Recently appointed director of market strategy at the ITV Network Centre, Dick Emery has issued his first letter to advertisers stressing ITV’s commitment to ensuring the maximum value of commercials.Commenting on recent criticisms of ITV’s self-promotion policies Emery claims that programme promotions build audiences for specific programmes while maintaining ITV’s share of viewing – therefore… Continue reading Emery’s ITV Promotions Statement
The Press Standards Board of Finance Limited (PRESSBOF) will next week announce the steps being taken by the newspaper and magazine publishing industry to strengthen press self-regulation.Tel: 041 221 3957
Not even a year in existence, Classic FM managed to claim the “National Station of the Year” award at the Sony Radio Awards, announced yesterday.Winners at the ceremony included:Best national station – Classic FMLocal station of the year – Fox FMMetropolitan station of year – Clyde 2 B’fast Show (non-contemp) – Classic FM
..Auto Express has issued its relaunched edition in an A4 glossy format, concentrating on ‘harder motoring news’….Conde Nast has denied rumours that its monthly home title, House & Garden, is in trouble, following closure of the US parent edition….All 15 Europress titles will increase their frequencies from monthly to 13 per year in an attempt… Continue reading Magazine News..
Owners of the Observer, the Lonrho Group, intend to meet with rival bidders for the paper this week to determine its future market value. It is understood that Newspaper Publishing has put in a bid estimated between £12m and £30m with The Guardian and Manchester Evening News offering £15m for the paper. Members of the… Continue reading Decisions Loom Over Observer Future
American publication, Advertising Age, has monitored the revenues of over 600 advertising agencies worldwide to come up with the top 25, which it grades in order of worldwide gross income for 1992, giving the percentage change on last year.WORLD’S TOP 25 AD AGENCIES SURVEY W’wide gross income ’92 $m % change on 1991 1 Dentsu… Continue reading World’s Top Ad Agencies Survey
The ITC met with Tyne Tees TV last week over allegations that it has breached its franchise commitments. The Commission reaffirmed that Tyne Tees and Yorkshire TV must remain as separate licences based in the north east and Yorkshire region respectively Chief executive of Zenith Productions, Charles Denton has been appointed head of BBC Drama… Continue reading TV Snippets…
Labour MP Clive Soley’s attempts to set up an independent press authority failed to make any progress in the Commons last week, as he accused Tory backbenchers of blocking its success.
Labour MP Clive Soley’s attempts to set up an independent press authority failed to make any progress in the Commons last week, as he accused Tory backbenchers of blocking its success.
Owners of the Observer, the Lonrho Group, intend to meet with rival bidders for the paper this week to determine its future market value. It is understood that Newspaper Publishing has put in a bid estimated between £12m and £30m with The Guardian and Manchester Evening News offering £15m for the paper. Members of the… Continue reading Decisions Loom Over Observer Future
