Classic FM has joined forces with Time International magazine to offer advertisers a joint package covering both print and radio. The deal includes guaranteed spots in Classic Reports, the station’s nightly news, music and arts review programme, and space in Time International’s British Isles edition.There are no set rates for the new initiative as the… Continue reading Classic & Time Joint Sell
Allied Radio has denied rumours that it is to be taken over by Southern Radio and instead suggested that it is on the verge of an acquisition. Allied Radio includes Mercury and County Sound in Surrey and West Sussex and Southern Radio includes Southern Sound and Ocean Sound covering Sussex and Hampshire.
The London Radio Company, which has applied for 2 London radio licences, has appointed LBC’s former managing director, Charlie Cox, to head its management team. Both LRC’s bids are for speech-based services similar to those currently provided by LBC.
The London Radio Company, which has applied for 2 London radio licences, has appointed LBC’s former managing director, Charlie Cox, to head its management team. Both LRC’s bids are for speech-based services similar to those currently provided by LBC.
Billy The Fish and Sid The Sexist of Viz fame will face heightened competition later this year when rival comic, Zit, relaunches in a blitz which may well stun the alternative market.Having been sold by original owner, Humour Publications, Zit now aims to take itself more seriously (in a humorous sort of way), by taking… Continue reading Zit Goes For It Against Rival Viz
Classic FM has joined forces with Time International magazine to offer advertisers a joint package covering both print and radio. The deal includes guaranteed spots in Classic Reports, the station’s nightly news, music and arts review programme, and space in Time International’s British Isles edition.There are no set rates for the new initiative as the… Continue reading Classic & Time Joint Sell
June de Moller has been taken on as new managing director of Carlton Communications, replacing Keith Edelman. De Moller has run various divisions of Carlton since 1983 but has most recently been in charge of business development.
According to reports today, The Sun has not succeeded in stealing sales from the Daily Mirror, with Monday’s figure for the latter staying stable at 3,670,000. The Mirror has managed to maintain a secure hold on its readers with Monday’s sales topping 2.56 million. Today has dropped again this week falling from an average of… Continue reading Mirror Holds Its Own In Sun War
BT were unwilling to comment this morning on recent research by Marketing magazine into its BT3 privatisation campaign, which has placed the Inspector Morose ads at the top of the “most disliked advertisements on television” list. BT has defended the campaign, claiming that the public offer was 1.7 times oversubscribed, proving that it must have… Continue reading BT3 Campaign Goes Down Badly
The BBC yesterday unveiled details of its new £200m Autumn schedule, with head of drama, Charles Denton, confident that it would bring the BBC back up in the quality stakes, and dispel recent criticisms about its ratings performance.New additions to the autumn line-up will include Ben Elton’s adaptation of his book, Stark, Ian Richardson starring… Continue reading BBC Autumn Schedule
