The society for the promotion of new music is set to sponsor Classic FM’s Sunday programme, Contemporary Classics, broadcast every Sunday from 10.00pm to 11.00pm.The radio station, which launched in September, has also recently won the ITV Award for New Product of the Year against Channel Four’s Big Breakfast and Ford Options.
..The Manchester Evening News, the Yorkshire Post and the Slough Observer are amongst those shortlisted for the regional newspaper of the year, due to be announced on April 19….Belfast newspaper, Sunday Life is claiming that it picked up 12,000 sales from recently closed Sunday News by producing an 80-page issue, breaking the £30,000 ad revenue… Continue reading Regional Snippets..
New Carlton Publishing, which produced City Limits before it closed last month, has gone into administrative receivership despite promises to staff that it would soon launch a new women’s glossy title.
Dailies:Amongst regional daily newspapers only three titles managed to achieve a year on year percentage increase in circulation into double figures. Top of the list came the Kent Messenger title “Kent Today”, which achieved a 23.2% increase (6,186), almost double growth achieved by the second and third placed titles; “Oxford Mail” and “Journal (Newcastle)” with… Continue reading Regional Newspaper Round-Up
The Independent Television Commission today issued its response to the Green Paper on the Future of the BBC. The report advises; Advertising, sponsorship and subscription on the BBC would have serious adverse consequences for the development of commercially-funded television The BBC’s commercial activities should be limited to turning its broadcasting assets to account A “Public… Continue reading ITC Issues Response To Green Paper
The Independent Television Commission today issued its response to the Green Paper on the Future of the BBC. The report advises; Advertising, sponsorship and subscription on the BBC would have serious adverse consequences for the development of commercially-funded television The BBC’s commercial activities should be limited to turning its broadcasting assets to account A “Public… Continue reading ITC Issues Response To Green Paper
Dailies:Amongst regional daily newspapers only three titles managed to achieve a year on year percentage increase in circulation into double figures. Top of the list came the Kent Messenger title “Kent Today”, which achieved a 23.2% increase (6,186), almost double growth achieved by the second and third placed titles; “Oxford Mail” and “Journal (Newcastle)” with… Continue reading Regional Newspaper Round-Up
.. Michael Jackson has been appointed controller of BBC2, having been head of music and arts for the past two years. He takes over from Alan Yentob who is now controller of BBC1…. Greg Dyke is forecasting that GMTV will move into profit next year, claiming that audiences have increased by 30% to 1.29m since… Continue reading Television News..
.. Michael Jackson has been appointed controller of BBC2, having been head of music and arts for the past two years. He takes over from Alan Yentob who is now controller of BBC1…. Greg Dyke is forecasting that GMTV will move into profit next year, claiming that audiences have increased by 30% to 1.29m since… Continue reading Television News..
..The chairman of FCO, Andrew Rutherford, has resigned following the announcement that the company looks set to merge with Euro RSCG….John Ayling is to handle implementational planning and media buying for Alliance Advertising in a deal worth £5.17m. Strategic planning will still be dealt with by Alliance…. Andrew Brown, formerly of J Walter Thomson, has… Continue reading Industry News…
