MTV Networks Europe has signed a 3 year deal with Azerbaijan News Service to broadcast MTV Europe throughout the Azerbaijan Republic. It will transmit 7 hr/day(1 day/week). ANS currently reaches 50% of the 7m households in the Republic, bringing MTV’s programmes into a further 1.2m homes.MTV 0171 284 7777
Speaking at the launch of the BBC’s Annual Report John Birt stated that 1994/5 had, for the BBC, been a year of ‘exceptional programme achievement.”The BBC is alive with creativity. We are listening and responding to our audiences.’The report highlights:* 4/5 peak time programmes on BBC1 and BBC2 were new progs made by the BBC*… Continue reading BBC Annual Report
Monday night’s episode of Eastenders has for the first time out-performed both the Tuesday and Thursday editions. It gained 13.2 million viewers and a 61% share of the total viewing audience and is part of BBC1’s strong Monday night schedule between 7pm and 9pm.ITV’s decision to show two movie premieres, The Last Boy Scout on… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 25/06/95
To coincide with its July 1st encryption, MTV has a new on-screen look, with new shows, title sequences, channel idents and studio sets. New shows include ‘MTV’s Oddities’ – showing ground breaking animation, a return for ‘The Real World’- the real life docu-drama and Reggae Soundsystem – covering reggae and dub music.
Whilst the report in today’s Evening Standard regarding Trevor East, Head of Sport at ITV, moving to Sky TV is correct, it would appear that the move will not infact take place for six month’s due to contractual difficulties.An ITV Network Centre Spokesperson told MediaTel this afternoon;”Earlier this week Trevor East asked to resign from… Continue reading East’s Departure From ITV Delayed
It has been confirmed to MediaTel this morning by senior company sources that the article which appeared in this morning’s ‘Marketing Week’ concerning a AMV/BMP merger is no more than complete and utter speculation.
It has been annouced that the international sales houses of Granada-LWT and Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television are to merge to create the largest single distribution company in ITV. Programmes made by these companies include Prime Suspect, A Touch of Frost, Cracker, Heartbeat, First Tuesday and Agatha Christie’s Poirot.Bruce Gyngell, Group Managing Director of YTTTV Holdings, will… Continue reading GLWT And YTTTV International Sales House To Merge
Yet another newspaper publisher has fallen prey to the increased cost of news- print and has responded with cover price increases for two of its newspapers.From 8th July the Saturday edition of the Daily Mail will increase its cover price by 3p to 35p; whilst from the 9th July the Mail on Sunday will increase… Continue reading Increased Cover Prices For Associated
John Major has won the leadership contest for the Conservative Party. The results of the ballot are as follows;Possible Votes – 329Votes Cast – 327John Major – 218John Redwood – 89Abstained – 8Spoilt – 12
IPC Magazines has announced the launch of a new monthly football magazine, Goal, on 15th September. With an initial print run of 100,000 it is aimed at 18-35 year old men who are likely to read Loaded and NME and who see football as another aspect of today’s pop culture. As yet there is no… Continue reading New Football Titles
