Star TV, Rupert Murdoch’s satellite broadcaster in Asia, has formed a joint venture with four leading entertainment groups – Sony, Warner, Bertelsmann and Thorn EMI – to develop its music channel, Channel V.The move is the latest attempt to challenge MTV, which broadcast its Asian service on Star until a disagreement in terms recently. Channel… Continue reading Star TV Adds Four Partners
Talk Radio, which launches next month, has signed former Sky News presenter Scott Chisholm, and is said to be attempting to add ITV sports presenter Gary Newbon, who is also Central TV’s controller of sport. Agony aunt Anna Raeburn is also said to be a target.
The Cartoon Network is claiming to have gained its highest audience ever – for an episode of The Flinstones in December – 238,000.Overall 1994 ratings give The Cartoon Network an average rating of 1.4 against 1.2 for Nickelodeon and 0.5 for The Children’s Channel.
Golden Rose, parent company of JFM, is to go ahead with a partial flotation in the spring, valuing the company at about £13m. The company will operate the new women’s service Viva, launching in the summer.
The ITC has welcomed ITV’s improved performance over the Christmas period, having criticised the Network last year for not trying hard enough, but says that ITV could still do better. “This year’s figures reflected renewed effort.”
Rachel Kite, formerly in the research department at McCann Erickson, has joined SP Lintas as research manager, taking over from Liz Clarke who has gone to Australia.Elaine Luff has been appointed to the new role of marketing and business development director at Mediacom. Luff resigned from the Publishing Consultancy at the end of 1993.Simon Rees,… Continue reading Agency Moves
The Campaign Agency of The Year award for 1994 has been won by Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury, which also gained the title in 1990, for “a combination of vibrant work for clients such as BhS and Tango, steady new-business growth and controversial but industry-leading stands on integration, remuneration and pitches.”Saatchi & Saatchi and Abbott Meda… Continue reading HHCL Is Campaign Agency Of The Year
IPC Magazines is about to publish a survey into consumer behaviour with regard to finance. The published details are presented in a similar format to IPC’s recent Holidays survey, combining responses to general questions with data specific to IPC titles – “51% of Woman’s Realm readers say that magazines give them ideas on managing their… Continue reading IPC To Publish Finance Survey
Today’s Financial Times reports mixed views on the future of BSkyB shares after the end of the stabilisation period next week whereby Goldman Sachs has been able to support them for 30 days after the flotation at 255p.Louise Barton, media analyst at Henderson Crosthwaite is issuing a “sell” note today, predicting a fall to 200p.… Continue reading Mixed Views On Future Of BskyB Shares
PowerGen has committed for a further 12-months sponsorship of ITV’s national weather reports at a cost of £2.4m through TSMS’s sponsorship department. The decision comes just a few weeks after Legal & General pulled out of the regional weather sponsorship after three and a half years.Going Places is to sponsor GMTV’s weather reports in a… Continue reading Weather Sponsorships Agreed
