This week sees the launch of two new gardening magazines, the monthly Your Garden from IPC and the bi-monthly Gardens Illustrated from John Brown Publishing. In their media packs both publishers emphasize that the gardening market is growing and that there is room for the new titles.The existing gardening press is split into two groups,… Continue reading Gardening Press Overview
FCO is considering a merger with its sister agency, EURO RSCG, following the announcement that it is to make 10 of its staff redundant. The decision has to be faced because of a recent fall in accounts, the main loss being a £2.5m Panasonic billing, which has been moved to McCann-Erickson.
..Strathmore Scottish Spring Water will sponsor the next series of Taggart in a deal worth £700,000 to cover airtime and below-the-line support. Taggart has an average audience of 12 million….The new ITV factual series, Coltrane in a Cadillac, is to be sponsored by Coors Extra Gold. The series starts on Tuesday 4 May and is… Continue reading Sponsorship News..
Chairman of SelecTV, Michael Buckley has left the company following a disagreement with fellow directors. His position in the company, which produces Lovejoy and Birds of a Feather, will be taken over by Peter Laister, a non-executive director.
Andrew Keyte has been appointed marketing director of UK Gold. He was formerly commercial manager with Warner Home Video.
A report in today’s Financial Times suggests that newspaper publisher the Pearson Group is interested in buying ousted London licence holder, Thames Television.Pearson also showed interest in Channel 5 last year when Thames was applying for the licence, but the ITC’s decision not to give it the go-ahead put an abrupt stop to discussions. However… Continue reading Pearson May Invest In Thames
A report in today’s Financial Times suggests that newspaper publisher the Pearson Group is interested in buying ousted London licence holder, Thames Television.Pearson also showed interest in Channel 5 last year when Thames was applying for the licence, but the ITC’s decision not to give it the go-ahead put an abrupt stop to discussions. However… Continue reading Pearson May Invest In Thames
From May 20 Sky Sports intends to screen live race meetings two evenings a week, with plans to feature a race every fifteen minutes during each two-hour broadcast. The first race will begin at 7.15pm on the 20th and covers four races from Uttoxeter.Sky Sports is the first British television station to broadcast evening horse… Continue reading Sky Sports To Screen Race Meetings
Chairman of SelecTV, Michael Buckley has left the company following a disagreement with fellow directors. His position in the company, which produces Lovejoy and Birds of a Feather, will be taken over by Peter Laister, a non-executive director.
..Strathmore Scottish Spring Water will sponsor the next series of Taggart in a deal worth £700,000 to cover airtime and below-the-line support. Taggart has an average audience of 12 million….The new ITV factual series, Coltrane in a Cadillac, is to be sponsored by Coors Extra Gold. The series starts on Tuesday 4 May and is… Continue reading Sponsorship News..
