The TV sector was extremely volatile last week mainly as a result of BDB winning the digital terrestrial licences. Those involved in the consortium profited whilst those outside saw prices fall. Carlton rose 8.5p on Monday to 525p and finished the week on 526p, while Granada initially rose 19.5p to 854.5p. It then fell 25p… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 27/6/97
MondayTonight’s MRG Meeting will be discussing the Radio Industry Contract which is up for review.The IPA Society is holding a panel debate this evening that promises to reveal how to handle tricky career threatening situations; Newsline will be reporting from both these events.Golf International launches, a review will appear on Newsline.The Cannes Awards will also… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The combined terrestrial TV revenue for May, according to agency estimates, came in at £193.31 million which is a drop of 3.83% year-on-year. ITV/C4 Housewives/Children showed the greatest decrease in impacts year on year with a fall of 10.8% while the other categories for these channels combined had decreases of under 6%. There was much… Continue reading TV Round-Up – May
The Radio Advertising Bureau and the Commercial Radio Companies Association are spear-heading a series of joint initiatives entitled Project 2010.The 2010 Manifesto sets out 5 main points:1 Improve commercial radio’s future case and profile with the Regulator, the BBC and the Government.2 Target advertisers, including the national top 10, to reduce churn, provide proof of… Continue reading Radio Moves Into The Next Century
The Independent Television Commission today issued a Direction to all cable operators and satellite licensees which warns against rival broadcasters giving out misleading information about their competitors.The move follows allegations made by a number of cable operators and subsequent counter allegations by BSkyB that employees have given “misleading and denigratory information” about the terms of… Continue reading ITC Reprimands Non-Terrestrial Broadcasters
Derek Morris, Ivan Pollard and Andy Tilley, the three senior media executives who are forming a partnership to launch a media consultancy firm *Media Consultancy To Launch, are slowly spilling the beans on their new venture. It has been reported that the new agency will open for business on July 4 and will be based… Continue reading July 4 Day Launch Date For New Independent
Capital 95.8 FM has signed up Jeff Young for its Saturday night spot. Young has worked at Radio 1 and Jazz FM and has most recently presented the Saturday and Sunday lunchtime shows on Kiss 100FM.This move suggests that Capital is trying to move away from its mainstream image to attract a more sophisticated audience.Capital… Continue reading Capital Tries To Broaden Its Audience
The KPMG Commercial Radio Awards have been announced and the winners are as follows:Essex FM were named Commercial Radio Station Of The Year, this was due to a major turnaround in all aspects of local involvement, output and revenue.Ian Axton and Gary Haberfield of Spire FM took the award for Excellence In Station Marketing.Tina Fewster… Continue reading The Commercial Radio Awards
The informal group of electronic publishers and new media sales houses which formed last year has called itself the Interactive Ad Group. The Group includes representatives from the electronic arms of Conde Nast, the Telegraph and the Mirror Group as well as New Media Marketing & Sales and aims to promote Web advertising to agencies… Continue reading Interactive Ad Group Launches
The glossy magazine from down under Inside Sport is set to arrive in Britain this autumn. The Australian title is launching in the UK on September 11th and is being produced under licence by Brackenbury Publishing. The glossy will be aimed at the young male market and will encompass all sports ranging from water-skiing to… Continue reading Britain Gets Inside Sport
