ITV executives were furious yesterday with Marcus Plantin following his criticism of the Prime Minister at the Edinburgh Festival, and for saying that a change in schedule was still very much on the agenda. (Newsline 31/8)ITV chiefs are angry and embarrassed that the issue was raised in this manner, calling Marcus Plantin “irresponsible”, after Sir… Continue reading New News At Ten Row
The Radio Authority’s closing date for receipt of applications for the ILR licence for Central Scotland was yesterday. This is the last of the 5 regional local licences which the Authority expects to award this year. (Licences have already been awarded for the Severn Estuary, the North West and the North East; the West Midlands… Continue reading ILR Radio Licence For Central Scotland
The Scottish Rugby Union yesterday announced a four year agreement worth over £1m with The Famous Grouse Scotch Whisky company.They are the first of the home unions to adopt a sponsor for the national team. In each year of the agreement, half the money will go to the international players’ trust and the other half… Continue reading Scottish Rugby Union Sponsorship Deal
The 1993 Bus Audience Data System is now available. It is a database of travel patterns and bus routes in London; it calculates audience coverage and frequency for ad campaigns on London buses. It was launched in 1991 but has been updated.Three databases were assembled to provide the audience model: Bus Network Database This contains… Continue reading BUSADS 1993 Research Released
Sports Digest Ltd are to launch a monthly magazine, Sports Digest, on September 16th. It will have a cover price of £1.95 and an initial print run of 82,000.The editorial is not intended to be a news publication, but a digest, with controversial articles and opinions. These articles will be written every month by top… Continue reading New Sports Monthly
Scotland on Sunday is to launch a new business section in September as part of a redesign.The business section will be available on 12 September. Besides business news it will also carry a detailed media and marketing section. Scotland on Sunday told MediaTel that the new section is to satisfy demand from both readers and… Continue reading Scotland On Sunday Business Section
A new remote-control unit was unveiled yesterday at an electronics fair in Berlin that takes voice commands and converts them into infra-red signals. The Voice Commander will be able to record any programme just by being told the day and the time. One additional feature is the command “zap it”, which makes the video fast-… Continue reading Voice Controlled Video
The 1993 Bus Audience Data System is now available. It is a database of travel patterns and bus routes in London; it calculates audience coverage and frequency for ad campaigns on London buses. It was launched in 1991 but has been updated.Three databases were assembled to provide the audience model: Bus Network Database This contains… Continue reading BUSADS 1993 Research Released
Westminster Press is to centralise its media sales representation. Titles within the group are currently represented by AMRA (principally), A-Plus and Mediaforce.All three are pitching for the full account, with a decision likely in the next two weeks.
