CIA Sensor has revealed in other research that Sky News, not BBC1 is the favourite provider of current affairs among 15-24 year olds.When asked to name a television channel with the most informative and in depth current affairs coverage, over one third of all viewers (35%) say BBC1. This is followed by BBC2 (20%), Sky… Continue reading Sky News Favoured By Young Viewers
Cordiant plc has ended its 6-month search for a new chief executive following the departure of Maurice Saatchi, by appointing Bob Seelert. Bob joins after a career with the General Foods Corporation, and more recently Kayser-Roth Corporation and Topco Associates. He has experience in advertising from the client perspective, and according to the statement, “will… Continue reading Seelert New Chief Executive Of Cordiant
In its annual report published yesterday, the Broadcasting Standards Council said that complaints had risen dramatically in the past year. The Council recorded a 31% rise in the number of complaints directed to the BSC during 1994-95.“Complaints relating to violence, sex, taste and decency rose from 1711 in 1993/4 to 2247 in 1994/95. While the… Continue reading Complaints To BSC Rise
BBC1’s decision to switch The New Adventures of Superman with Steve Wright’s People Show has seen a decline in viewing for both programmes. Steve Wright’s viewing has nearly halved and Superman lost 1.3 million. Saturday, with the exception of the National Lottery, is a bad day for BBC1 with all of its prime-time programmes being… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 02/07/95
SIS, the company that supplies bookmakers with live horse racing looks set to launch a cable channel. The channel would broadcast live coverage of horse races, with specialist analysis and the assessment of form.It will probably take the form of a stand alone subscription channel costing the viewers about £5 per week and will be… Continue reading SIS To Launch Horse Racing Channel
Thomson has announced it will consider offers for its remaining regional titles, based in Aberdeen and Edinburgh; these include the Edinburgh Evening News and Aberdeen Herald and Post. If no suitable offers for the Scottish titles are received, they will be kept on by Thomson.Thomson has said that it will concentrate on its legal, professional,… Continue reading Thomson Puts Remaining Titles Up For Sale
The ITC has announced that it has received two applications for the local delivery franchise for Chichester and Bognor. The applicants are: Sussex Cable and Telecoms Ltd, backed by US Cable Corporation and Morgan Cable Ltd, and Nynex UK.The local delivery franchise for Haywards Heath has also been advertised; just one application was received, from… Continue reading Applications For Cable Licences Received
The National Readership Survey has issued a formal statement to the news that the COI, Leo Burnett and Express Newspapers are planning their own research into newspaper section readership.The NRS points out that they have proposed similar ventures to this one in the past but they have been unable to gain full industry backing due… Continue reading Section Readership Research Welcomed By NRS
Bertelsmann is still Europe’s top media company, according to CIT Publications Media Map Monitor. 1994/5 turnover is up 9% at over DM20 billion, and profits are up 7% at DM1.6 billion. The top-ranking German company’s lead over its public broadcasting compatriate ARD has increased from $2.4 billion to $3.9 billion.In third place is Havas, from… Continue reading Germans Lead In European Media
Border Television has announced results for the year ending 30th April 1995; Group profits before tax for the television and radio operations rose to £1.933 million (1994: £1.641 million) an increase of 17.8% year on year.Television advertising revenue for the year increased by 16%, ahead of the 9 per cent increase by ITV as a… Continue reading Border Television Results
