BSkyB and some of the bigger UK cable companies such as Nynex and Telewest are believed to be negotiating a deal which would see their co-operation in the launch of pay-per-view film and sports events.It is reported that the cable companies, which in the past have always attacked BSkyB’s dominant position in the pay-TV market,… Continue reading BSkyB And Cable May Join For PPV Deal
The latest ABC figures reveal that, for the period October 1996 – March 1997, The News of the World was the highest selling newspaper, selling 4,537,641 copies. In the daily market, The Sun remains the most popular title selling 3,962,745 copies. Nevertheless, both these titles saw their circulations fall during this time by between 2… Continue reading National Newspaper March ABCs – Summary
Boots is the first retailer to trial an interactive home shopping service. The experiment begins in the Kingston Upon Hull area on 16 April.The system carrying the service operates through the customer’s television and telephone wire. TV’s are fitted with a set-top box and viewers are given a special remote control unit to gain access… Continue reading Boots Opens Virtual Store
Channel 5’s first full week of ratings has now been made public and Elstein and his crew have nothing to celebrate.Mrs Doubtfire is its biggest ratings winner to date, attracting 2,849,000 consolidated viewers. Indeed, the evening film is proving to be the channel’s most popular slot; My Step Mother Is An Alien recorded 1,694,000 viewers… Continue reading Channel 5 Ratings Round-Up
The Swedish minister for social affairs, Margot Wallstroem, has promised to oppose an important preliminary ruling of the European Court of Justice which threatened the country’s state monopoly over the retail sales of alcoholic beverages. “No matter what the [ultimate] verdict of the European Court of Justice (which is expected in the next couple of… Continue reading SWE: Promise to oppose the ECJ
Jessica Larive MEP, the European Parliament Rapporteur on the Green Paper on Commercial Communication, has completed her report. It judges that the “internal market for commercial communications is not presently functioning in a satisfactory manner, as 99 per cent of those consulted providing commercial communication services identified potential trade barriers linked to disparity in national… Continue reading EU: Larive Report Finalised
The Distilled Spirits Council of the US (DISCUS) has sent a letter to President Bill Clinton, asking him to bring together the broadcasting and alcoholic beverage industries, in order to develop and agree a common code of practice for alcohol advertising. The move comes in the context of Clinton’s recent pressure on spirits’ producers to… Continue reading US: Clinton Urged To Take Action
After considering the proposals submitted by the ten applicants, the Radio Authority has offered the two new small scale ILR licensees for Merseyside to Crash FM and Dune FM.Crash FM will be offering an alternative rock and dance station for 15-34 year olds in Liverpool and some surrounding parts of Knowsley, Sefton and Wirral.Dune FM… Continue reading Two New Radio Stations For Merseyside
Time Out will be relaunching Kids Out as Time Out Kids Out on May 21. Time Out recently acquired Kids Out from the independent publishers, Kids Out publishing. The new look magazine is being redesigned along similar lines to its new parent title. The 64 page magazine will be primarily listings based, but include some… Continue reading Time Out Take Kids Out
CIA Group PLC, Europe’s second largest independent media buyer, has published its preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 1996.The Group saw turnover rise 28% last year to £774 million. Pre-tax profits were £7.5 million, the 12% rise was attributed to new business wins. Multinational account wins include Shell, Wrangler, Swatch, Ericsson and products… Continue reading CIA Group Report Healthy Profits
