The ITC is inviting applications to run a new local cable delivery franchise for the Ayr area. The licence area will include the local authority districts of North, South and East Ayrshire and those parts of the Inverclyde District not included in the existing Inverclyde broadband cable franchise. The area contains approximately 155,000 homes.Applications must… Continue reading New Cable Licence For Ayr
The Radio Authority has received eight applications for the new small-scale Independent Local licence to serve part of East London. The applicants for the FM, (VHF) waveband licence were;ACTIVE FM LTD – (Andy Gombas, 0181 491 7710): a mixture of popular hit music from the past and the present, quality local news and information services… Continue reading RA Receives Applications For East London Licence
The Western Morning News, the regional paper for Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, will be getting a revamp in a move aimed at winning more readers. The main change will be the introduction of a tabloid format though the price, at 32p, will remain the same.…Northcliffe’s Express & Echo, Exeter, has a new editor in the… Continue reading Western Morning News Gets New Look
The BBC has announced that it is to sell its UK transmitter network for £250 million.Bob Phillis, deputy director general of the BBC, announced that a consortium led by Houston–based Castle Tower Corporation and the French group, TeleDiffusion is the “preferred bidder” for its UK transmitter network. The network is to be privatised in a… Continue reading BBC Sells Transmitter Business
Two national newspapers have started the new year off with a new look.Sunday Times showed off its revamp yesterday, with a separate, bigger business section, an expanded Travel and a more in-depth sports section. The paper now has a regular page committed to giving information and advice to small businesses.The Daily Mirror unveiled its new… Continue reading New Look For Sunday Times And Mirror
The second half of 1996 was a turbulent one for the TV sector with most broadcasters experiencing fluctuations in share price as the market geared itself for the relaxation of cross media ownership rules which came into law in November.While much of the takeover talk failed to materialise the interest it created in the market… Continue reading Sharewatch Special – The TV Market
The Observer has announced that it will be running a promotion offering low price European travel to 16 different destinations.The paper, together with European airline British Midland, is offering its readers the chance to buy return flights to a variety of the most popular UK and European destinations for around £50. Readers will need to… Continue reading Flights Promotion For The Observer
Central Television may be changing its name to Carlton Midlands, according to weekend press reports.It is rumoured that Carlton Communications, which bought the Midlands franchise in 1993 * Carlton Bids For Central, wants to create a new identity for Central as part of an expansion of the Carlton brand. It is also believed that Westcountry… Continue reading Central TV May Change Name
Research for Marketing shows that Safeway’s Harry and Molly campaign achieved the greatest impact on TV viewers during 1996. It also revealed however that most people found it difficult to recall advertising when unprompted. Out of 1,000 people surveyed 7%, only 69 people, said that the Safeway ad, by Bates Dorland, had made the most… Continue reading Safeway Ad Tops Poll
The Radio Authority has received nine applications for the new regional Independent Local Radio licence for the East of England. The applicants for the licence, which will reach around 1.3 million adults in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, are: Anglia Country (Paul Kerriage, 0171 384 1175): country music with local, national and international news as well… Continue reading Radio Authority Receives Applications For Licences
