At its council meeting last week, the IPA elected the following companies into membership: MBS Media Ltd Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe International Poster Management This brings the total number of agencies in IPA membership to 228. Four personal members were also elected.IPA: 071 235 7020
Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television is to put together a consortium to mount a bid for Channel 5. Ward Thomas, chairman, said that he has started talks with potential partners, including US television companies.This news come shortly after the statement from Frank Barlow, chief executive of Pearson, announcing that his company no longer regards C5 as… Continue reading YTTV To Bid For C5
Cinema admissions fell in July, with the average weekly admissions figure down by 28.3% year-on-year to 2.09m. This apparent large fall in admissions is deceptive, as last July’s admissions were exceptionally high due to the release of the blockbuster Jurassic Park.August’s admissions are likely to be more encouraging, as this summer’s major release The Flintstones… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Fall In July
The BBC is to take legal action over criticism of a Panorama programme by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission. The commission said that the programme, “Babies on Benefit”, broadcast in September, was misleading and unfair in its portrayal of single mothers. The BBC is seeking a judicial review of the case and is standing by the… Continue reading BBC To Take Legal Action
The NRS has published initial results on the readership of the Saturday issues of national daily newspapers. NRS point out that the standard AIR question and the Saturday issue readership question are different and not therefore directly comparable.The data is to be reviewed when the question has been in use on the full sample for… Continue reading Saturday Issue Readership Figures
From September 15, The Family Channel is extending its service to twelve hours of broadcasting every day, from 5pm to 5am seven days a week. The Family Channel currently broadcasts from 5pm to 1am.The Family Channel: 0622 691111
The latest National Newspaper ABCs for August show the continuing effects of the price war, with the Times recording another massive increase year on year of 68.7% to 597,636. The Independent’s first full month at 30p increased circulation by over 31,000 on July’s figure, up 12% to 289,403, but this still represents a decrease of… Continue reading Times Continues Growth; Up 68.7%
Nearly seven out of ten people believe that the BBC offers value for money, according to research findings published today. The NOP poll also reveals that people think that the BBC should be less secretive over the way it spends the public’s money. Over 90% think the corporation should conduct regular research to find out… Continue reading BBC Value For Money
Growth in advertising revenue helped push Ulster Television pre-tax profits up by 25% in the six months to the end of June to £2.45m. Advertising revenue was up by 16.1% to £14.1m, a rate of growth more than double that achieved by the ITV system as a whole. The Ulster chairman, John McGuckian, said that… Continue reading Ulster Profits Up 25%
Sainsbury’s is to make its first venture into media sponsorship next week, by sponsoring Classic FM’s morning recipe feature. “The Classic Recipe created by Sainsbury’s” will be broadcast every weekday at 10.30am during the Henry Kelly show.Nigel Reeve, sales director of Classic FM, said, “I am delighted that Sainsbury’s has chosen Classic FM for its… Continue reading Sainsbury’s To Sponsor Classic Recipes
