The Advertising Association has elected George Bull to be its new President when Sir Michael Perry stands down in June after his three year period of office.Mr Bull has been a director, Chairman and Chief Executive of IDV Ltd and his most recent position was as Chairman of Grand Metropolitan. He is also a non-executive… Continue reading New President Of Advertising Association Elected
The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered L!ve TV to withdraw the ad for its “Live Predictions” programme, which featured a wedding photograph of the Prince and Princess of Wales, after a complaint from the Royal Family which found it distasteful; Prince Charles’ head was replaced with that of a grinning Paul Gascoigne which Princess Diana… Continue reading ASA Orders Ban On Royal Ad
The Daily Telegraph is to launch a weekly tabloid supplement entitled ‘Connected’ on Tuesday April 16th.Under the editorship of Ben Rooney it will carry features on general developments and trends in all areas of information technology as well as reviews on computer software, hardware and the Internet. Other regular items to appear each week in… Continue reading Daily Telegraph To Launch New Supplement
API Television (formally known as Grand Slam Sports) and one of the UK’s leading independent TV sports production companies, has been awarded two major contracts to produce live television coverage of more than 100 Major League Soccer (MLS) games in the US.MLS has appointed API Television to supply full outside broadcast coverage of 80-100 matches… Continue reading API TV Wins Sports Contract
BBC Worldwide has confirmed that it will be terminating its Arabic service which broadcasts eight hours a day of television to the Middle East.The satellite service, called BBC Arabic Television and launched last summer, was provided by Orbit Satellite Television as a subscription service to viewers in the Middle East and North Africa.The service is… Continue reading BBC Ends Arabic Service
MTV has signed a new agreement which will provide it with access to the Grundig/UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 1996.MTV will be recording programming at Mountain Bike World Cup events around Europe as well as organising on the ground activities and joint marketing opportunities. MTV Europe is the only music television channel with rights to… Continue reading MTV Signs Mountain Bike Deal
The Radio Authority has announced that it is advertising a new ILR licence for the Greater London area. The new service will utilise the frequency formerly used by Melody Radio 104.9 MHz and will reach around 5.9 million adults.In making its decision about who will win the licence, the Radio Authority will consider applicants’ proposals… Continue reading New FM Licence For Greater London
United News & Media have released financial results for 1995 which show a 24% fall in pre-tax profits to £104.5m after restructuring provisions of £30.7m. United was also hit by a £17m increase in paper costs and a 2% fall in national newspaper advertising revenue. The figures coincide with news that the United and MAI… Continue reading United News & Media Shows Drop In Profits
Trans World international (TWI), the world’s largest independent producer of sport, has received a unique commission from Channel 4.Starting on 10th April and running for seven weeks, TWI has been asked to produce a six hour, overnight sports programme each Wednesday, from midnight until 6am the following morning. Called Nightsports With Imlach, the magazine format… Continue reading Channel 4 To Broadcast Night-Time Sport
The Advertising Standards Authority’s annual report shows that 1995 saw the first ever marked increase in complaints, with 12,804 complaints received concerning 7,715 advertisements – an increase of 33%.The advert which caused the most complaints was the campaign run by the British Safety Council, which featured the pope wearing a hard hat with the line:… Continue reading Advertising Complaints Rise By 33%
