The ITC has received applications for the local delivery franchises for Tamworth, Lichfield, Burton upon Trent and Hinckley. Applicants were: Tamworth – Tamworth Cable Communications Ltd – bid of #743,000 – Central Cable Ltd – bid of #200,000 Lichfield – Lichfield Cable Comms – bid of #680,400 – Cable Comms South East Staffordshire – bid… Continue reading Cable Franchises For Midlands
6am this morning saw the launch of Talk Radio UK, the third national commercial radio station. The speech-based station, broadcasting on 1053 and 1089 AM, has already altered its programming format. The original breakfast show has been swapped with the evening show, The Dish. In line with this the sex aspects of The Dish have… Continue reading Talk Radio UK Launches
MTV today launched Young Adult Europe Monitor; a study of 3,000 16 to 34 year olds. The research covers personal, lifestyle, social and economic issues. Key findings were that: Young adults spend 7 hours a day watching television, listening to radio and playing their own music. 38% read a national paper every day. 83% think… Continue reading MTV Young Adult Europe Research
JICREG, the Joint Industry Committee for Regional Press Research, announced at its Annual General Meeting that it is working with National Readership Surveys, (NRS) to model national newspaper readership figures down to postcode sector level.This will allow analysis of national schedules within any area and coverage of combined national and regional press campaigns. The Newspaper… Continue reading National Newspaper Readership By Postcode By End Of Year
Reports in the Sunday papers suggest that C4’s youth programme The Word is to be axed. The current series, which ends in March, is likely to be the last. The five year old series is seen as tired and in need of replacing.
Hydro-Electric has announced it is to sponsor Top Club, Grampian Television’s quiz show which starts a new series on 22 February. Hydro Electric’s sponsorship includes doubling the prize money to £11,000. Hydro-Electric Chairman Lord Wilson said “We are delighted to have forged this partnership with Grampian Television which will enable us to support charities and… Continue reading Hydro-Electric Sponsors Grampian
The Mail on Sunday yesterday reported that the Express bugged the offices of its ad director, Michael Moore, as part of an investigation into financial improprieties. Moore, who resigned on July 8th last year, was completely vindicated by the investigation, say the Express.
Pearson has agreed to buy a 10% stake in Television Broadcasts (TVB), the leading Hong Kong broadcaster for £107m. The deal is conditional on approval from shareholders and the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority.
The MRG is to hold some more evening classes covering the very basic methodologies, scopes and analyses of media research sources in the UK. A total of sixteen subjects will be covered in depth starting on March 8th and finishing on May 10th.Contact Alan Copage : 071 344 0077
Maurice Saatchi has won the first round of a series of legal battles against Saatchi & Saatchi. A court today threw out the company’s claims that he and his allies solicited other employees. Calls for an injunction to stop Maurice recruiting for his new firm were denied by the judge.
