Richard Branson outlined his future plans for Virgin 1215 to the national heritage select committee yesterday, claiming that his engineers have found an FM frequency that would increase Virgin’s audience to over 10 million.The network would take 12 months to set up, claims Virgin’s owner, but the initial construction would enable the station to increase… Continue reading Virgin Engineers Find FM Pathway
Guardian and Observer advertising sales manager, Carolyn McCall, was unavailable for comment today over speculation that the Observer magazine is to undergo a revamp at the end of this month, the first major change since the Guardian take-over in May.Reports suggest that the magazine will undo all the changes made during October’s revamp, including reverting… Continue reading Observer Turnaround Begins
Shares in Granada fell from 421p to 417p yesterday following the news that the leisure and TV group had upped its stake in LWT to almost 20% – the maximum allowed under current legislation. Granada’s move has positioned itself for a relaxation of the rules that prevent large TV companies taking each other over. Granada’s… Continue reading Granada Steps Towards LWT Takeover
Last night’s Media Research Group meeting discussed the vexed question of whether a TV audience’s appreciation of the programme they are watching effects their appreciation of the ads shown in the breaks.Andy Tilley presented some of Zenith Media’s research into AIs (Appreciation Indices), previously shown at the Monte Carlo conference earlier this year. The “Saturday… Continue reading MRG Meeting Report: TV Appreciation
The ITV Council has temporarily deferred a decision over the future of the News At Ten until it meets with the ITC next week, to examine fully “the differing interpretations of the 1990 Broadcasting Act in relation to the scheduling of the high quality news service to which ITV remains completely committed” (Council statement).
Branson-owned adult rock station, Virgin 1215, has plans to start broad- casting in stereo from August 1, using the Astra satellite- a move that will enable 9 million BSkyB viewers to receive the station on an audio channel.Virgin also plans to change the name of its hourly news service to Sky News, a continuation of… Continue reading Virgin Stereo Link-Up With BSkyB
Branson-owned adult rock station, Virgin 1215, has plans to start broad- casting in stereo from August 1, using the Astra satellite- a move that will enable 9 million BSkyB viewers to receive the station on an audio channel.Virgin also plans to change the name of its hourly news service to Sky News, a continuation of… Continue reading Virgin Stereo Link-Up With BSkyB
The outdoor advertising medium is recovering strongly from the recession, according to the latest Concord Outdoor Rates Forecast.Outdoor panel prices for July to September this year are expected to rise by 7.9% year on year, with overall growth for the year predicted at 6.4%.Concord partly attributes growth to increased investment from car manufacturers in the… Continue reading Concord – Third Quarter Rates Forecast
Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television is to axe 188 jobs as part of a restructuring programme. Voluntary redundancies will run until July 26 at which stage compulsory job losses will occur, including 91 positions in London.
The ITV Council has temporarily deferred a decision over the future of the News At Ten until it meets with the ITC next week, to examine fully “the differing interpretations of the 1990 Broadcasting Act in relation to the scheduling of the high quality news service to which ITV remains completely committed” (Council statement).
