BT will be selling satellite dishes from their BT shops and ‘selected high street outlets’ from the autumn according to press reports out today.The satellite dishes, which will be used to receive BSkyB broadcasts from the Astra satellite will be in direct competition with Amstrad, currently the largest supplier of satellite dishes and receivers. BT… Continue reading BT Moves Into Satellite Dishes
The future of BBC Select will be the main topic of discussion at the next BBC management meeting on Thursday, the first time the specialist commercial subscription service has been reviewed since John Birt took over as director general of the Corporation. According to reports, Accountancy TV has fallen behind projections and negotiations for four… Continue reading BBC Discusses Future Of Select TV
Ted Glynn has been appointed chairman of the Joint Industry Committee of Regional Press Research (JICREG), following Mike Costello’s resignation. Glynn has been a director of JICREG since its formation and is also a member of the Newspaper Society’s advertising committee.. National heritage secretary, Peter Brooke, has announced the appointment of Jane Leighton as a… Continue reading Industry Appointments
IPC is beginning a new series of 20- second regional TV commercials this summer to help boost sales of Woman magazine. The series of ads will appear in the Tyne Tees and Granada regions over a period of two months and will test creative treatment, media schedules and covers of IPC magazines.Woman: 071 261 6744
Chief executive of Channel 4, Michael Grade, spoke out last night about the amount of sex and violence shown on satellite channels like BSkyB, claiming they are given a much freer hand than terrestrial stations when it comes to freedom of programme choice.Grade comments, “If satellite television is allowed to do just as it likes,… Continue reading Grade Speaks Out On Sex & Violence
Noel Edmonds and the top rating Saturday show Noel’s House Party, has chosen to stay with the BBC having been offered a “competitive” financial deal to prevent a move to ITV.The deal comes just over a week after a similar offer to French & Saunders, who have signed a £2m contract with the BBC tying… Continue reading Noels House Party Stays With BBC
AMRA has been appointed to handle national sales for free regional paper, Streetlife, which covers Portsmouth, Havant and Fareham. The paper is part of Portsmouth Publishing & Printing Ltd and has been in operation since 1981.MCCORMACK – NEW CHAIRMAN FOR PRESS CLUBMike McCormack, managing director of AMRA, has been made chairman of the Regional Press… Continue reading Amra To Cover Streetlife
Chief executive of Channel 4, Michael Grade, spoke out last night about the amount of sex and violence shown on satellite channels like BSkyB, claiming they are given a much freer hand than terrestrial stations when it comes to freedom of programme choice.Grade comments, “If satellite television is allowed to do just as it likes,… Continue reading Grade Speaks Out On Sex & Violence
Noel Edmonds and the top rating Saturday show Noel’s House Party, has chosen to stay with the BBC having been offered a “competitive” financial deal to prevent a move to ITV.The deal comes just over a week after a similar offer to French & Saunders, who have signed a £2m contract with the BBC tying… Continue reading Noels House Party Stays With BBC
IPC is beginning a new series of 20- second regional TV commercials this summer to help boost sales of Woman magazine. The series of ads will appear in the Tyne Tees and Granada regions over a period of two months and will test creative treatment, media schedules and covers of IPC magazines.Woman: 071 261 6744
