A radio station called The New 102 has won the Independent Local Radio license for the FM waveband serving Stratford-upon-Avon. The Radio Authority chose the station from six applicants.The license will cover Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, and the surrounding area. Around 170,000 adults will be able to tune in to the new station.The New 102 Ltd… Continue reading New Award And Re-Awards From Radio Authority
Performance: The Arts Channel, the arts cable channel owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust has signed a multi-million pound satellite distribution deal with NTL.The five year contract gives Performance access via the Orion satellite to all cable homes across Europe. The contract starts in March 1996, to coincide with a relaunch of Performance,… Continue reading Performance Cable Channel Launches European Satellite Deal
Lord Hartwell left the board of The Telegraph plc on 31 December 1995. His decision follows the recent sale by his family’s trust of its remaining shareholding in the company.Lord Hartwell joined the company in 1946, became a director in 1948 and from 1954-1987 was chairman and editor in chief. He also founded The Sunday… Continue reading Changes At The Telegraph And Homes & Ideas
Nick Park’s animation film A Close Shave shown on Christmas Eve has given BBC2 its highest audience figure for 1995 of 10.62 million viewers. The 30 minute comedy thriller attracted a TVR of 20 and consolidated share of viewing audience of 41% easily beating Wallace & Gromit’s nearest rival Cliff Richard by over 2 million… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – Wallace And Gromit Give BBC2 Biggest
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The Radio Authority has announced that the independent local radio licences for Northern Ireland have been re-warded to Downtown Radio and Cool FM. The licence for Dumfies & Falloway has been re-awarded to South West Sound.Other areas which have had their licences re-advertised are South Hampshire; for which Ocean Sound, the existing licensee is the… Continue reading Cool FM And Southwest Sound Keep Licences
RAJAR, following various press reports that radio stations were unhappy with latest RAJAR data has issued a statement outlining the changes that the new methodology has brought.The increasing numbers of radio services meant RAJAR had to introduce a new diary format for respondents, a stick-in diary or PPD (Personal Pre-list Diary). RAJAR has now analysed… Continue reading Rajar Warns Of Drop In Reach In New Survey
According to the second wave of the TGI New Media Monitor, awareness of the Internet is increasing steadily, with 68% of the population having heard of it. This rises to 88% amongst ABs, and represents an increase of 13% in awareness compared to research conducted in September 1995.However, understanding of the Internet is still limited;… Continue reading Understanding Of Internet Is Limited
http://www.the-times.co.uk/The Times is the first of Rupert Murdoch’s News International titles to go on the Internet. The site launched on 1 January, and will be followed on Sunday 7 January by the Sunday Times.The Times has gone one step further than most press-related Internet sites in that the whole paper is on the net every… Continue reading The Times Launches Web Site
The Radio Authority has announced a positive reaction to the Government’s new proposals regarding Independent Radio in its new Broadcasting Bill. Many of the points recommended by the Authority have been included, including the intention to maintain the regulatory framework for commercial radio.Also welcomed is the fact that the Bill provides a strong framework for… Continue reading Radio Authority Reaction On Publication Of Broadcasting Bill
The Radio Authority has agreed to amend Premier Radio’s Promise of Performance after a request from the station. This is the part of the Radio Authority license which describes the character of service a station has to provide.Premier Radio will now be allowed to broadcast an increased amount of music, with a speech/music ratio of… Continue reading Radio Authority Agrees To Programming Changes At Premier
