The ITC has decided that, as a result of a ruling of the European Court of Justice, it will not in future license satellite services transmitted from the UK, by or on behalf of EU Persons, unless the service provider is ‘established’ in the UK.When considering whether a service provider is ‘established’, the ITC will… Continue reading ITC Responds To European Ruling
Fun For Kids is the name of a new family-lifestyle magazine launching on March 5. The title is aiming at kids between the ages of 4 and 14. The publishers, DMG, is aiming for a circulation of 100,000. A £200, 000 promotion in The Daily Mail will support the launch.DMG: 01895 677 677
The BBC has signed a £40m three year deal which will guarantee it coverage of England’s Five Nations away matches as well as all Scotland, Ireland and Wales games. BSkyB secured exclusive rights to England’s Five Nations home games last summer in a deal worth £87.5m * BSkyB Signs Rugby Deal Worth £87.5m which commences… Continue reading BBC Wins Five Nations Coverage Deal
25 jobs have gone at The Express following a restructuring of the display advertising team. Shalene Perkins, head of advertising on the Sunday paper, Charlie McCrostie, head of advertising at the Daily Star and Peter Thompson, head of advertising features are among the senior staff reported to have been taken-off the Express payroll.Andy Jonesco, group… Continue reading Major Changes At The Express
Liberty Publishing has signed a number of bulk distribution deals in a bid to turn around Punch’s depressing circulation figures *Liberty Lose Chairman And Chief Executive.Guests of Queen’s Moat and Starkis hotels and travellers on Cathay Pacific’s long-haul flights will each receive a free copy of the magazine.All bulk sales figures will be listed separately… Continue reading Desperate Punches
Liberty Publishing has appointed Paul Spike, an American freelance journalist, as editor of Punch. Spike takes up the post on Friday.Emap Business Communications has also initiated staff changes this week. Tony Harris, managing director of Emap Computing has expanded his responsibilities to include managing director of Emap Media. He takes over this new role from… Continue reading New Appointments
The new MTV show MTV Base is to be sponsored by Levi Strauss. The show will hit the European air-waves from March 6. The Levi’s brand will feature in the title sequence and the show will be promoted in Levi’s shops.MTV: 0171 284 7777
The growth of new media today makes it more important than ever to reduce media-specific government controls over content and ownership, warns Newspaper Society deputy director David Newell.Speaking at the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society Lecture yesterday, on the subject of Media Freedoms and Controls in the New Information Age, Mr Newell went on to… Continue reading NS Warns Against Government Control Of Media
It is reported that the Media Centre has moved into the top 3 of the 1996 media billings league. The findings, based on the newly released Register-MEAL figures, show that the agency ended last year with billings of £357 million, a 20% rise year-on-year. This rise is largely due to new business gained from Barclays… Continue reading Media Centre Moves Into Top 3
The recent unveiling of the Channel 5 schedule has caused quite a stir in the advertising industry Channel 5 Schedule Launched.In an interview with Newsline, Bob Wooton, ISBA’s director of media services, welcomed the increased competition that Channel 5 will bring to the market place. Wooton feels that it is imperative that Channel 5 is… Continue reading ISBA Wishes Channel 5 Success
