentob unveiled a package which includes programmes reflecting leisure, lifestyle and consumer interests, topical issues and entertainment.Programmes include Breakfast News Extra with Juliet Morris; The Terrace, a DIY show presented by Mike Reid; cookery with Nick Nairn in Who’ll Do The Pudding;… Continue reading BBC Unveils New Daytime Schedule
Talk Radio has signed a six figure sponsorship deal with One 2 One, Mercury’s mobile phone division. The deal will feature in the football slot Mobile Phone Fans, part of There’s Only One Gary Newbon, which starts at the beginning of the football season (August 17).Talk Radio are looking to build on the success of… Continue reading Talk Radio Kicks Off With Sponsorship Deal
The 1996 European Television Symposium, to be held in November in Prague, will focus on the development of commercial broadcasting in Central Europe and the difficulties facing the sector in Western Europe.In particular the problem of developing ‘people meters’ which will effectively measure an ever more fragmented television audience will be discussed. The symposium will… Continue reading Symposium To Tackle TV ‘Crisis’
The Guardian will be introducing two new sections to its Saturday edition. The Week is a new current affairs section providing a review of the week with features, comment and background information on the week’s big stories. Jobs & Money will provide coverage of the converging issues relating to the workplace and jobs, personal finance… Continue reading New Sections For Saturday Guardian
Inflation figures for July were in line with City expectations, with a headline rate of 2.2% and underlying rate of 2.8%. This is an increase of 0.1% on June’s figure. For RPI trends subscribers can access MediaTel’s Encyclomedia section in Talking Windows.
Granada Media Group has announced a new organisation structure designed to give its operations a better chance of competing in the changing media industry.The new structure will give a separate focus to GMG’s production and broadcasting businesses and is aimed at expanding production business within and beyond ITV in the UK and in international markets.… Continue reading Granada Announces New Organisation Structure
IPC Magazines are launching a Loaded annual entitled Loaded 1st Scrapbook: Strange Phenomena From Beyond Closing Time. IPC believe the annual will be well received following an increase in ABC circulation figures for Loaded.A Shoot and Soccer Stars Annual are also being released following successful circulations in previous years.Loaded Annual is on sale from September… Continue reading IPC To Launch Loaded Annual
MTV Europe has switched Blah Blah Blah‘s publisher from Ray Gun to Attic Futura in a move which, according to MTV, is aimed at broadening the music title’s distribution to the Continent.Sandra Keenan, vice president of MTV Europe’s corporate affairs, dismissed talk that Ray Gun had dropped Blah Blah Blah due to poor sales. She… Continue reading MTV Changes Blah Blah Blah Publisher
