Two more national newspapers launched new sections on Saturday. The Times introduced Vision, increasing its number of sections on a Saturday to 5, and the Daily Mail launched Weekend.Both are tabloid size and contain 7-day television and radio listings but the similarities stop there. Vision comprises 32 pages of mainly mono newsprint, colour is used… Continue reading Vision & Weekend First Issue Reviews
An approach made by Premier Media to take over the film and television interests of the Rank Organisation has been rejected. Premier Media is a consortium led by Michael Grade, chief executive of Channel Four Television, and the offer was said to be in the region of £400m.HESELTINE INTERVENTION IN ITV TAKEOVERSTrade and Industry Secretary… Continue reading Rank Rejects Takeover Approach
Concord has reduced its forecast for outdoor rates growth in the final quarter of 1993 to 4.25%. 3 months ago a growth of 8.3% was predicted for this period. Concord has revised its estimate because of the lack of alcoholic drinks advertisers booking pre-Christmas campaigns.Rates in the 3rd quarter were better than expected with a… Continue reading Concord Poster Rates Forecast – Qtr 4
Marcher Coast FM and Marcher Gold will shortly be running a month long ad campaign for Satellite Decoder Systems, the company which sells unauthorised decoders for Sky TV subscription channels. It would appear that whilst it is illegal to manufacture, hire, distribute or use the pirate decoders, it is not illegal to advertise them.CALL TO… Continue reading Radio Ads For Illegal Decoders
An approach made by Premier Media to take over the film and television interests of the Rank Organisation has been rejected. Premier Media is a consortium led by Michael Grade, chief executive of Channel Four Television, and the offer was said to be in the region of £400m.HESELTINE INTERVENTION IN ITV TAKEOVERSTrade and Industry Secretary… Continue reading Rank Rejects Takeover Approach
WPP has lodged an affidavit on behalf of Ogilvy & Mather expressing its concerns over the Canary Wharf rescue package.WPP believes the reconstruction does not secure sufficient cash flow to satisfy long term interest of tenants.Administrators Ernst & Young must lodge a response today, so that the matter can be heard in the High Court… Continue reading WPP’s Canary Concerns
The Chairman of the Radio Authority, Lord Chalfont, has spoken out against the BBC’s decision to launch a 24-hour news and sports network. Lord Chalfont feels that changing Radio Five narrows the range of programmes for the public and reduces programming options for the third national commercial station to be advertised by December.REGIONAL LICENCES Sole… Continue reading CHALFONT CRITICISES RADIO FIVE PLANS
The OFT has rejected the claim by The Independent that the Times’ price cut to 30p was predatory pricing.MonS MEMOIRS PUBLICATION BLOCKEDAnother court victory was achieved by The Times when the Mail On Sunday agreed not to infringe copyright by publishing material based on Margaret Thatcher’s memoirs.NEWS OF THE WORLD BIRTHDAY SALESThe 150th birthday issue… Continue reading OFT Clears Times
Media Independent, the London Media Group is launching a monthly national research survey among 15-24 year-olds using the BMRB Omnibus, and conducting 220 face-to-face interviews.Chief Executive, Bob Blatchford, told MediaTel that the service is initially “totally geared to London Media’s clients in the video, games and records markets, but this does not preclude the addition… Continue reading London Media Launches Youth Monitor
Asian broadcaster Sunrise Radio, which won one of the London franchises granted last month has appointed IRS as its national sales house. Sunrise previously held a licence covering West London only, and holds others in Leicester and Bradford.OLYMPIC BID BOSS JOINS PICCADILLYThe Chairman of Manchester’s Olympic bid, Bob Scott, has become Chairman of Piccadilly Radio.
