Hailed as the biggest thing to hit the satellite industry since the first Astra satellite launch in 1988 September 1st sees the introduction of ‘Sky Multi-Channels’ – and with it a move away from free viewing to a completely encrypted service.Much has been published about which channels will be available through the package – with… Continue reading Satellite Round Up
The Evening Standard is likely to drop its ES magazine when its weekly tabloid supplement launches in October.The last issue of the magazine is expected to be September, although it is possible it will be continued until Christmas. It is expected that the ES magazine will merge with the new supplement.The owner of the Evening… Continue reading STANDARD TO DROP ES MAGAZINE
Channel 4 has secured the UK rights to Italian football in a 1 year deal with an option to extend. C4 is considering extending coverage to a Monday programme.
Media Week today claims that the ITV network revenue figure for the first six months of 1993 was £677.7m.The information is meant to come from the ITC figures released to ITV companies this week; however, the ITC this morning could not confirm this figure to MediaTel.MediaTel’s own estimates for the revenue of ITV stations for… Continue reading ITV REVENUE FIGURE
Willott Kingston Smith has published a survey on the make-up of the gross income of ad agencies, with particular reference to performance related revenue.The survey found that despite recent debate on the merits of agencies being remunerated on a performance-related basis, less than 0.7% of agencies’ gross income is currently calculated by this method.In a… Continue reading Agency Income Survey
Tyne Tees Television has renewed its football sponsorship deal with North East Ford Dealers to cover the 1993-94 season. Midland brewers Everards are to sponsor Central Television’s live Sunday football coverage. South Wales Electricity are to be the first to sponsor educational programmes; they will sponsor the Welsh Learner of the Year, on Welsh channel… Continue reading Sponsorship Snippets
The Newspaper Society’s annual free newspaper conference will be held at the Swallow Gosforth Park Hotel, Newcastle, 2-3 September 1993. There will be speakers from the Advertising Association, Leo Burnett, Zenith Media and Lowe Howard-Spink. Contact Lynne Gardiner at the Newspaper Society 071 636 7014 Harpers & Queen has been redesigned for its September issue… Continue reading Press Snippets
ABC have released the following audited circulation figures: J-J93 Total %Ch (J-J92) UK/Eire O/Seas TV Hits 183667 12.1 177388 6279 Time Out 107887 8.9 107002 885 Moneywise 96676 5.9 96635 41 Slimmer 113394 -11.4 109295 4099
Tyne Tees Television has renewed its football sponsorship deal with North East Ford Dealers to cover the 1993-94 season. Midland brewers Everards are to sponsor Central Television’s live Sunday football coverage. South Wales Electricity are to be the first to sponsor educational programmes; they will sponsor the Welsh Learner of the Year, on Welsh channel… Continue reading Sponsorship Snippets
Paul Curtis, the joint sales director of Yorkshire Tyne Tees is to join the satellite channel UK Gold as sales controller.Curtis will join UK Gold in the autumn, and will report to Nick Milligan, sales director. UK Gold will also control sales and marketing for UK Living launched on September 1.
