Eve Salomon has been appointed to the position of deputy secretary at the Independent Television Commission. She replaces Anthony Hewitt who becomes deputy director within the new Programmes and Cable Division.Ms Salomon is currently senior sponsorship and advertising officer for the ITC and will take up her new position on 16 September. Her responsibilities will… Continue reading ITC Appoints New Deputy Secretary
A group of companies are working together in a bid to increase the profile of Web advertising with media buyers. The group, which consists of News International, Mirror Group, Future Publishing, John Brown Publishing, The Audit Bureau of Circulation, Cityscreen on Reuters and Webmedia, are working together with New Media Marketing and Sales (NMM&S).NMM&S will… Continue reading Web Round-Up
RTL Country 1035 and Virgin Megastore have linked to provide a major cross promotion. The RTL Country 1035 AM Virgin Megastore Chart, will have the week’s top selling country titles displayed in the store and broadcast on The Connection programme on Saturday evening’s.Country has also signed two additional deals. The first is a joint press… Continue reading Country Radio In Promotion Deal
BSkyB today announced financial figures for the year ending 30 June which show pre-tax profit rising by 66% to £257m.The satellite company’s subscribers rose by 900,000 to 5.5 million and advertising also saw a healthy growth. Subscriber revenue, which rose 25% to £727m, accounted for nearly three quarters of total revenue which hit £1.01bn.Compared to… Continue reading BSkyB Profits Soar 66%
R&B and Pilat are forming a new company called Pilat Media, which will develop information systems for customers across the media and advertising industry. Products will consist of both off the shelf systems like NOMAD and commissions for bespoke developmentsR&B, which supplies the media buying system NOMAD to the industry, and Pilat, an international management… Continue reading R&B Enter Joint Venture With Pilat
Five companies have bid for the production contract for ITV’s coverage of Formula One Grand Prix to be broadcast next year.They are: Independent Sports Network (ISN) MACh 1 (Meridian, Anglia and Chrysalis Sport) Fast Track Productions (YTV, Cheerleader Productions, BBC Resources, Small Back Room Productions and Venner TV) Visage Productions Television Sport and Leisure Ltd… Continue reading Five Bidders For Formula One
A new programme, Get Technology!, will feature in Classic FM’s autumn line-up. The programme, together with Technology Week, will focus on the latest technology on the market and includes competitions and prizes.Also in the schedule is Classic World of Opera which will feature the likes of Domingo, Pavarotti and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. A special… Continue reading Classic Gets Connected
TV celebrities Tony Slattery and Barry Took were paired together by Classic FM in a new celebrity quiz show. A Question Of Classics, chaired by breakfast show host Mike Read, was recorded yesterday at the Hilton Hotel in Bracknell, Berkshire. It will be aired on Monday, August 26.Classic FM: 0171 344 2718
Computer Age, the Sunday Business computer supplement, has been discontinued. A spokesperson from the publication told MediaTel: “The title has been discontinued following reorganisation of the paper. Items featured on Computer Age are now featured on the main broadsheet.”In a survey conducted by Hunt Thompson PR *(Supplements Focus on The Web), Computer Age was found… Continue reading Sunday Business Closes Computer Age
National Heritage Minister Lord Inglewood has signed a Commencement Order, effectively setting the timetable for the provisions of the Broadcasting Act 1996.The main points in the Order are: Terrestrial television broadcasters must declare by 15 October their intention to take up their places on terrestrial digital multiplexes New media ownership rules will come into force… Continue reading Broadcasting Act Commencement
