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Channel 4 chief executive, Michael Jackson, has stood up to the opinions of his fellow commercial broadcasters by coming out in support of the BBC’s plans to create more digital channels.Recent weeks have seen increasing pressure on the Government and threats to sue from the commercial TV community, who feel that publicly funded digital channels… Continue reading Jackson Defends BBC’s Digital Plans
Pearson Television has announced that it is to rebrand to FremantleMedia with immediate effect.All divisions of the company will take on the FremantleMedia name including Worldwide Production, Pearson Television North America and Pearson Television International and Enterprises.Some local operating companies will rebrand under different names which have become regionally popular. As part of this initiative… Continue reading Pearson TV Rebrands
Last week NewsLine columnist John Harlow of Naked Communications gave his views on how media agencies should face the increasing diversity on offer for advertisers (see What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?). As ever, we asked readers to let us know what they thought. Here’s what Dan Matthews of BJK & E Media… Continue reading NewsLine Reader Response
The ABC has taken the decision to change its rules after the sale of millions of copies of Hello! and OK! for 1p led to abnormally high circulation figures for both magazines.The auditing body has abolished the rule allowing publishers to sell magazines at a minimum price of 1p, increasing the amount to 20% of… Continue reading ABC Amends Minimum Price Rule
Tessa Jowell has had to withdraw from addressing the Edinburgh Television Festival this weekend following a family bereavement.Jowell, appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport earlier this year (see Smith Replaced By Jowell Following Labour Landslide) was due to outline her plans for the future of UK broadcasting, including approval for the BBC’s… Continue reading Jowell Cancels Edinburgh Speech
ITV today unveiled its Autumn 2001 programme schedule. David Liddiment, ITV director of programmes said: “The challenge for ITV1 is to achieve a balance between attracting large audiences and developing new and innovative programmes which keep our schedule fresh and the channel relevant to an ever-changing audience.”Highlights for the forthcoming season include: Othello, a modern… Continue reading ITV Autumn 2001 Schedule Launch
60% Of UK Now OnlineAccording to the latest figures from Jupiter, over 33 million people in the UK used the internet between April and June of this year. The home PC remained the most popular means of access but it was games consoles and set top boxes which have seen the greatest increase in usage.… Continue reading 60% Of UK Now Online
Cordiant, which released its interim results last Monday (see Cordiant To Cut More Jobs), saw shares rise 17.39% week on week to finish at £1.75, an increase of 26p on the previous week.WPP, which was last week reported to be considering a counter bid for Tempus Media against French group Havas (see WPP Poised To… Continue reading Sharewatch
ITV’s bid to bring football to Saturday evenings was shown the yellow card this weekend after its highlights show, The Premiership, was beaten in the ratings by a special edition of the BBC’s The Weakest Link.ITV’s version of Match Of The Day, which was shown for the first time at 7pm on Saturday, failed to… Continue reading ITV’s The Premiership Fails To Score