A sponsorship deal has been set up with Britannia Music to back the radio coverage of the Brit Awards, covering the production costs in return for airtime on the 22 stations which are broadcasting it. The awards will cover an hour, the night before ITV broadcasts the event. The deal was organised by Unique Broadcasting.
Following a failed attempt by Thames to persuade the Independent Television Commission to reconsider its decision not to award the Channel 5 licence to C5 Holdings, the TV company looks set to restructure its request – asking the ITC to re-advertise the licence earlier than planned.Time Warner, the consortium’s main backer, has assured the Commission… Continue reading Thames To Request C5 Re-Advertisement
Janet Street-Porter has been tipped as inside favourite for the position of Controller of BBC1 Television.The favoured external candidate for the job is thought to be Steve Morrison, currently director of television at Granada.
The owner of Business India magazine, Ashok Advani has bought out Euro- business magazine, the monthly title that closed in 1991. A relaunch is being planned for late April, and the owner is hoping to attract advertisers with the promise of a circulation of 30,000. Charles Raw will act as editor on the relaunched title.
Marie Therese Doran, a planner/buyer with O&M Media has been announced as overall winner of the IPA Media Awards. Three others were highly commended – Phil Georgiadis of WCRS, Denise Gardiner of Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and Nick Emery, also with O&M Media.
BSkyB has beaten ITV to the post with a $1.65m deal to screen Lennox Lewis’ defence fight for the world heavy weight crown. ITV is reported to have bid less than half this amount for the rights.
Broadcast Director of Young & Rubicam, Greg Turzynski has been promoted to Deputy Media Director of the company. Media Director Simon Matthews intends to become more involved with European issues while both will share in the running of day-to-day business.David Hughes steps up to fill the role of Media Planning Director; the shake-up is a… Continue reading Young & Rubicam Promotions
The fifth national sponsorship conference held by Stragic Sponsorship began yesterday and is continuing throughout today, with the emphasis yesterday being on sports and arts sponsorship and how these could be made more innovative.Speaking at the morning session,’Sports Sponsorship: A Game with too many Players?’ the question was raised that although sport has the biggest… Continue reading Fifth National Sponsorship Conference
Marcus Plantin’s ambition to revolutionise Sunday night television on ITV has been tainted slightly with the announcement that the blockbuster movie slot is to terminate on February 21. ITV’s further stockpile of films cannot be broadcast until 1994 and so it is unable to keep the airtime filled with suitable material. The blockbuster slot claimed… Continue reading Plantin’s Blockbuster Slot Threatened
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