Russell Hawes, Channel 4’s joint London sale chief, has resigned. He leaves the station to do an MBA. His departure has triggered a restructuring of the channel’s advertising department.Matt Shreeve, who was the other half of the London Sales chief role, has been promoted to the newly created position of London sales controller. Shreeve will… Continue reading Another Resignation At Channel 4
The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) has said that it firmly opposes the notion of establishing lists of major sporting events in order to prevent pay-TV from exerting exclusive rights over broadcasting such events. This comes in the context of the Commission’s new proposals (the “Oreja Plan”) on sports rights (see AIG-Notices 8).ACT… Continue reading EU: ACT Rejects EC Proposal On Pay-TV
British Digital Broadcasting has assured MPs that it will not charge customers for existing free-to-air programmes, if it wins the right to establish digital television in Britain.Nigel Walmsley, director of BDB, promised the national heritage select committee that popular programmes, like Eastenders and Blind Date, would not be broadcast on pay-per-view channels. Walmsley also confirmed… Continue reading BDB Guarantees Status Of Free-To Air Programmes
Poland’s advertising industry has taken its first step towards developing a self-regulatory environment by creating PACI, the Polish Advertising Committee Initiative. Its members include advertisers, advertising agencies and media representatives. The move has been partly provoked by increasing government interest in legislating in this area; in December 1996 a new law took effect that criminalises… Continue reading POL: Industry Moves Forward
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The Flemish Radio Association has complained to the EC that the Belgian state broadcaster BRTN enjoys unfair and anti-competitive advantages over radio advertising, as a consequence of highly-restrictive frequency and broadcasting regulations. Local radio stations are not permitted to broadcast to areas greater than 8km from where they are based. The Association claims that this… Continue reading BE: New Rules For Local Radio Stations
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) is contemplating changing its rules on the advertising of bingo gambling games, in the light of recent government legislative moves that will permit the wider advertising of such gambling, including (for the first time) on television.The conundrum for the ITC is that playing bingo below the age of 18 is… Continue reading UK: TV Advertising For Bingo On The Cards
Express Newspapers has given Lowe Howard-Spink responsibility for its creative account *Express Set To Merge Advertising The Express was looking for ideas that will attract a younger audience.Invitations are soon to be open for pitches for the £10 million media planning and buying account. These exclusive invites are only to be handed to IDK Media,… Continue reading Lowe Howard-Spink Win Express Account
Southern Newspapers has taken the next step in its rationalisation programme by merging its Western and South Western marketing regions. The two areas are now under the control of a single managing director. Martin Gower, managing director of South west publications – a division of Northcliffe Newspapers – is to become managing director of the… Continue reading Rational Moves At Southern
The January Retail Price Index was announced this morning as 154.4, the same as December 1996 and a rise of 2.8% on January 1996.For RPI trends subscribers can access MediaTel’s Encyclomedia section in Talking Windows.
