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The ITV Network Centre has just announced that Dick Emery, Director of Market Strategy at the ITV Network Centre, is to become BBC Worldwide’s Director of Strategy and Marketing. He will take up the appointment shortly.Andrew Quinn, chief executive of the Centre, said, “Dick has done a first rate job for the Network Centre during… Continue reading Dick Emery Leaves ITV For BBC
TSMS has signed a deal with United Artists Programming to book airtime for the Discovery and Bravo channels.
The release of government figures on teenage smoking have led to renewed calls for a ban on tobacco advertising. The figures show that 10% of girls and 9% of boys aged 11-15 are regular smokers; theses figures have hardly changed in a decade.The Department of Health has said it is to launch a £12 million… Continue reading Renewed Call For Ban On Tobacco Ads
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