The ITC will use citizens’ juries to discover what viewers find offensive on television. Two juries will be used in the research neither of which will be open to the press. The purpose of this research is to ensure that the ITC accurately reflects public opinion in its policies and codes. This is the first… Continue reading ITC Uses Citizens’ Juries For Research
Last weekend’s Independent On Sunday followed the Independent and launched a new look along with two new sections – only 8 months after its last overhaul.As well as changing its masthead, font and general style along the lines of its sister title, the Independent On Sunday now has “Section 2”, containing the critics, comment and… Continue reading Independent On Sunday Follows Daily’s Changes
The BBC Online department will launch a 24-hour news service on its Internet site next month. A BBC spokeswoman said that it is the BBC’s aim to provide continuous news in response to research which confirms that this is what people want. It is reported that the Corporation is putting £10m a year into a… Continue reading BBC Plans To Launch 24-Hour Internet News
Future Publishing, which is part of the international Pearson Plc media group, has appointed James Pembroke as publisher in the Entertainment division. He will be responsible for SFX, the science fiction magazine and the recently launched cult tv title.Pembroke joins Future from The Oldie where he was business manager for the last five years. He… Continue reading New Publisher For Future’s Entertainment Division
Carlton Communications Plc and the film finance and distribution company, Intermedia, have agreed to establish a joint development fund for British films. Carlton Film Distributors is also to merge its international sales operation with Village Intermedia Pictures, a distribution business jointly owned by Intermedia and Australian Village Roadshow.This will further augment Carlton’s film archive after… Continue reading Carlton In Film Partnership With Intermedia
Any information submitted to the Internet, whether as online application forms or personal email correspondence, will, if governments get their way, be available for scrutiny. US intelligence agencies are currently campaigning to ban any encryption codes which they cannot read thus providing them with access to any information passing through the Internet, including private financial… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 26/09/97
The behaviour of the Battersby family in Coronation Street has provoked almost 80 viewers to complain to the Independent Television Commission. In its August bulletin the ITC reports that viewers cited the incident when Les Battersby headbutted Curly Watts as an example of an unwelcome change of tone in the soap. The ITC however did… Continue reading Corrie And Brookside Cleared By ITC
Chris Smith, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, last week made proposals that the government may play a part in expediting the installation of digital television. He spoke of Government involvement in providing possible financial incentives for the acquisition of the set-top boxes required to receive digital television.Whilst wanting to “make the benefits… Continue reading Government May Expedite Arrival Of Digital Television
Webmedia has appointed Peter Beech as managing director. Currently head of interactive marketing and new media at Leo Burnett, Beech will take up his new position in mid October. Webmedia’s existing managing director and co-founder, Steve Bowbrick, will become chairman and CEO. Beech’s appointment is designed to free Bowbrick to concentrate on the long term… Continue reading New MD For Webmedia
David Liddiment, the newly appointed network director at ITV, has said that the three major ITV companies of Carlton, Granada and United News & Media should work more closely together to become an “ITV plc” operation.Speaking at the Royal television Society convention in Cambridge, and reported in today’s Financial Times, Mr Liddiment said that the… Continue reading ITV Companies Should Co-Operate, Convention Told
