The ITC received seventeen complaints regarding the scheduling of adverts in the wake of the Dunblane shootings on 13 March, the television watchdog has revealed in its April complaints report. Of these, thirteen were upheld.The ad which provoked most protest (nine complaints) was for Persil which had a line of dialogue in which a couple… Continue reading Ad Schedules Distress Viewers
Commercial radio group GWR has announced that it has sold Isle of Wight Radio to The Local Radio Company for £860,000.GWR does however retain an interest in the station, which operates one AM radio licence, since it owns a 20% stake in TLRC. TLRC currently owns Spire FM, FCBC (Kettering) and 76% of Cheltenham Radio.For… Continue reading GWR Sells Isle Of Wight Radio
Forty per cent of 15-24 year olds are looking forward to the launch of the Sega Games cable television channel and 33% of 15-24 year olds would consider subscribing to it, according to CIA MediaLab’s latest Sensor survey.Due to launch later this year, the Sega Channel will cost around £11 per month. Subscriber’s will have… Continue reading Sega Channel Set To Be A Hit
A new national evening paper called the Evening News launched this week in Ireland. The paper, published every weekday, is a tabloid and has a cover price of 60p. The initial print-run was 120,000.The paper, which is reckoned to have cost around £1.5 million to set up, is printed in Birr, Co Offaly and Ashbourne,… Continue reading New Irish Paper Launches
A new religious cable channel will be launching in the UK on October 14. ARK2 Television has raised £1.8m for the launch and will be based at HTV in Bristol.ARK2 has recruited Team Saatchi to oversee advertising and an advertising and sales house will be appointed soon. Revenue for ARK2 will also come from cable… Continue reading Christian Cable Channel To Launch
According to an article in today’s Independent, BSkyB may be considering slowing down its plans for a digital TV launch.There would be three main reasons for the move: it would be an attempt by BSkyB to protect its current TV service which is very lucrative; it is waiting for the response of its competitors to… Continue reading BSkyB Could Slow Down Digital Development
According to a report in The Sunday Times, Sunday Business founder Tom Rubython is being sued over unpaid bills.ARC International Advertising, who at one stage was the paper’s ad agency, is apparently issuing a writ against Rubython for £75,000 after he allegedly wrote a bouncing cheque. At the same time Albert Zlotnick, an American investor… Continue reading Sunday Business Sued Over Unpaid Bills
Exchange & Mart will be launching its own Internet site on 3 June to create the biggest classified motoring web address in the UK. The site is the result of a collaboration between Link House Publications, publishers of Exchange & Mart, and sister company United Provincial Newspapers (UPN).Initially the service will carry over 50,000 vehicles… Continue reading Exchange & Mart Launches Net Site
Hugh Davies is leaving the research and marketing department of CLT (Talk Radio, Atlantic 252, Country 1035AM) to become the first Research and Sales Support Manager of Chrysalis Radio (Heart FM, Heart 106.2 London and Galaxy).Davies, whose career also includes roles in the research departments of Capital Radio and Classic FM, joins Chrysalis on Monday… Continue reading Further Talk Radio Departure
The Observer has appointed Justine Picardie to the position of editor of its Life Magazine. She joins from the Sunday Telegraph Magazine where she has been Commissioning Editor since March this year. She has previously worked for the Independent on Sunday’s Sunday Review, the Sunday Times and Marie Claire. Her appointment will be effective from… Continue reading Observer Appoints Life Editor
