Recent press rumours have speculated that Rupert Murdoch may be making a bid to secure TV coverage of football’s World Cup, although Sky TV refuses to confirm this. Politicians, however, are concerned about the migration of terrestrial sporting coverage to satellite channels. Later this week Conservative politicians will consider amendments to the new Broadcasting Bill… Continue reading Murdoch May Bid For Rights To World Cup
The IPA has also announced that it is seeking entries for the 1996 IPA Business to Business Press Advertising Awards, sponsored by Reed Business Publishing. Categories are: UK Business to Business media; National press and general business magazines; Young agency person of the year; International media; Integrated campaigns; Most innovative use of Business to Business… Continue reading IPA Announces Business To Business Awards
Paul Corley has been announced as ITV’s new Controller of Network Factual Programmes. He joins the Network centre in March from Carlton UK Television, where he is currently Managing Director of Carlton Broadcasting.He joined Carlton in 1992 as Controller of Factual and Regional Programmes, and was appointed Managing Director of Carlton Broadcasting in January 1995.… Continue reading New Controller Of Factual Programmes At ITV
The number of people employed in IPA member agencies as at 1 September 1995 is estimated to have been 12,300 at 225 member agencies, compared with 11,800 at 221 members in September 1994, according to the latest IPA census figures.This is the second year of recovery from the low point of 11,100 as at 1… Continue reading Agency Recovery In Terms Of Employment – Good News For Media
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Martin Jacques, the deputy editor of the Independent, has resigned. The move was expected after the departure of editor Ian Hargreaves, who was responsible for recruiting him 15 months ago. Martin Jacques’ successor is Charles Leadbeater, editor of the Independent Section II.
SoapsCoronation Street continues its stranglehold over the soap category with 64 episodes of the show appearing before the next best placed soap, which was the Eastenders episode broadcast on Tuesday February 21st which attracted 17.02 million viewers. The top rated Coronation Street episode was the one shown on Monday January 9th which was watched by… Continue reading Top Programmes For 1995 – Diana Reigns Supreme
The Newspaper Society has issued its formal response to the Government’s Broadcast Bill, in which it says that the Bill is discriminatory, and threatens the position of regional and local newspapers.The Newspaper Society points out that the Bill will enable national newspapers and magazines to own radio stations in their circulation areas, but will prevent… Continue reading Broadcasting Bill Is Discriminatory – NS
Sir David Puttnam, the film producer, has approached Lord Rothschild with plans for a worldwide satellite TV education channel, it is reported in the Sunday Telegraph. Apparently Puttnam has approached the BBC and the Open University, but both shelved the idea because it seemed too ambitious.
RevenueNovember was a poor month for ITV in terms of revenue, with ITV’s actual figure down on last year by 1.4% to £147.37m. Channel 4 however, managed an increase of 14.2% year on year up to £43.67 million. This puts the combined ITV/C4 revenue at £191.038 million, an increase of just 1.8% year on year.… Continue reading Television Round-Up – November
… Reed Regional Newspapers, no longer part of the Reed Elsevier group, is to change its name in the next few weeks to Newsquest Media Group.
