The House of Commons Select Committe on Trade and Industry said yesterday that BT should be allowed to offer video-on-demand and home shopping on their network before the end of the decade.There were calls for changes in the regulatory regime for broadcasting and telecommunications, in a bid to ensure the rapid construction of such a… Continue reading Call For Lifting Of Ban On BT Video Service
Advertisers are excited by the prospects which the proposed new Channel 5 will open up, according to the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers.Ken Miles, Director General, said, “Advertisers have been pressing to have a new channel for a long time to add a further competitive edge to their marketing. We shall now be doing our… Continue reading ISBA Reaction To Channel 5 Decision
The Radio Authority was yesterday accused in the High Court of acting beyond its powers in approving the Emap media group’s bid to hold more local licences than the Broadcasting Act permits. The proposed arrangement was called “wholly artificial and ineffective” by the Guardian Media Group. The case is continuing.
Ian Hargreaves, who yesterday accepted the post of editor of the Independent, said that he intends to continue the paper’s tradition of political non-alignment and to keep it firmly at the top end of the market. He said, “The Independent is an important voice in the diversity of the British media. It is important that… Continue reading Independent Editor – Reaction
The official BARB viewing figures for the World Cup final on Sunday 17th July have been released today. The final was the top BBC programme for the week, attracting 13.4m viewers. ITV however, attracted only 5.2m viewers, with the programme not even getting into the ITV top 30 programmes for the week.The BBC coverage of… Continue reading World Cup Viewing Figures
Coca Cola is to sponsor BSkyB’s weekly chart programme, Coca Cola Hit Mix, on Sky One. Clerical Medical is to sponsor the Clerical Medical Book Review on JFM 102.2 from August 4 in London, and JFM 100.4 from September 1 when it launches in the North West. The Evening Standard is repeating its game card… Continue reading Sponsorship Latest
Magnus Linklater, editor of The Scotsman newspaper is standing down on July 31. No replacement has been announced.NEW INDEPENDENT EDITORIt has been announced this morning that Ian Hargreaves, deputy editor of the Financial Times has accepted the editorship of The Independent, replacing Andreas Whittam Smith. Hargreaves will take up the post on Monday 15 August.More… Continue reading Scotsman Editor Leaves
Bell Cablemedia, the UK’s third largest combined cable and telephone operator has raised £309m on the New York Stock Exchange. Bell Cablemedia is the largest UK cable company yet to have floated; it groups together Bell Canada International, Cable and Wireless, of which Mercury is a part, and Jones Intercable. Bell has outright ownership of… Continue reading UK Cable Flotation In New York
