The Times gave 5 seven out of ten for its first night’s programming. The digital countdown was branded ‘considerably less exciting than the Brazilian Grand Prix showing on ITV or Easter Songs of Praise on BBC1.’ The actual opening show was described as a ‘shameless half hour of self-promotion’, but then The Times decided that… Continue reading Channel 5 – What The Papers Say
IPC’s Music and Sport Group has announced a major restructure of its advertising sales operation. Siobhan Fitzpatrick is promoted to the key role of ad manager of IPC’s men’s lifestyle titles, including Eat Soup and Loaded, from ad manager for Vox, while Bruce Sandell is promoted to ad manager of the group’s new music and… Continue reading IPC Announces Advertising Restructure
Channel 5 was celebrating yesterday, having captured 5.8% of the prime time audience. Agency estimates show that 2.6 million people tuned into 5’s opening show on Sunday night and 1.8 million viewers stayed on to watch the first episode of the channel’s soap Family Affairs.Viewing Figures For Channel 5’s First Hour On Air Time Adults… Continue reading Channel 5 Pleased As Punch
Jessica Larive’s report on the Green Paper on Commercial Communications is now scheduled to be presented at the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee meeting on 21/22 April; its adoption in committee stage has been postponed until 21/22 May. Adoption of the draft report by the EP is expected to take place during the… Continue reading EU: Larive Report To Be Presented
The latest issue of the authoritative Cultural Trends Journal was published today. The independent report brings together quantitative and qualitative data to provide an overview of the nations cultural preferences.The study challenges the idea that people only want news and culture in easily digestible sound-bites. The figures show that contrary to popular belief, the nation’s… Continue reading TV Viewing Down
ITV could be forced to move the News At Ten or face falling ratings when Channel 5 launches its nightly 9pm movie, according to CIA MediaLab’s latest Sensor survey.When asked how they feel about News At Ten, 62% of all respondents said it should be moved to a different time. Of 15 to 24 year-olds,… Continue reading Survey Reinforces View That News At Ten Should Move
The Broadcasting Standards Council’s Complaints Bulletin has published it complaints bulletin for March.Billy Connolly’s World Tour of Australia received 75 complaints from viewers about bad language. Connolly is known for his foul tongue, his previous series based on a tour of Scotland received complaints, but the Council rejected them. This time round the comedian was… Continue reading Billy Connolly Fails To Get Off Scot Free
J Walter Thompson is reported to have signed a sponsorship deal with the Oxford Street Traders Association on behalf of an undisclosed client. JWT has booked two months exposure every year for the next three years, including the turn of the century. The sponsorship will include Christmas lights and decorations and it is rumoured that… Continue reading Oxford Street Sponsored Into The Next Century
A good week for ITV on the drama front, with the final episode of Reckless watched by 11.95 million viewers, and the one off return of Hercule Poirot achieving an audience of 11.18 million. The return of Stars in Their Eyes seems to have laid waste to the slipping success of BBC1’s Saturday night drama… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 16/03/97
With the General Election fast approaching, a multitude of related Internet sites have sprung-up.http://news.uk.msn.com/news/default.asp will take you to the Microsoft News Decision 97 site. Microsoft News is the first on-line team to secure a Lobby pass for an on-line journalist. Nick Assinger, who has been political editor for the Daily Mail and the Daily Express,… Continue reading Web Sites Of The Week – General Election Special
