Robin Burgess has been appointed as president of the Newspaper Society for 1996/97. He is chief executive of CN Group Ltd, publishers of newspapers in and around the Lake District. He takes over from Geoffrey Copeman, vice chairman of Eastern Counties Newspapers Group.Mr Burgess previously chaired the Society’s editorial committee and is a member of… Continue reading Newspaper Society And Observer Appointments
Kiss 100 has announced an independent production deal between its newly formed television arm Kiss TV and cable network L!ve TV. Under the 12 month contract Kiss TV will provide 4 one-hour shows to L!ve TV each week: Kiss Clubs, Kiss Music, Kiss Lifestyle and Kiss Classics.The first programme to be broadcast will be Kiss… Continue reading Kiss TV To Launch
Kelloggs is set to participate in Europe’s largest television test of interactive advertising, where consumers’ response to advertising and programming will be investigated. Videotron, the cable company is running the 8-week test on its dedicated Interactive TV Channel.The commercials in the Videotron test will be integrated within an existing environment of interactive programming. The Frosties… Continue reading Frosties Tests Interactive TV Ad
Radio 5 Live has been named national station of the year at the Sony radio awards. The BBC’s news and sports station which has been running for two years also took five other awards: Best Event Coverage (of the Ryder Cup); Response To News Event (Dallyn on Saturday); News and Current Affairs (Inverdale Nationwide); News… Continue reading Radio 5 Live Triumphs At Radio Awards
Andrew Marr has been appointed editor of The Independent, effective from 15th May 1996.Having been part of the original launch team of the paper in 1986, he has since been the political editor at both The Scotsman and The Economist. He is currently The Independent’s chief political columnist.Commenting on his appointment he said; “I can’t… Continue reading New Editor For The Independent
Karaoke, the first of Dennis Potter’s final two plays , was shown on BBC1 at 9.30pm on Sunday evening and repeated at 10.00pm on Channel 4 on Monday.Unofficial overnight figures for both performances show that Channel 4 seems to have benefited most from the broadcasts.The BBC undoubtedly suffered from placing the drama head on against… Continue reading Karaoke – Better For C4 Than BBC1
All major Rugby Union matches played in the UK, including the Five Nations Championship may well be heading for the screens of BSkyB viewers. The satellite company has made a bid for the broadcasting rights to each individual Rugby Union in the UK and Ireland. This follows an invitation from the Five Nations Television Committee… Continue reading Five Nations Rugby – Sky TV Bid
Average weekly cinema admissions for March show an increase of 40.7% on March 1995 to 2.51 million, which in turn has contributed to a 31.4% increase for the first quarter of 1996 compared to the previous year – representing the highest quarter average since 1975.The total monthly admissions figure for March was 11,123,531.Top grossing films… Continue reading First Quarter Average Cinema Admissions Highest Since 1975.
Today saw the official launch of the long-awaited POSTAR research for the outdoor advertising industry.The new research methods have taken almost two years and £1.6m to develop. POSTAR, unlike OSCAR, is a Joint Industry Committee between the OAA and COS and believes that it will replace OSCAR as an independent, respected and universally accepted currency… Continue reading POSTAR Launched Today
Viewers have complained about the sexual themes and innuendo of Neighbours, the Broadcasting Standards Council has reported.Viewers believed that an episode of the soap was inappropriate for children’s viewing and promoted promiscuity. In particular they complained about scenes in a motel room featuring Annalise and Sam. The complaints were not upheld because the BSC believed… Continue reading Too Much Sex In Neighbours
