The fund manager, Mercury Asset Management, is believed to have been gradually increasing its stake in Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television over the last few weeks. YTTV fears that MAM are preparing to make a takeover bid for control of the company.YTTV suspects that MAM has been buying chunks of the company through a company called… Continue reading Takeover Fears At YTTV
The IPA are organising a one-day conference It Pays To Advertise; it will take place on Tuesday 18 March on the set of Guys & Dolls at the Royal National Theatre, London.500 people from the world of marketing and academia are expected to attend. Simon Broadbent, from The Brand Consultancy, Marilyn Baxter, from Saatchi &… Continue reading It Pays To Advertise
The ITC has presented a memorandum to the Select Committee for National Heritage calling for the creation of a single broadcasting regulator.Sir Robert Biggam, chairman of the Commission, said: “There are a large number of bodies with responsibility for some aspect of broadcasting regulation. These include the BBC and the soon to be merged Broadcasting… Continue reading ITC Call For Single Regulator
The weekly teen title, Just 17 is to become a monthly. It will be transformed into a perfect-bound, sleek-looking magazine in time for the May issue, due out in April. The title has seen a severe drop in circulation over the last year *Jan-Jun ’96 ABC Figures: Young Women’s/Teenage Sector. It is hoped that the… Continue reading Just 17 Just Once A Month
NYNEX CableComms in conjunction with the Portsmouth newspaper, The News, has started a local teletext service.The news and information service, Newstext, broadcasts on channel 8 in NYNEX CableComms’ Solent franchise. The franchise covers a 218,000 home area in the Portsmouth region. Test pages are being transmitted now and each element of the new service will… Continue reading NYNEX Move Into The Teletext Business
A glossy-gardening bi-monthly magazine is to launch later this month simultaneously in Britain and America.The English Garden is produced by Romsey Publishing and is targeting ABC1 women over 35. Vanessa Berridge, former editor of Country Homes and Interiors, is editor of the title. It will focus on pictures of beautiful gardens and lovely places to… Continue reading Gardening Titles Grow
A draft schedule for the soon to be launched Channel 5 was leaked to the press a few weeks ago *Karaoke Show Tops C5 Primetime Schedule.Channel 5 said that although the leaked information was generally correct, some of the facts were distorted. The station has now officially released further information on its programming.The channel claim… Continue reading Channel 5 Schedule Overview
The Radio Authority has advertised a new Independent Local Radio Licence to serve the town of Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Although the applicants have the option of using the AM or the FM waveband only one licence will be awarded; applicants have to decide which band best suits their needs. The Authority will assess how… Continue reading Radio Licence Application News
The Advertising Standard Authority’s December report has been released today.The report draws attention to the problem of copy-cat ads. The British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion state that no advert should so closely resemble any other that it misleads or causes confusion. The report recognises that it is hard to know the difference between… Continue reading ASA Monthly Report
Carlton has just signed a deal with Carling Black Label. The beer company is to sponsor the station’s new show Do I Not Like That! The programme begins its 13-week-run in the Carlton and Central regions on Thursday. Hosted by Richard Littlejohn the show will debate all that is current and crucial in the world… Continue reading Sponsorship Deals
