Channel 5 has been forced to change its plans for its weekend of big sports coverage due to a clash in kick-off times.The football World Cup qualifier between England and Poland and the Rugby Union Test match between England and Argentina, to be screened on Saturday 31 May, were originally billed as being shown live… Continue reading Change In C5’s Sports Plans
ISBA has conducted a survey of nearly 200 major companies and found that a fifth were already advertising or planning to advertise on the Internet.Of the companies that confirmed their interest in advertising on the web, 100% stated that a certificate from ABC//electronic would be of value. The growing number of companies now registering for… Continue reading ISBA Announce Internet Results
Ed Needham has landed one of the most sought-after jobs in the magazine world; he has been appointed as the new editor ofFHM. Formerly deputy editor of the title, Needham has been acting editor following Mike Soutar’s move to Kiss 100 last month.Emap is now considering launching FHM in France.Emap Metro: 0171 436 1515
IPC Magazines has appointed Matthew Line as the new editor of Homes & Gardens.Line joins IPC from Redwood Publishing where he was group editor of the home interest titles.IPC: 0171 261 5261
Alan Yentob, previously director of programmes at the BBC, has been promoted to director of television BBC Broadcast in the wake of Michael Jackson’s defection to Channel 4. He will also become the deputy to Will Wyatt, chief executive of BBC Broadcast. The move will take place on June 16.BBC TV Centre: 0181 743 8000
The Saturday edition of The Times is to be overhauled. Nick Wapshott, formerly editor of the Saturday magazine, will be overseeing the revamp. He will be going through the paper with a fine tooth comb and making improvements where necessary. Wapshott aims to distinguish the paper from the weekday editions to satisfy the different needs… Continue reading Changing Times On Saturday
The soaps cleaned out the top spots again this week. Coronation Street was again top of the league with 15.79 million viewers. Although Eastenders achieved a higher weekly average than The Street, amassing an average of 14.45 million viewers over three nights, in comparison, Coronation Street recorded an average of 13.33 million viewers over four… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – W/E 18/05/97
The Radio Advertising Bureau and senior commercial radio industry figures have agreed to set up a working body called the Joint Industry Commercial Radio IT Futures group (JICRIT) which will aim at standardising the buying and selling of radio airtime as well as making the medium more accountable.It was agreed at a meeting last week… Continue reading Radio Industry Sets Up JIC
Land Rover is sponsoring Sky TV’s broadcast of the British Lions Tour. Land Rover will be fully integrated into the whole package. The deal includes sponsorship, text and Internet and extends to national newspaper supplement promotions.In another motoring related sponsorship deal, Pulling Power, Central TV’s new motor show, is being sponsored by Auto Windscreens. The… Continue reading New Motor Sponsors Pass The Screen Test
Fru Hazlitt, the former head of client sales at Capital Radio is to head Capital’s new sales house Capital Sales and Marketing *Capital Buys Virgin Radio. A number of changes have already followed this appointment. Duncan George, sales director of Capital Radio and Andrew Oldham, sales director of MSM are both leaving the group, although… Continue reading Capital Restructures Sales
