TSMS has signed a deal with United Artists Programming to book airtime for the Discovery and Bravo channels.
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The release of government figures on teenage smoking have led to renewed calls for a ban on tobacco advertising. The figures show that 10% of girls and 9% of boys aged 11-15 are regular smokers; theses figures have hardly changed in a decade.The Department of Health has said it is to launch a £12 million… Continue reading Renewed Call For Ban On Tobacco Ads
The House of Commons Select Committe on Trade and Industry said yesterday that BT should be allowed to offer video-on-demand and home shopping on their network before the end of the decade.There were calls for changes in the regulatory regime for broadcasting and telecommunications, in a bid to ensure the rapid construction of such a… Continue reading Call For Lifting Of Ban On BT Video Service
Ian Hargreaves, who yesterday accepted the post of editor of the Independent, said that he intends to continue the paper’s tradition of political non-alignment and to keep it firmly at the top end of the market. He said, “The Independent is an important voice in the diversity of the British media. It is important that… Continue reading Independent Editor – Reaction
The official BARB viewing figures for the World Cup final on Sunday 17th July have been released today. The final was the top BBC programme for the week, attracting 13.4m viewers. ITV however, attracted only 5.2m viewers, with the programme not even getting into the ITV top 30 programmes for the week.The BBC coverage of… Continue reading World Cup Viewing Figures
Coca Cola is to sponsor BSkyB’s weekly chart programme, Coca Cola Hit Mix, on Sky One. Clerical Medical is to sponsor the Clerical Medical Book Review on JFM 102.2 from August 4 in London, and JFM 100.4 from September 1 when it launches in the North West. The Evening Standard is repeating its game card… Continue reading Sponsorship Latest
Bell Cablemedia, the UK’s third largest combined cable and telephone operator has raised £309m on the New York Stock Exchange. Bell Cablemedia is the largest UK cable company yet to have floated; it groups together Bell Canada International, Cable and Wireless, of which Mercury is a part, and Jones Intercable. Bell has outright ownership of… Continue reading UK Cable Flotation In New York
London Transport has confirmed that the LDI Consortium, led by the American Transportation Displays Incorporated, and Hambro Group Investments, is their preferred bidder.The bid now has to be assessed, and the final decision is expected before the end of August. Although the management/employee buyout is the other short-listed bidder, it is now unlikely to be… Continue reading Transportation Displays Inc. To Buy LTA
