Up to 25 new jobs will be created every working day this year in the cable industry, and over £2 billion invested in a programme of expansion, according to the Cable Communications Association.According to the CCA, the next 2 years will see record growth in employment created by the industry, around 6,400 new jobs created… Continue reading Cable Industry Predicts Massive Growth
GGK’s media department has now moved to become part of Frontline Media, which was a GGK dependent. Frontline Media now becomes a fully fledged media independent.GGK’s media director Paul Prince, and international media director John Nichols have become joint managing directors of Frontline. The staff of GGK’s media department have transferred to Frontline.
The new editor of The Guardian will be chosen today following a ballot of the newspaper’s journalists. The final decision will be made by members of the Scott Trust, which owns the paper.A committee of 7 people will take the journalists’ votes into account, with an announcement expected tomorrow. Peter Preston, current editor of the… Continue reading New Guardian Editor To Be Chosen Today
Advertising packages inside trains are now available, launched by British Transport Advertising. AdRail “In-Train” panels have been launched on the South West Network, serving Waterloo from the home counties of Surrey and Berkshire.These “In-Train” panels supplement BTA’s existing AdRail sites with a potential monthly audience of 1.4 million commuters, according to BTA. The panels are… Continue reading First In-Train Ads
The Independent Television Commission has awarded the local delivery licence for the Southern East Anglia area to Southern East Anglia Cable Ltd, which was the only applicant. The network is to be constructed over an 11 year period starting in 1997. Licences for the areas of West Kent and Blackpool and Fyde were awarded in… Continue reading Cable Licences Awarded And Announced
The ITC is prepared to be more flexible over normal programme watersheds when it comes to on-demand services, it has announced. This decision was announced on Friday by the ITC’s Director of Cable and Satellite, Jon Davey, at the Interactive Television Conference in London. The ITC has been considering how its Programme Code should apply… Continue reading ITC Flexible Over On-Demand Services
An announcement is expected soon on the partnership of Reuters with Sky News. ITN had also been considered a potential partner for Sky News but this is believed to have failed because of disputes over editorial control. Talks between Reuters and Sky are said to be at an advanced stage. A partnership with Reuters would… Continue reading Reuters And Sky News Announcement Expected Soon
Viacom, the US entertainment and media group has signed a $2.3 billion (£1.4 bn) deal to sell its cable television systems to an investment group which includes TeleCommunications Inc, the biggest US cable operator, as one of its partners.Viacom will now concentrate on making and selling television programmes and films rather than trying to build… Continue reading Viacom To Sell Cable TV Systems
… Jonathan Whittle has been announced as new publisher for IPC’s Woman and Home. He will also continue to handle the Youth Group until a replacement is found.… Peter Moss, editor of Bird Keeper has been made editor-in-chief for the Bird Keeping titles.… PC Magazine’s ad manager Tim Munson has been promoted to ad director.…… Continue reading Appointments
Saatchi & Saatchi is continuing its litigation actions, issuing a writ seeking $50m (£32m) damages against the former head of the Saatchi agency in the US.The writ against Bill Muirhead alleges breach of contract and misappropriation of confidential information. Muirhead said that the allegations were untrue and would be vigorously defended.
