United Artists Programming has attributed the rise in Astra channel’s overall share in adult television viewing from 5% to 5.6% last week to the launch of its Discovery and Bravo channels.UAP claims that official overnight figures from BARB show Discovery achieving an average adult peak time TVR of 1.5 by its fourth day on air,… Continue reading Success For Discovery And Bravo
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising is hoping to appoint a new director to promote the value of advertising to the business community, business schools and universities. He will also need to generate the sufficient resources needed to follow through initiatives, as well as giving effect to the plans of the committee.Nick Phillips, Director General,… Continue reading IPA Seeks New Executive
The Guardian is to launch a new listings and entertainment guide in the autumn. It will be a full A5 colour version of its current Saturday insert.It will continue to be free with the newspaper, and will incorporate 7 day TV listings as well as more detailed information about arts and entertainment, with glossy, pre-print… Continue reading Guardian To Launch New Guide
Allied Radio, owners of the County Sound Network of radio stations (Delta, Premier Radio and First Gold Radio) as well as Radio Mercury, has announced a pre-tax loss of £1.17m (£585,000) for the first six months to March 31.Turnover was £2.25m of which £745,000 related to discontinued activities. Operating loss for continued activities increased to… Continue reading Allied Radio Profits
Allied Radio, owners of the County Sound Network of radio stations (Delta, Premier Radio and First Gold Radio) as well as Radio Mercury, has announced a pre-tax loss of £1.17m (£585,000) for the first six months to March 31.Turnover was £2.25m of which £745,000 related to discontinued activities. Operating loss for continued activities increased to… Continue reading Allied Radio Profits
The Guardian is to launch a new listings and entertainment guide in the autumn. It will be a full A5 colour version of its current Saturday insert.It will continue to be free with the newspaper, and will incorporate 7 day TV listings as well as more detailed information about arts and entertainment, with glossy, pre-print… Continue reading Guardian To Launch New Guide
American TV network, NBC, has won the United States TV rights to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics at a cost of £306m – its third successive Olympics win.The European rights had already been sold to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for £168m.The Olympic opening ceremonies are to be moved to Friday night in American prime time.
Meridian’s new children’s series, Boredom Busters, is to be sponsored by The Young Telegraph. The series will look at children’s summer activities throughout the school holidays.
The Daily Express announced today that it is increasing its cover price by 2p to 32p from Monday 2 August.The Daily Express stated today that as it is a mid-market tabloid it is not as price sensitive as the popular tabloids, and that the soon to be introduced improvements will far outweigh this price increase.The… Continue reading Daily Express Price Increase
Guy Zitter will become managing director of the Daily Mail in November 1994, when Bill Pressey retires. Zitter will become deputy md in October retaining control of sales. But this will ultimately pass to Mike Ironside when Zitter becomes md.Martina Dodson’s appointment as sales director of Capital Radio has been confirmed. She joined from the… Continue reading Appointments
