Liberty Publishing has announced that Ian Scott has resigned from the post of ad director at Punch. He will leave the title at the end of the month.This week’s edition of Punch shows the results of a range of editorial changes which have been made under acting editor Stewart Stevens. These include alterations to the… Continue reading Punch Ad Director Leaves
The Advertising Association has welcomed the news that bingo operators will be allowed to advertise their facilities and prizes for the first time. The announcement from the National Heritage that the operators will be able to advertise on television, radio and cinema follows a similar decision to allow betting shops and casinos to advertise their… Continue reading AA Welcomes Relaxation On Bingo Advertising
According to a report in Marketing Week, the IPA is asking ISBA to resist the campaign for increased commercial minutage because it poses a threat to Channel 5.In a letter leaked to the magazine the IPA says that changes in the airtime market could prejudice C5’s “chances of survival” as a competitor to ITV and… Continue reading IPA Pushes For Curb On Ad Minutage
RSMB Television Research, on behalf of the cable industry, has published details of the survey it conducted into households that receive broadband cable television. The survey, conducted in September 1996, is a continuation of a previous survey carried out in January this year and examined cable customers viewing behaviour.The objectives of the survey were: To… Continue reading Survey Carried Out Into Cable Household Behaviour
Channel 4 has announced that it has reached an agreement with the British Athletic Federation and British athletes to cover all major athletic events in Britain in a four year deal starting from February 1997.The new deal replaces the current one between the BAF and ITV which has lasted for 12 years. ITV were said… Continue reading Channel 4 Signs 4-Year Athletics Deal
The Mirror Group’s Live TV cable channel will be rolled out to Manchester in March next year. L!ve has reached agreement with cable operator Nynex to broadcast regional L!ve programmes to the homes in its Manchester franchise.Viewers in this area will be able to see 14 half hour slots which have been produced specifically for… Continue reading Manchester To Get Live TV
Carlton Communications this morning announced that pre-tax profits have risen from £246.7m to £295.1m for the year ended 30 September while turnover grew to £1.677.5m. Profits in the group’s TV business rose by 5% while other interests such as film processing recorded growth of between 20-30%.Michael Green, head of Carlton Communications, said that the company… Continue reading Carlton Profits Soar
Naked Productions is to launch Naked Talent, a new style magazine that will offer an insight into Britain’s emerging talent, from right across the arts spectrum. At present the company is still looking for financial backing to sustain the magazine beyond its launch.Naked Productions: 0181 741 9622
The Sainsbury’s owned retailer Homebase is launching a new glossy lifestyle magazine. Hitting the newsstands in March, Homebase Living will be produced by contract publishers Redwood and have an initial print run of 750,000.The magazine will publish every four months, have 84 pages and costs £1 with a full page advert costing £9600. Richard Power… Continue reading Homebase Launch New Glossy Magazine
BSkyB’s digital satellite television service is looking less likely to meet its late 1997 launch date, following National Westminster Bank’s decision to pull out of discussions regarding the subsidizing of Sky’s digital set-top boxes. The move comes after Barclays abandoned similar talks with Sky earlier this year.The subsidizing of the boxes is felt to be… Continue reading NatWest Decides Against Subsidizing Digital TV
