According to press speculation, the Barclay Brothers are thought to be close to acquiring the Thomson Corporation’s Scottish newspapers for about £175m.Until last week, it was a three horse race but press speculation has put its money on the Barclay brothers as firm favourites.It is thought that Thomson was hoping to raise £230m but has… Continue reading Barclay Brothers – Scotsman Deal
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Cordiant, the former Saatchi and Saatchi advertising group has confirmed it is planning a rights issue, following last week’s rumours.Cordiant claims that as part of its normal financial planning, it has developed proposals for its financial requirements for the longer term. The company has put these proposals to its banks and is in the process… Continue reading Cordiant Seeks Cash Injection
According to findings of the quarterly ATMN survey from Propeller Marketing three different types of sexual innuendo secured the top places in the Ads That Make The News (ATMN). The most written about ads campaign during this quarter was the controversial CK Denim clothes range from Calvin Klein.Between July and September 1995, the CK Denim… Continue reading Ad Sex Innuendo Rife – Ads Survey
The Independent Television Commission’s decision to award the licence for Channel 5 to Channel 5 Broadcasting was on the basis of programming quality.The ITC has to award the licence to the highest bidder, providing all quality thresholds are reached, or unless there is a bid of “exceptional quality”. Neither UKTV nor Virgin TV’s bids complied… Continue reading Channel 5 Broadcasting Wins On Programme Quality
Channel 5 Broadcasting, which has today been announced as the winner of the bid to hold the last national terrestrial television channel, has promised it will begin broadcasting on 1 January 1997.Channel 5 Broadcasting’s programming “will show popular programmes every day, and will try to schedule them as far as possible when similar programmes are… Continue reading Channel 5 Broadcasting – Details
Channel 5 Broadcasting, the consortium made up of Pearson, MAI and Luxembourg- based CLT has won the Channel 5 licence, it has just been announced.Channel 5 Broadcasting, which put in a bid of £22,002,000, identical to that of Virgin TV has beaten the highest bidding UKTV, which had been widely expected to win.
Premier Radio, the UK’s first Christian Radio station which launched on 10 June, is launching its second direct marketing campaign in a bid to raise more money for the station.The £7,000 mail-out comes as Premier launches its new autumn programme schedule in response to listener’s demands for a format of more news and talk. The… Continue reading Premier Radio Launches Funding Appeal
The latest IPA best practice sector report, launched yesterday at an IPA/Admap alcoholic drinks advertising seminar, takes a critical view of advertising for this sector.How to Approach Advertising for Alcoholic Drinks has been written for the IPA by Tim Broadbent, Planning Director of Young and Rubicam and Robert MacNevin, Commercial Development Director of Guinness Europe.The… Continue reading IPA – Alcoholic Drinks Advertising
Virgin Television, whose bid for Channel 5 was rejected on programming grounds, has said that they believe they would have attracted the greatest audience to Channel 5. “The ITC did not share our views on what mix of programming was commercially viable. It appears they have decided on a fifth channel very similar to the… Continue reading Channel 5 Announcement – Initial Reaction
