The Retail Prices Index for September came in at 162.6, taking 1985 as the base rate. This represents an increase of 2.1% on last year and an increase of 0.5% on August.For RPI trends subscribers can access MediaTel’s Encyclomedia section in Talking Windows.
Liberty Publishing is set to launch a new radio station, 963 Liberty, on the old Viva frequency. Mohammed Fayed, the owner of Liberty, bought Viva in May 1995 for £3m at a time when the station was struggling *(Fayed Buys Viva!). The station hopes to provide a “distinctive new format of speech and music” and… Continue reading Liberty Launches New Radio Station
Robert Findlay has been appointed as the new chairman of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA). Findlay, chairman of Findlay Publications, replaces Terry Mansfield.NABS, the advertising industry charity, has named Hamish Pringle as the new chairman. He will step down as chairmen of the IPA’s Advertising Effectiveness Committee at the end of the year.Guardian Newspapers has… Continue reading Appointments
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has published a new document which looks at the role Commercial Radio will have in the future. The Future of Commercial Radio looks at the part Commercial Radio will play in future markets as well as benefits for advertisers.Growth of audiences, characteristics of the radio audience and attitudes of the… Continue reading Future Of Commercial Radio Document Published
Following a full review of ABC’s certification rules, the Farnham Herald Series and the Richmond and Twickenham Times Series are no longer members of ABC.ABC: 01442 877407
A spokesperson from Oftel, the telecommunications watchdog, has confirmed with Newsline that it is launching an investigation into links between BT and BSkyB which gives consumers various discounts on broadcast services and free telephone calls.According to an article in today’s Evening Standard certain cable companies see the alliance as being anti-competitive and a breach of… Continue reading Oftel Investigates BT/BSkyB Link
ITV is claiming that only 2% of homes targeted by Channel 5 have been successfully retuned and, based on the channel’s ‘current performance’, the 90% of homes which legally have to be retuned would not be completed until mid-1998.Research was carried out on behalf of ITV by Continental Research and RSL and was based on… Continue reading ITV Claims C5 Will Complete Retune In ’98
Channel 5 has announced a $10m deal with Columbia TriStar which covers 144 titles. The material, which includes television film premieres, recent blockbusters and mini series, will be available when the channel launches early next year.Films include Streetfighter, with Jean Claude Van Damme, Robin Hood; Men In Tights, Next Karate Kid and Money Train.Dawn Airey,… Continue reading C5 Announces Deal With Columbia Tristar
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has issued a letter to cable companies asking for responses on BSkyB’s ratecard and package deals. Earlier this year the OFT decided that although BSkyB were not operating as a monopoly, it was still difficult for cable operators to compete *(BSkyB Escapes Monopoly Investigation).According to reports in today’s Financial… Continue reading More Flexibility With BSkyB Packages
NTL, the broadcast transmissions and telecommunications company, gave a taste of the future with a complete end-to-end digital television broadcast over the whole of Greater London. The multichannel demonstration included widescreen pictures, data services, an access system for pay-TV, and an on-screen Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) all used with decoders for television sets.NTL believe that… Continue reading NTL Demonstrates DTV
