Classic FM yesterday announced a £2.2m deal with Crosse and Blackwell, who will sponsor Masterclass, the musical education programme.The Masterclass package, which includes sponsorship and airtime is the largest such deal in UK commercial radio history. Crosse & Blackwell will partner Classic FM for initially two and a half years.The package includes: A branded one… Continue reading Classic Fm In Largest Ever Radio Deal
The closing date for sending comments to the ITC for the Discussion Documents on Digital Television and the Future of Channel 5 are 30 September and 15 October respectively. (Newsline 20/7)The Digital Television study was to investigate the consequences of using UHF channels 35 and 37 (so far set aside for Channel 5) for digital… Continue reading Channel 5 Future Report
Yesterday three new members were appointed to the Press Complaints Commission. The Commission now has a majority of non-industry members in response to criticism that it was not independent enough.The move precedes publication of the government white paper on press regulation, which is expected to introduce new privacy offences and to recommend a voluntary ombudsman… Continue reading Press Complaints Commission Move
The IPA elected two Scottish agencies, Faulds Advertising and Guy Robertson Advertising into membership at the Council Meeting on 9 September.This brings the total number of companies in IPA membership to 228 and total personal membership to 939.Nick Phillips IPA 071 235 7020
The closing date for sending comments to the ITC for the Discussion Documents on Digital Television and the Future of Channel 5 are 30 September and 15 October respectively. (Newsline 20/7)The Digital Television study was to investigate the consequences of using UHF channels 35 and 37 (so far set aside for Channel 5) for digital… Continue reading Channel 5 Future Report
Mirror Group Newspapers confirmed yesterday that it has signed a 5 year rent-free deal to move to Canary Wharf in the Docklands.The deal, for a 25 year lease, includes a £5m payment by Canary Wharf to MGN. The move should take place early next year, with MGN occupying five floors of the centre tower. MGN… Continue reading Mirror To Move To Canary Wharf
The ABC figures for the National Daily Newspapers released on MediaTel on Friday afternoon contained one error; the figure for the month of August for the Mail on Sunday should read 1,915,396 and not 1,932,598. This is a decrease on the July 1993 figure of 1%.
First-half operating profits of the Westminster Press arm of the Pearson empire rose 121% to £4.2m from £1.9m in the first half of last year.Ulster Television announced pre-tax profits of £1.97m for the six months to the end of June, up 10% from £1.79m. The improvement in profits was after deducting a half year pro-rata… Continue reading Westminster Press/Ulster TV Profits
Carlton Communications, the television company which has the independent TV franchise for London, and a stake in ITN, is interested in acquiring a stake in Newspaper Publishing, owners of The Independent and Independent on Sunday.The move is seen as a challenge to the regulations limiting cross-ownership of newspaper and TV stations, and to media magnate… Continue reading Carlton May Buy Into Independent
PopularsThe latest national newspaper ABCs for August’93 show that reducing cover prices does have a direct bearing on sales. The Sun’s August’s ABC is up by more than 350,000 on June, before the price war began, to 3,832,397. The newspaper has also recorded its first year-on-year increase in its 6-monthly ABC for well over a… Continue reading National Press Round-Up
