Mohammed Al-Fayed has threatened to shut-down Liberty Radio, the London station he launched last November *963 Liberty Radio Launch Date Announced. A report in The Sunday Times claims that the Harrod’s chairman has told the Radio Authority that he will take drastic action unless it permits him to use more powerful transmitters or a more… Continue reading The End Of The Line For Liberty
Ulster TV reported financial results for the year ended December 31 1996, which showed that pre-tax profits reached £9m (up from £8.2m last year) on the back of turnover up from £34.2m to £34.5m.Ad revenue however only increased by 2.4% to £33.2m, compared with television operating profit which increased 9.4% to £7m. UTV said that… Continue reading UTV Disappointed With Ad Revenue
Nearly half of Britain’s TV viewers have claim that they would be ‘lost’ without TV. Over a third of the sample thought that watching TV is the best way to relax. This was revealed by research carried out by EBN, the cable and satellite business channel.Saucy Brits don’t mind a bit of bare flesh on… Continue reading Telly Addicts
By the closing date for applications, the ITC had received one application for the local delivery franchise of Ayr.The applicant is Ayrshire Cable and Telecoms Ltd, a company backed by the US Cable Corporation and its affiliates, McNicholas Construction Ltd, Metro Group Ltd and Morgan Cable Ltd. The application proposes to offer the service to… Continue reading On Ayr
Scottish Radio Holdings plc has bought the entire share capital of Montrose Press Review.MRP is based in the town of Montrose on the east coast of Scotland and prints and publishes five local weeklies: Montrose Review , Brechin Review, The Leader, The Northern Leader and Kincardineshire Observer.Scottish Radio Holdings: 0141 306 2242
According to agency estimates, total TV revenue for February reached £159.81m, up 4% on the previous year. Of this, ITV came in at £121.81m and Channel 4 brought in £38m.Carlton boosted its revenue by almost 2% points year on year to gain an ITV market share of 17.76% while Meridian had the next biggest increase,… Continue reading TV Revenue – February
Paul Bay, has left Leo Burnett to join M & C Saatchi as international media director. Bay takes over from David Green and will be responsible for strategic planning.M & C Saatchi: 0171 543 4500
Leagas Delaney won the top gold awards at Campaign‘s Press Awards on Wednesday with its work for Adidas. It took the gold in the best individual ad category with “A make your own B” and the gold for best campaign with the same ad in addition to its “free” work.“A make your own B” also… Continue reading Leagas Delaney Wins Campaign Press Awards
The Media Vehicle, the in-store media company, has added Nescafe, Muller Yogurt and Procter and Gamble to it’s list of trolley ad clients.The agency’s floor posters’ network has also had a boost; Dillons has decided to carry the new medium in over 250 of its convenience stores nationwide.The Media Vehicle: 0171 453 4888
UK advertising agencies do not understand new media, lack the technical skills to implement it, and find the pace of development difficult to keep up with. These are some of the findings of a new survey conducted by new media consultancy Upstart and published in this week’s New Media Age.In general the survey found that… Continue reading UK Agencies “Do Not Understand New Media”
