The European Commission has said that, with the exception of tobacco advertising, it will make no further attempts to restrict press advertising.The European Publishers’ Association had been concerned that restrictions on alcohol, pharmaceuticals and financial services would be imposed.The EC President, Jacques Delors, confirmed that “Tobacco advertising was a special case and there is no… Continue reading EC To Scrap Further Ad Bans
57% of people felt that programme standards on terrestrial TV had been maintained in 1991, 29% felt that standards had fallen and 11% saw an improvement, according to the findings of a new survey from the ITC, Television: The Public’s View. ITV BBC1 C4 BBC2 90 91 90 91 90 91 90 91 Improved 14… Continue reading Television: The Public’s View
BBC Enterprises has set up an agreement with the ITVA to supply TV listings information to magazines, newspapers and agencies from the New Year.The decision has come as a surprise to competitive tenders, including IPC who submitted a bid for the position but was not regarded as a fair competitor as it produces lisings magazines… Continue reading BBC Supplies Listings Material
EC telecommunications ministers have called for a further meeting to discuss the future of high-definition TV, claiming that the UK is delaying its progress. Britain has been accused in the past of putting its national interests above those of the other members of the EC during its presidency. An agreement on the action plan for… Continue reading HDTV Held Up By UK
More than half a million Premier League viewers are omitted from BARB figures, according to Sky TV – the 528,000 people who watch the games in pubs and other venues which are not included in BARB’s viewing criteria.The study, carried out by Continental Research, could have a favourable effect on advertising, being an attractive proposition… Continue reading Sky Disputes BARB Figures
The Guardian and Classic FM are getting together to produce a classical music supplement, due to appear in the paper on Thursday December 3rd. The insert will be A4, and made up of 24 pages. It will be editorially led and aims to examine 100 best classical CDs, selecting celebrities’ top tracks. Advertisers taking space… Continue reading Classical Music Slot For Guardian
The ITC issued the following statement to the Press this afternoon, following a meeting today to decide on the awarding of the Channel 5 licence.“The Commission has not yet completed its assessment of Channel Five Holdings application for the Channel 5 licence. The Commission will reach a final decision at its next meeting on 17… Continue reading ITC Undecided About Channel 5
Convertible preference shareholders in TVS are dissatisfied with International Family Entertainment’s bid for the TV company, as they maintain that liquidation would make more financial sense in terms of returns.The £48m bid would offer 43p cash per preference share, leaving them in a worse position than loan stock holders who would be paid out in… Continue reading TVS Shareholders Could Stall Deal
EM Warburg Pincus and Bankers Trust have announced an investment of £70m in the Comcast Corporation, a US cable operator which owns Comcast UK. Comcast franchises cover more than 1m homes in the UK and the investment will be used to complete network designs and upgrade television services.COMCAST UK: 071 911 0555
Sky is setting up a £5m TV and press self-promotion campaign, to compete with ITV’s lavish £9m airtime ad deal, announced earlier this week.Film, sports and new programmes will be highlighted by the promotion with backing for the ads being taken up by Amstrad in a cross-promotion deal. The venture will continue throughout this month,… Continue reading BSkyB Spends £5m In Promotion
