The Independent Television Commission is expected to come under attack at the High Court today, at the hearing on the Channel 5 award. Virgin TV was given leave to seek judicial review following complaints that Channnel 5 Broadcasting, the successful applicant, was allowed to change its bid after the final deadline.Virgin TV is expected to… Continue reading Virgin’s Channel 5 Challenge Heard Today
Labour yesterday announced in the Commons that it would introduce amendments to the Broadcasting Bill to ensure that eight listed sporting events,including the Olympic Games and Wimbledon should remain accessible to the largest possible audience.Under the 1990 Broadcasting Act, eight events cannot be shown exclusively on pay-as-you view channels; Labour wants the ban to include… Continue reading Sporting Amendment To Broadcasting Bill Backed
The special hour-long edition of Yorkshire television’s Emmerdale, broadcast on 02/01/96 beat BBC1’s edition of Eastenders which started half an hour later at 7.30pm. The rural soap pulled in 13.36 million viewers compared to 12.22 for Eastenders. There is no consolidated share of viewing available for Emmerdale because Central Scotland broadcasts Emmerdale at a different… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – Emmerdale Beats Eastenders Lambs Down
The Media Research Group has announced that it is to hold a series of evening meetings to re-present some of the best papers from the MRG Conference held in Barcelona in November.The first meeting, to take place on Wednesday 24 January will see Jennie Beck presenting “Sections 95”, the Weekend Section Readership Research conducted for… Continue reading MRG Evenings Relive Barcelona
Glenda Bailey, editor of UK Marie Claire since its launch in 1988 is leaving to become editor of American Marie Claire in March.Nigel Davidson, chairman of European Magazines, the joint IPC Magazines – Groupe Marie Claire publishing company said, “Glenda has done a brilliant job over the last eight years. The magazine is one of… Continue reading Marie Claire Editor Leaving
The Earl of Dalkeith has been appointed as the new Deputy Chairman of the ITC, until December 1998. He replaces Jocely Stevens, who retired at the end of his term of appointment on 10 January 1996.
The ITC has received three applications for the local delivery franchise for Southern County Durham and Northern Yorkshire areas.The applicants are: Bell Cablemedia Plc, with a bid of £1,750,000, who own the neighbouring Wearside franchise, and propose to offer service by 2002 to 132,000 homes; Cable and Telecoms North Ltd, with a bid of £626,866,… Continue reading Applicants Bid For Cable Franchise
December’s circulation figures are the first full month’s figures since the closure of the Today paper in November; although impossible to know for sure, it seems the buyers of Today have not all rushed to buy a different paper, but rather the newspaper market in general has fallen.Today’s last circulation figure was 528,000; although both… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – December
The first issue of Quorn House Publishing’s new magazine, Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness, will be launched on the 18th January 1996. It will cost £1.20 and, as the title suggests, this bi-monthly glossy magazine will concentrate wholly on health, especially problems of weight and fitness. It is aimed at ABC1 women in the 20-44… Continue reading Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness – First Issue Review
MTV Europe has teamed up with US magazine publisher Ray Gun in a deal that will produce the channel’s first youth culture and lifestyle magazine, entitled BLAH BLAH BLAH. Conceptualised by Marvin Scott Jarrett, the owner of Ray Gun, in association with MTV Europe, the new magazine will be launched in the UK on 14… Continue reading MTV Launches New Magazine
