According to the Guardian, when the Sun joined forces with Camelot to give Britain’s best-selling title away free, on the morning of the first midweek lottery draw *Camelot Gives Sun Away Free, it not only boosted in its own circulation, but it also increased sales of its rival paper. The Mirror is reported to have… Continue reading Sun Promotion Backfires
For the first time The Royal Tournament will be shown on ITV. After more than 40 years on the BBC the show has swapped sides. The Royal Tournament will be produced by LWT and will be broadcast on the network this Summer.Gladiator’s producer Ken Warwick will oversee the action-packed show and Jonathan Glazier will direct… Continue reading Royal Tournament Moves To ITV
The proposed new glossy magazine for high-flying Irish people living in Britain has still not got off the drawing board *Its A Cracker.Aim Publications has failed to raise the £350,000 necessary to turn What’s the Crack? from an idea into a monthly magazine. All is not lost however, the company’s 13p shares are to remain… Continue reading Crack Up-Date
The ITC has issued a code on subtitling, sign language and audio description for digital terrestrial television.It has been decided that 50% of programmes must be subtitled, 10% of programmes must have audio description and 5% of programmes will be required to have sign language. These target must be reached within ten years of the… Continue reading Digital TV Gets The Sign
On the day that Channel 5 is to launch its schedule ITV has released its rival programme menu. In the first week that the new channel goes on air ITV will screen The Vanishing Man, a two hour drama written by Anthony Horowitz and starring Neil Morrissey.The third channel is also to screen Ace Ventura… Continue reading ITV Announce Battle Strategy For The Imminent War Against
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The ITC has published its advertising complaints bulletin for November and December 1996.The report begins by drawing attention to the danger of using flashing and repetitive images in adverts. The ITC received complaints about 7 different commercials in 1996 reported to have triggered epileptic seizures in viewers. Boots No 7 cosmetics “Black” and “Red” adverts,… Continue reading Marmite And No 7 Ads Withdrawn
Both the chairman and chief executive of Liberty Publishing, Mohamed Al-Fayed’s media operation, have left the company in the face of continued Punch losses.The loss of Stewart Steven, chairman and acting editor of the recently relaunched title, and John Dux, chief executive, come as Punch is rumoured to have lost around £13 million since its… Continue reading Liberty Lose Chairman And Chief Executive
The Financial Times is adding a two-page sport section to its Friday edition. The sports pages are expected to go into the paper by Easter. It is rumoured that the pages will concentrate on business associated with sport, rather than sports coverage.The FT is also about to brief three agencies to pitch for its worldwide… Continue reading FT To Take A Sporting Chance
A monthly magazine for extreme and dangerous sports enthusiasts will arrive at news-agents on February 27, priced £2.50. The people behind Xtreme Lifestyle Magazine, Pocket Guide Publishing, believe that they will be targeting the fastest growing sector of the sports industry.Bungee-jumping, white-water rafting and shovel racing are some of the hair-raising antics that will be… Continue reading Magazine Goes To Xtremes
The BBC has announced details of a new channel that will form part of its digital television service when it launches next year.BBC Inform is intended to enable viewers to keep up-to date with major dramas; it will also include background programme information on actors and issues that occur in programme plots, such as drug-abuse.… Continue reading New Channel For BBC
