Amra’s regional and magazine sales house, Sales and Media Services, has been sold to Clacksons Northern. Clacksons has repitched to all former clients of the newly acquired business. Steve Cadwell and Dan Woods, regional sales executives at SMS, have been retained by the new owners.Amra: 0171 820 1000
The ITC has today announced a new revised Code of Programme Sponsorship which it hopes will widen the scope for sponsorship without the risk of sponsors “excessively diverting the editorial agenda for commercial purposes.”The main changes to the code are as follows: Masthead programming to be permitted on all ITC licensed channels apart from Channels… Continue reading ITC Publishes New Sponsorship Code
UK Gold has said that it will begin screening Yorkshire Television’s massively successful Darling Buds Of May this year.The programme, set in the idyllic countryside of Kent and featuring the laid-back Larkins, regularly attracted massive audiences when it was screened in 1991. One of its highest viewing figures was 18.35 million in May 1991.The Darling… Continue reading Darling Buds Of May Goes Gold
The Radio Authority has received 13 applications for the new regional ILR licence for the Solent area. The applicants for the FM licence are:Crest 105 – (Corporate Radio Ltd, Joseph Swain 01209 314 400): The programme will be centred around melodic contemporary and easy-listening music, with news, weather, travel and leisure for over 35 year-olds.Heritage… Continue reading Solent Radio
The Independent Radio and Television Commission has short-listed four applicants for an independent radio licence for Limerick city and county. The Commission hopes to make the decision on the successful applicant by the end of April.The four short-listed applicants are as follows:Treaty Broadcasting Ltd – Contact Michael McNamara: 0161 401 111Limerick Radio and Media Ltd… Continue reading A Licence For Limerick
Marie Claire magazine has launched a Russian edition. Editor in chief, Carrie Doyle and managing editor, Anna Barinova have put together a team of young Russian journalists who have adapted the Marie Claire formula and layout to the Russian market. Marie Claire Russia will offer its readers a refined and sophisticated, yet practical and day-to-day… Continue reading Marie Claire Launches In Russia
Carlton Communications is reported to be about to sign a $1 billion deal for New Line Cinema, the sixth biggest film studio in Hollywood.Carlton and the French media group Havas are looking to buy New Line from Time Warner. The studio is famous for hits like the Mask, Dumb and Dumber and Seven.If the deal… Continue reading Carlton Has Its Eye On Hollywood
George Lucas’s sci-fi classic Star Wars opened in the West End last Friday in its new revamped format. The film boasts four and a half extra minutes of footage, mainly scenes shot for the original version which now have the added benefit of today’s computer technology, plus added creatures and improved space battle scenes.Over its… Continue reading Star Wars Takes £3.8m In First Weekend
.net magazine has banned X-rated advertisements. The April issue will be the last to carry adult adverts.The decision was taken following a meeting between .net’s editorial and advertising departments, at which concern was raised about the explicit nature of certain sites advertised. Although the Web sites and bulletin boards advertised require age verification before users… Continue reading X-Rated Fail To Hit The .net
A new report, by management consultants Datamonitor, forecasts rapid growth for broadband interactive services in the European consumer markets.The report predicts that eight million European homes will receive broadband interactive services by the year 2000. These services are defined as broadband online services, e.g., high-speed Internet access and digital broadcasting services like video-on-demand, home-shopping and… Continue reading Interactive Demand Increases
