The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has received a flood of complaints against the Commission For Racial Equality’s (CRE) latest advertising campaign.The three ads went up on poster sites around Britain last week. Each was deliberately racist and claimed to be for a non-existent company. One of the adverts can seen opposite; another shows a white… Continue reading ASA Assesses Racist Advertising
ITV’s high profile light entertainment series Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? has proven to be fairly successful for the network. Whilst nobody actually managed to walk away with the million pound cash prize, viewers were still willing to follow the progress of the show until its conclusion on Sunday. Viewing figures ranged from 8.97… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 13/09/98
www.saatchi-saatchi.comThe website for the advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi is quite an experience, with constantly moving and animated content, bright colours and a generally innovative although simple approach.The main focus on the website is its presentation of the entrants for its Award for Innovation and Communication, which, although expressed in a somewhat cheesey, American way,… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Saatchi & Saatchi
The Barclay brothers, owners of the troubled European weekly newspaper, have said that the title will be closed by the end of the year if a buyer is not found within the next ninety days.European Press Holdings says that ongoing talks are being held with a number of potential buyers for the title, although it… Continue reading European Will Close If A Buyer Is Not Found Within 90 Days
The new editor of The Observer, Roger Alton (see Newsline), was responsible for 17 redundancies at the paper this week.Although four were voluntary resignations, the rest were compulsory redundancies and were described by a spokesperson for the title as ‘necessary cost cuts’. Apparently, there was a desperate need to get the paper’s losses more under… Continue reading Redundancies At The Observer
The Ginger Media Group has released its annual financial results, which show a turnover of £40.4 million, and operating profit of £10.5 million for the year ending 31 July 1998. Virgin Radio increased gross turnover by 38% and operating profit by 75%; Ginger Television increased gross turnover by 14% and operating profit by 35%. Last… Continue reading The Future Is Ginger
Sky News is to get a face-lift next month when a new logo (opposite) and a new set will be introduced to coincide with the launch of Sky Digital.The set will have a special glass background which can be either transparent, to reveal the newsroom, or have pictures displayed on it. The new designs are… Continue reading Sky News Gets New Look For Digital Launch
Southern Newspapers, publisher of The Dorset Evening Echo and other regional titles, is believed to be exploring the possibility of expanding its services into television. The company is apparently considering applying for licences to run city-based television services.Speculation comes in the wake of Southern Newspaper’s announcement that it is to change its name to New… Continue reading New Medium For Southern Newspapers
The future ownership of Talk Radio may see yet another twist as speculation is currently mounting that the station’s management, headed by MD Paul Robinson, is planning a second takeover bid to rival Kelvin MacKenzie.Although no-one at Talk Radio was willing to comment when contacted today, it is understood that the MBO team is planning… Continue reading Speculation Surrounds Future Of Talk Radio
The Sun is believed to be on the verge of launching a glossy weekly magazine to replace its current Saturday TV guide.The magazine is understood to be planned to coincide with the launch of Sky digital television, in which the owner of The Sun, News International, has a 40% share. The Sun had no comment… Continue reading Sun Launches A New Glossy
