National Heritage Secretary Virginia Bottomley has written to Sir Christopher Bland, the new Chairman of the BBC Governors, welcoming him to his post. The letter also sets out the key issues in the new Charter and Agreement and in the light of recent public and Parliamentary debate.The issues raised include: approving and monitoring clear performance… Continue reading Bottomley Welcomes New BBC Governor
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/A re-designed Electronic Telegraph was launched today. As reported on Newsline (25/03) new features include an interactive classified advertising section and an archive facility which searches for stories which have appeared on the ET.Another major change on the site is the design: stories are now centred down the middle of the page with the margins… Continue reading Website Of The Week: New-Look Electronic Telegraph
The Radio Advertising Bureau is moving to new offices in Shaftesbury Avenue from 9th April, after spending the last two and a half years at Newman Street.The new offices will incorporate a more advanced telephone system which will allow customers to ring straight through to the relevant department.New telephone numbers will be:Main switchboard: 0171 306… Continue reading RAB Relocates
Ulster Television has this morning released financial results for 1995. It was a record year for Ulster, with profits up by 9.5% to £8.2 million. Advertising revenue was up by 9.8%, ahead of the average increase for ITV of 5.5%. Ulster TV further increased their market share of ITV revenue for the fourth year in… Continue reading Ulster Television Profits Up 9.5 Per Cent
The number of British households with satellite TV dishes grew by 26,000 in January this year to a total of 3,395,000, according to the latest figures released GfK Marketing Services. This follows a growth of 77,000 in December.The January 96 growth figure is lower than previous years and compares with 31,000 in January 1995, 30,000… Continue reading Dish Ownership Grows
Will Hutton has become the new editor of the Observer and has appointed Paul Webster as Deputy Editor.Mr Hutton, 45, has been assistant editor of the Guardian since 1995 and replaces Andrew Jaspan. He joined the Guardian in 1990 as Economics Editor following ten years at the BBC as producer and correspondent for programmes including… Continue reading New Editors For The Observer
70 people have complained about the Martini ad campaign, which features people seeking cosmetic surgery so that they become beautiful enough to drink Martini. From now on the ad will have to be broadcast after the watershed.The majority of complainants, including a plastic surgeon, clinical neurophysiologist and two charities, objected to the use of references… Continue reading Martini Ad Causes Complaints
Outdoor advertising group Maiden announced today that it intends to seek a listing on the London Stock Exchange.Maiden hopes that the flotation will provide funds to reduce its debt and allow its cash flows to fund further investments. In the last three years the group’s turnover has increased 52% to £36.5 million and operating profit… Continue reading Maiden Seeks Stock Exchange Listing
Cable and Wireless has reopened merger talks with BT, it has emerged. This would create one of the world’s largest telecoms groups.The discussions centre on proposals for C&W to acquire BT through a reverse takeover, in which C&W would issue new shares to acquire the much larger BT, instead of the other way round. This… Continue reading Cable And Wireless Reopens Merger Talks With BT
Sir Tim Bell is to take the closing session of this year’s Radio Advertising Bureau Conference at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on 15 October.Douglas McArthur, the RAB’s managing director, said, “Sir Tim’s advice is eagerly sought, and listened to, by the UK’s top people. With Sir John Harvey-Jones in the morning and Sir Tim in… Continue reading Tim Bell Speaker At RAB Conference
