James Gordon, managing director of the Radio Clyde Group, will be the next chairman of AIRC, succeeding Stewart Francis at the AIRC AGM next January. Elections for the other seats on the AIRC Board are currently taking place and results will be announced at the end of November. Garry Johnson, head of local sales at… Continue reading Radio Appointments
Sky Television is again attempting to block the use of unauthorised decoder cards, following the news in October that they were to take legal action against the pirates. (Newsline 22/10)Sky has altered the stream of data from its satellite system to its subscribers, to try and prevent pirate cards from working. However, Satellite Decoding Systems,… Continue reading Sky TV Attacks Pirates Again
The Henley Centre has published a report highlighting the decline in local titles if VAT was to be imposed at the budget.The latest study, commissioned by the Newspaper Society, says that “local communities would see a gradual decline in the quality of local titles”.The Henley report refers to the Price Waterhouse investigation into the effect… Continue reading Further VAT Warnings
The Henley Centre has published a report highlighting the decline in local titles if VAT was to be imposed at the budget.The latest study, commissioned by the Newspaper Society, says that “local communities would see a gradual decline in the quality of local titles”.The Henley report refers to the Price Waterhouse investigation into the effect… Continue reading Further VAT Warnings
The PPA and IPA are holding a seminar on Friday, designed to build more productive trading relationships between magazines and sales people and agency planners/buyers. 40 nominated delegates will be attending from the press, agencies and media specialists; all delegates are senior executives in their companies.The purpose of the seminar is to build a better… Continue reading Joint PPA And IPA Initiative
The Telegraph newspaper group has announced pre-tax profits for the nine months to September 30; profits have increased by 28% to £38.7m.Announcing the profits the company said it had seen little sign of recovery from recession and that it would increase its promotional activities to match the price cutting of its competitors. In September The… Continue reading Telegraph Profits Rise
The PPA and IPA are holding a seminar on Friday, designed to build more productive trading relationships between magazines and sales people and agency planners/buyers. 40 nominated delegates will be attending from the press, agencies and media specialists; all delegates are senior executives in their companies.The purpose of the seminar is to build a better… Continue reading Joint PPA And IPA Initiative
The Telegraph newspaper group has announced pre-tax profits for the nine months to September 30; profits have increased by 28% to £38.7m.Announcing the profits the company said it had seen little sign of recovery from recession and that it would increase its promotional activities to match the price cutting of its competitors. In September The… Continue reading Telegraph Profits Rise
Philip Ley, Sega Europe Michael Freter, McCann Erickson Dave Waters,Duckworth Finn Grubb WatersPhilip Ley, European Marketing Director of Sega Europe opened the first afternoon session with an entertaining case history for Sega, which made use of all promotional vehicles, most particularly PR (some real, some spoof) He also explained how Sega has a second board… Continue reading MRG Conference – Day 1 / Session 3 The New Armoury
MTV today signed an agreement with Nova TV, the Czech Republic’s first privately owned commercial TV channel, to provide three hours of MTV programming per week – the programmes involved will be edited versions of MTV’s Hit List UK, Greatest Hits and Rock Block. The programming is scheduled for between 3-4pm, three days a week,… Continue reading MTV Signs Agreement With Czech TV
