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
The ITC has issued a formal warning to Carlton Television for significant breaches to the programme code. This warning was issued in relation to Now We’re Talking, broadcast in December 1996. The Commission decided that there were several breaches of the programme code and the code of programme sponsorship. The Commission felt that BT Talkworks… Continue reading Carlton, BSkyB And Tyne Tees Receive Formal Warnings
It is reported that Chris Forrest, planning director of Duckworth films is quitting to join Red Spider, the planning group. Rachel Walker will takeover his responsibilities at Duckworth.Meanwhile, Felix Velarde planning director at Hyperinteractive has left the company, which he helped to start-up, to find a rival agency. His new agency <Head> New Media is… Continue reading Directors’ New Plans
Channel 5 has now come to an agreement with most of the UK cable operators *Cables Crossed With Channel 5, who have agreed to carry Channel 5. This means that an extra 500,000 outside the channel’s terrestrial transmission areas will now be able to receive the new channel.5 has still not managed to secure extra… Continue reading 500,000 More Homes To Get Channel 5
Sky Television has secured the exclusive rights to England’s World Cup qualifying match with Italy. The match kicks off in Rome on Saturday 11 October.Also included in the new TV deal are Italy’s matches with Moldova this Saturday and Poland on April 30. In addition, the network holds exclusive rights to England’s World Cup matches… Continue reading Sky Win Soccer Rights
Karen Ward, national sales manager at London News Radio, is to become sponsorship and promotions manager at Classic FM.National Magazines has made some changes to the team behind House Beautiful. Rachel Crowe, the title’s senior sales executive, has been promoted to sales development manager. While, Jo Boffey has moved over from Clothes Show Magazine to… Continue reading New Recruits
The TBWA/Simons Palmer Clemmow Johnson merger will be finalised this week, despite rumours last week that the deal was faltering.The boardroom difficulties now appear to have been settled, and Andrew Ward and Simon Hunter remain part of the new company.The company will be headed by Simon Clemmow, with Robert Senior from Simons Palmer and Neil… Continue reading TBWA/Simons Palmer Merger Gets Go-Ahead
