Bill Gates and Microsoft inevitably feature in every Web Round-Up so we may as well get their slot out of the way first. This week Mr. Gates’ empire has been mostly losing its court case with the US government to the effect that Microsoft must now change its marketing practices for the Internet Explorer browser… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 19/12/97
According to the latest CIA MediaLab survey the BBC’s promotional re-work of Lou Reed’s classic ‘Perfect Day’ was fairly well-received by the public. The youth audience (15-34) was found to be most aware of the video as 60% of this group claimed to have seen it. Only 47% of 35-54s took any notice and only… Continue reading BBC’s ‘Perfect Day’ Is Okay
http://www.wpp.comCertainly the most exciting thing about the Website of the ‘largest communications services company in the world’ is the rubber band/tea-bag/licorice allsort/paperclip man who jumps around to greet you on the site’s homepage. From this page in, however, the whole things slips slowly downhill. From a company that claims to be the biggest of its… Continue reading Website Of The Week – WPP
Television licence fees will increase to £97.50 for a colour licence and £32.50 for a black and white licence from 1 April 1998, which is an increase of 6.5% on the current cost. The above inflation rise will be used to pay for the BBC’s new digital services.The Government is quick to point out however… Continue reading Licence Fee To Rise Above Inflation
An Internet database containing regional information for Gloucestershire has been launched by the Bailey Newspaper Group. The site (http://www.glos-gateway.co.uk) contains information on news, business and lifestyle for Gloucestershire. It is updated daily, and is intended to act as a guide to living and doing business in the Gloucestershire area. It is accessible for free.Bailey Newspaper… Continue reading Bailey Newspapers Launches Gloucestershire Internet Database
Well, the Spice Girls gave 11.07 million of us ‘an audience’, a much better turn out than for Ronnie Corbett, so at least our girls can hold on to some dignity as the tide of favour seems to be turning against them. As the Spice bubble begins to lose its gas, it is becoming more… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 30/11/97
NetChannel, the Internet television service, will be adding a UK travel site to its package. Travel-UK, which launched earlier this year as a travel information resource, will now join the likes of What’s On Stage? , Ad Hunter , HealthNet and Loot , which NetChannel subscribers can view via their TV sets. Other facilities offered… Continue reading Travel Added To NetChannel Package
London News Radio is to launch a new radio station for the City under a short term licence.City News Radio, which takes to the air at 5am on January 5 and will continue broadcasting until January 30, will be receivable within the Square Mile. Programming will consist of City news, financial updates, market figures, general… Continue reading New Business Radio Station Launched For The City
MTV has signed its first UK-exclusive sponsorship deal with Wella Shockwaves. The £500,000 deal, which begins on January 1 1998, will see the hair-care product tied-in with MTV Hot, a daily show examining the latest fashion, music and news.Subscribers can access the Sponsorship Database by selecting “Sponsorship” from the drop-down box at the top of… Continue reading MTV Links Up With Wella
Border TV has announced pre-tax profits for the half year ended 31 October of £1.5 million (down from £1.52m the previous year), though turnover increased from £6.728m to £7.782m. Border put the loss in profit down to the set-up costs of £679,000 for Radio 106FM.Ad revenues for the period grew 4% in the group’s TV… Continue reading Ad Revenues Grow At Border
