Sam Chisholm, BSkyB’s chief executive, has said that he will be leaving his post at the end of the year due to medical advice.He will be replaced by Mark Booth, JSkyB’s chief operating officer on January 1 1998. Chisholm, who is an asthma sufferer, was advised by doctors not to take on the next stage… Continue reading BSkyB Chief Executive To Quit
IPC Southbank Group has announced changes to the promotions department for Marie Claire and Marie Claire Health & Beauty.Sophie Elkan is now marketing and promotions executive for both titles; she previously worked in the advertorials department. Virginie Pernthaller has been appointed marketing and promotions assistant; she previously worked for Le Figaro in France.IPC: 0171 261… Continue reading Change In Promotions
Advanced Techniques Group Worldwide was opened as an independent company, under the J. Walter Thompson umbrella, in March. Yet, the company has already conducted an immense amount of valuable research and has broken even on its first year’s cost provision.It is no wonder then that James Walker, media development director of the research company, is… Continue reading Interview – James Walker, Media Development Director, Advanced
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Jet, the petrol station company, is sponsoring Nigel Mihell of Redgrave Racing as he competes in the 1997 Formula Renault Sport Championship.Jackie Sykes, Jet’s PR manager, commented: “the motor racing audience profile is tailored to our exact requirements and will provide us with high levels of visibility amongst opinion-formers and our existing customer base.”RTA PR:… Continue reading Jets Off To The Race
Midland Independent Newspapers has announced that it is involved in discussions with Mirror Group Plc, which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the company. Both Boards are exploring the level of benefits which would accrue from a combination of their respective businesses. Any such offer would be subject to a… Continue reading Mirror In Talks With Midland
The British Interactive Multimedia Association presented its 1997 BIMA Awards last night. The awards celebrate commercial success, technical achievement and creative innovation in both business and consumer markets.There were two winners for advertising and promotion; Saatchi & Saatchi’s British Army site http://www.army.mod.uk shared the award with Abbey Road Interactive’s Neneh Cherry site, http://raft.vmg.co.uk/nenehcherry.Orange, http://www.orange.co.uk, won… Continue reading And The Winner Is
MediaTel’s new Cable and Satellite Database has now launched onto the Internet.The new database includes full details on all UK and major European cable and Satellite stations including a view all/print all facility which provides an up-to-date and concise synopsis of the stations. Multiple station reports are available for Astra and ITC data and also… Continue reading MediaTel Launches Cable And Satellite Database On Internet
Mediaforce has lost its sales contract for Four Counties Newspapers. Adscene, who own Four Counties, have moved the contract to Central Independent Newspapers, its in house sales department. From August 1, CIN will handle the Four Counties sales contract.
The ITC’s May report into programme complaints and interventions covers the British National Party’s party election broadcast. 87 viewers complained to the ITC about the broadcast. A large number of these complaints concerned the content of the broadcast, including a sequence which questioned whether a multi-racial society was “what our war heroes fought for.”Each of… Continue reading ITC Recieves BNP Political Broadcast Complaints
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’s revenue fell 5.7% year on year to £148.81m while Channel 4’s rose 2.2% to £46.5m. The ratio between ITV and C4 revenue for May was 76:24. It is also estimated that… Continue reading TV Revenue – May
