According to a report in today’s FT two rival 24-hour weather channels will be launching on cable and satellite in June.The Weather Network, owned by the Canadian media group Pelmorex will launch its service on 2nd June, whilst the Atlanta-based Weather Channel, owned by Landmark Communications, will begin broadcasting on 30th June.It is believed that… Continue reading Weather Channels To Launch In June
The Radio Authority has accepted the proposal from the Association of Independent Radio contractors to establish a separate copy clearance mechanism for radio advertisements.The Radio Advertising Clearance Centre is to be established initially from 1st June 1996 on a trial basis for a month. It is then planned that the centre will be established fully… Continue reading Separate Copy Clearance For Radio Ads
Former Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes has joined Leeds-based radio station The New 96.3 Aire FM as part of the station’s relaunch.Brookes, who left the BBC in February last year, is presenting the new weekday mid-morning show between 10am and 1pm. Other changes include Vicky Locklin joining as the new breakfast co-host and a station-wide… Continue reading Bruno Brookes Goes North
From April 14th The Sunday Times will increase its Scottish coverage and build Scottish editorial into the main paper. There will be 12 extra Scottish pages in Main News, Business, Sport and Appointments and a new 12 page broadsheet lifestyle and listings section, Ecosse, which will provide coverage of Scotland’s cultural life.The Scottish features, business… Continue reading New Scottish Coverage For Sunday Times
BARB contractor AGB Taylor Nelson has revealed its method of assessing viewing figures for the forthcoming digital TV stations.The system, which has taken three years to develop at a cost running to hundreds of thousands of pounds, is called ‘Picture Matching’. For technical reasons the existing method of measuring TV audiences, which uses channel frequencies… Continue reading AGB Pioneer Digital TV Monitoring
IPC’s New Scientist is running a four-week Spring promotion. It starts on April 18th with two weeks of advertising on London radio stations, together with a dedicated two week PR programme in the Meridian region.In the first week of the promotion New Scientist is also running a competition with London News Radio, with the main… Continue reading New Scientist Special Promotion
TeleWest has announced that advertisers will be able to target specific homes in its UK cable television franchises due to the use of digital technology.The digital ad insertion system, developed in conjunction with SeaChange International, will mean that different ads can be shown in different homes according to geographic or socioeconomic factors. It also means… Continue reading Telewest Ads Target Audience
Premier, the UK’s only commercial Christian radio station, will launch its new sound on Monday 15th April. The station’s new programme schedule offers a stronger Christian identity including several new programmes. The move is a response to recent research undertaken to identify what Premier’s listeners want to hear.Premier will offer more Christian music, reflection, bible… Continue reading Premier To Launch New Programming
Mirror Group and Tony O’Reilly’s Irish-based Independent Newspapers have announced today that they will be raising £23m to help save Newspaper Publishing, publisher of the Independent and Independent on Sunday.Both papers have had declining circulations and it has been rumoured that they may even close. The new financing deal means that both Mirror Group and… Continue reading £23m Cash Injection For Independent
CLT UK Radio Sales has announced the appointment of Stan Park as Commercial Director.Both the Atlantic 252 and Talk Radio sales teams will report to Mr Park, who will be responsible for expanding current revenues and developing new revenue streams for CLT UK Radio’s two national stations. He joins from IRS where he has been… Continue reading CLT UK Radio Sales Appoints Commercial Director
