The Association Of Media Independents has altered its membership rules so that independents with 20% or more of their shares owned by working directors can become members; only fully independent companies had been admitted previously
The House of Lords last night defeated an attempt to impose stricter controls on cross-ownership of satellite TV and newspapers. The main stumbling block proved to be the fact that the rules would not extend to non-domestic services such as Rupert Murdoch’s Sky Television.
Capital Radio has launched the Capital Radio Campaign Evaluation Service, a new permanent panel of Londoners, enabling advertisers to research their campaigns on both the FM and Gold services. Drawing on Capital’s previous research experience the panel will be made up of 10,000 individuals from which a sample from any particular target group can be… Continue reading Capital Radio Evaluation Service
The men’s magazine For Him (071-247- 5447) has apologised to the Audit Bureau of Circulations for exaggerating its sales figures for the periods July to December 89 and January to June 90. For Him published a circulation figure of 57,198, for July to December 89, before it had been certified by the ABC who gave… Continue reading For Him Exagerated Sales
TV-am has appointed new media independent Kenny Lockett Booth as consultants with a brief to examine the financial and commercial viability of diversifying into national commercial radio (Newsline 16/8). The account, which the parties involved are remaining coy about, is KLB’s first piece of business.TV-am – 071 267 4300KLB – 071 734 6527
Former Ayer Advertising directors Angus Fisher and Kevin Casey are merging their new business, European Marketing Group, with entertainment company Stiletto to form a new leisure communications business including advertising, PR, sponsorship & DM, to be called Stiletto EMG.
An attempt by the Council of Europe’s Health and Family Affairs Committee to ban alcohol advertising on television was rejected by the Council’s Parliamentary Assembly following strong lobbies from the AA and other affected bodies. The ban was part of a wider set of recommendations on alcohol.
London Broadcasting sales and marketing manager, Ian Williams, has left to become deputy ad director of Reader’s Digest.
Liquidators Grant Thornton were called in to media independent Media Marketing Limited on Monday. MML had billings of £14m and blame the withdrawal of ITVA credit rights for their demise; they could not book any TV ads which made up 70% of their business. The ITVA had apparently asked for guarantees from MML’s parent company… Continue reading Media Marketing In Receivership
Publisher of UK Press Gazette and Magazine Week, Bouverie Publishing (071-583 6463), has been bought by Canadian based Maclean Hunter (081-975 9759). Magazine Week will now become a section within UK Press Gazette, which itself becomes part of the British Rate and Data Group (BRAD). Managing Director of Maclean Hunter Gerald Brigg said that the… Continue reading UK Press Gazette & MW Takeover
