Yesterday Sports Digest Ltd launched their new monthly, Sports Digest.The glossy A4 size title has a cover price of £1.95 and pagination of 130. The first issue comes with a 24 page supplement on Sporting Legends. The editorial is written by top sports writers from the national press who will contribute articles on a regular… Continue reading Sports Digest – First Issue Review
Peter Brooke, National Heritage Secretary, speaking last night at the Royal Television Society Convention, warned the BBC that it must not assume that it would win the battle for the renewal of the charter. The BBC’s current charter expires in 1996.Brooke praised the reforms introduced by John Birt, but said further changes would be necessary… Continue reading Brooke Warns BBC
NBC, the US television network, is close to buying Super Channel, the European satellite television channel.Super Channel is broadcast via the Eutelstat satellite, the rival to Astra which carries Sky’s channels. Super Channel resisted a takeover bid from United Artists Entertainment in 1990, but has recently decided that it should be part of a media… Continue reading NBC To Buy Super Channel
The combined ITV/C4 revenue estimates for August have come in at £115.90m – a 9.6% increase on the same period last year. The individual revenues for ITV and C4 came in at £95.14m and £20.76m respectively – a 82:18 split – representing ITV’s best performance for a number of months.In terms of contractor shares the… Continue reading AUGUST TV REVENUE & SHARES
More O’Ferrall Communications, a subsidiary of More O’Ferrall, which was set up to handle special poster sites, is opening negotiations on 12 poster sites at the Folkestone end of the Channel Tunnel.More O’Ferrall picked up the sites last year and will target the top advertisers directly, rather than the agencies.Half of the 12 panels are… Continue reading MOF To Target Channel Passengers
The new satellite channel due to start broadcasting tomorrow into the UK may be too American.The European Commission has written to Peter Brooke, minister for national heritage, to find out whether TNT & Cartoon Network will broadcast enough European programmes to meet EC requirements.TNT & Cartoon Network belongs to Turner Broadcasting System, owner of the… Continue reading New Cartoons Too American
Yesterday the Manchester Evening News launched the first edition of its weekly supplement.The 56 page A4 supplement is printed on full colour paper. The editorial contains colourful features on local Mancunian stars such as footballer Ryan Giggs, pop group Take That, the latest dance craze in Manchester’s clubs, the bogle and also general features such… Continue reading Manchester Evening News Supplement
TMD has hired Sponsorvision, a specialist agency, to act as its sponsorship arm.TMD said that they have identified sponsorship as a high-interest area for clients, and will now be able to take it very seriously. As well as providing expertise for existing TMD clients, Sponsorvision will be part of the independent’s new business pitches.Sponsorvision managed… Continue reading TMD Signs Sponsorship Deal
The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers is opposing changes to ITV ownership guidelines, claiming that they would not be in the interest of viewers or advertisers.Isba has appealed to the Government against any amendments to current restrictions on the percentage of other ITV regions that can be owned by any one ITV contractor. Isba’s view… Continue reading ISBA OPPOSES ITV OWNERSHIP CHANGES
The Radio Authority has advertised a restricted service licence to run for eight years, to provide a travel information radio service along the M20 motorway between Maidstone and Folkestone and on to Dover.Travel information of this nature seems likely to become increasingly important once the Channel Tunnel becomes operational, and would be a new type… Continue reading Licence To Serve Channel Travellers
