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
BBC Worldwide sold 3,832,395 shares and Thames TV, a division of Pearson Television, sold 4 million shares in Flextech yesterday. The shares were sold for 605p eachFlextech requested the sale because of demand from institutions in the UK and overseas.BBC Worldwide now has 1,611,153 remaining shares in Flextech and Pearson has 4,810,081 shares left in… Continue reading BBC And Pearson Sell Flextech Shares
United News & Media has made an agreed offer to buy HTV for £371m, it has just been announced. Further details will appear on Newsline as soon as possible.
The Periodical Publisher’s Association will be focusing on a plea that business-to-business publications should be excluded from any restrictions on the advertising of tobacco when it meets the Government on 14 July – a position which is common to several countries where tobacco advertising is banned to consumers.The PPA believes that trade titles such as… Continue reading PPA To Fight Tobacco’s Corner
