The Office of the National Lottery yesterday published its investigation into the naming by the press of a winner requesting privacy; new measures are to be taken by both Camelot and the press. Winners will be advised on how to behave after a win, and Camelot should provide ways of validating winning tickets without requiring… Continue reading Camelot And Press To Follow Guidelines On Winners
BBC2 is to drop The Late Show, its arts and media programme at the end of the year, according to BBC2 controller Michael Jackson. Newsnight will however remain at its 10.30pm slot.BBC2 will instead run a regular arts documentary earlier in the evening for a broader audience, similar to C4’s successful Without Walls, broadcast at… Continue reading BBC2 Arts Shuffle Drops Late Show
A MORI-Financial Services survey commissioned by Classic FM assess the habits and attitudes of its listeners as buyers and users of financial products.The section of the MFS survey sponsored by Classic FM questioned 2,000 adults about their savings, investments, current accounts and mortgages; the information revealed that Classic listeners have a higher than average interest… Continue reading Classic FM Audience Research
The New Saatchi Agency has signed a co-operation deal with French group, Publicis Communication. Publicis has an alliance with the US group, True North, which gives the combined agencies a ranking in the top 10 in the world; this gives Maurice Saatchi access to an international network once again.New Saatchi needed an international alliance in… Continue reading New Saatchi Tie-Up With Publicis
Commercial radio stations have received 14 nominations in 10 categories of the 1995 Sony Radio Awards, which will be presented in London on 26 April. All three national commercial stations which were broadcasting in 1994 have received nominations: Atlantic 252 for UK station of the year, Classic FM for popular music programming, Virgin 1215 for… Continue reading Commercial Radio Nominations
The government is to bring forward a major broadcasting bill in the next session of parliament to deal with such issues as cross-media ownership and digital television, according to Ray Snoddy, writing in today’s Financial Times.The bill is expected to be used to tidy up outstanding issues from the 1990 Broadcasting act, such as removing… Continue reading New Broadcasting Bill Expected
It’s Bliss, the new teenage girl’s magazine from Emap, was launched this week. The glossy magazine, which has a cover price of £1.30 and an initial print run of 750,000, has 116 pages full of photos, advice, quizzes and features all aimed at teenage girls.Editorial includes features on Keanu Reeves and pop group Boyzone, best… Continue reading It’s Bliss – First Issue Review
The Capital Radio Group is to open a new office in Manchester called Media Sales and Marketing North. The Manchester office will represent Capital Radio Sales, Media Sales & Marketing, BRMB and Southern Radio to agencies based in the North. Steve Smith will be Northern Sales Manager; he joins from Reed Regional Sales, where he… Continue reading Manchester Sales For Capital Group
Zenith have launched a March 95 update to their ongoing TV forecasts, including forecasts for Channel 5. The key points are as follows: UK economy (GDP) is expected to grow in real terms by 4.2% in 1995; total advertising expenditure by 4.3%, and TV advertising spend by 4.4% (August 1994 forecasts were 3.4%, 2.3% and… Continue reading Zenith UK TV Forecasts To 2003 Updates
The BBC has announced it is to spend £49 million in an attempt to equal ITV’s recent drama successes, by launching twelve new drama series. “The shows will be seen over the next two years and are part of a major investment in popular drama for BBC1”, Nick Elliot Head of Drama, said.Nick Elliot revealed… Continue reading BBC Announces Its Boost To Drama
