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Sky is in discussion with the Premier League about plans to move its final fixtures to Sunday May 9, in order to satisfy satellite viewers.

Sky is in discussion with the Premier League about plans to move its final fixtures to Sunday May 9, in order to satisfy satellite viewers.

Bartle Bogle Hegarty was presented with the ITV Award for Best Commercial of The Year last night at the Golden Arrows Awards, for its Levi Strauss advertisement “The Swimmer”.Other agencies awarded include BMP for the Barclaycard campaign starring Rowan Atkinson, GGT for Red Rock Cider and Young & Rubicam’s Fosters advertisements.

Anglia Television announced yesterday that it is to take a stake in Home Box Office, the programme division of Time Warner. The agreement will result in the creation of three partnerships which will aid Anglia in funding drama and entertainment projects. Chairman of the East of England franchise holder, Sir Peter Gibbings, is denying that… Continue reading Anglia Forms Partnership With HBO

The Periodical Publishers Association welcomed today’s decision by Norman Lamont not to add 17.5% VAT to magazines and newspapers. A spokeswoman for the Association believes that the Government heeded its warning not to jeopardize the publishing industry, realising the devastating effect it would have on jobs within the sector.The Newspaper Society, the association of the… Continue reading PPA Welcomes Chancellor’s Decision

The Periodical Publishers Association welcomed today’s decision by Norman Lamont not to add 17.5% VAT to magazines and newspapers. A spokeswoman for the Association believes that the Government heeded its warning not to jeopardize the publishing industry, realising the devastating effect it would have on jobs within the sector.The Newspaper Society, the association of the… Continue reading PPA Welcomes Chancellor’s Decision

Anglia Television announced yesterday that it is to take a stake in Home Box Office, the programme division of Time Warner. The agreement will result in the creation of three partnerships which will aid Anglia in funding drama and entertainment projects. Chairman of the East of England franchise holder, Sir Peter Gibbings, is denying that… Continue reading Anglia Forms Partnership With HBO

GMTV’s anchor-woman, Fiona Armstrong, resigned from the breakfast channel yesterday and is being replaced by former TV-am presenter, Lorraine Kelly. Viewing figures for the channel are rising gradually following the recent slump.

Abbott Mead Vickers has just released details of its full year profits to 31 December 1992, with the pre-tax result falling from last year’s £5.02m to £4.72m. Turnover rose to £167.8m and earnings per share fell to 18.71p from 22.09p. Final dividends stood at 6.3p leaving the figure for the year at 9.3p.

According to BARB overnight figures, Comic Relief achieved an average adult TVR across the evening of 14, compared to ITV’s 11. At its peak BBC1 achieved adult TVRs of 25 for its showing of ‘One Foot in the Grave’ (22.30), which is an increase of 4 TVRs on Children in Need’s peak of 21. The… Continue reading Comic Relief