The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has announced that it is to impose a fine of £150,000 on Channel 4 following the discovery that one of its documentaries was found to be fake in parts (see Newsline).The programme, broadcast in September 1997, was about Glasgow rent boys and called Too Much Too Young: Chickens. It was… Continue reading ITC Fines Channel 4 For Fake Chickens
Freeserve, Dixons free ISP, has scooped two awards at the first ISPA Awards.The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) held its first Internet Industry Awards this week. The Awards are the first of the kind in recognising the growing importance of the Internet industry and are designed to reflect the broad nature of the industry, from… Continue reading Freeserve Voted Best Consumer ISP By ISPA
Lever Brother’s is to sponsor ITV’s Stars In Their Eyes through its Radion brand. This marks the first time that the programme has been sponsored, and the association will begin on 13 March and continue for 14 weeks. Classic FM is to open it’s £2.5 million brand new digital broadcasting radio centre near Oxford Circus… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Emap’s popular ‘laddish’ title FHM has got a new editor in the form of Anthony Noguera. Formerly the title’s deputy editor, Noguera has stepped up to take on the new role following the promotion of FHM’s former editor, Ed Needham, to editor-in-chief of projects overseas (see Newsline).FHM, which is currently the most popular men’s title… Continue reading Deputy Fills The Editor’s Chair At FHM
Clear Channel International (CCI) announced today that, subject to the approval of Golden Rose’s shareholders and the Radio Authority (RA) it will be acquiring a stake in the two Jazz FM radio stations. CCI will also be underwriting an open offer and could end up with between 30% and 36% of Golden Rose.Total Jazz FM,… Continue reading Clear Channel Want A Stake In Jazz FM
‘Love is in the air, everywhere I look around’, unless of course you happen to live in Albert Square. BBC1’s decision to show an extra Valentine’s Day edition of Eastenders, which featured the death of Saskia, had the effect of reducing the audience for ITV’s Heartbeat. The special attracted 12.97 million viewers and featured Grant… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 14/02/99
Cellnet this week became the first mobile phone operator to launch its own ISP business. Genie Internet will be launched in March, and will enable the internet to be accessed as easily from a mobile phone as from a fixed line site.Genie Internet plans to launch a range of services targeted at different groups. ‘Speak-mail’… Continue reading Cellnet Launches Internet Service
Again, some fairly dramatic changes in share prices on the market yesterday. Daily Mail & General Trust rose another 53p up to 3247p. Yesterday’s Sharewatch saw the group’s price rise by 35p (see Sharewatch).Granada also saw an impressive 41p rise by the close of trading yesterday, achieving a total of 1243p.BSkyB, which denied yesterday that… Continue reading Sharewatch
Outdoor contractor, the More Group UK has won a £1 million solus Adshel contract from Western Union, the worldwide money transfer company. The contract was won on a competitive pitch against MediaVest and poster specialist PPL.The pitch list included TDI, who have held the solus contract for the past two years.The advertising brief was to… Continue reading More Group Secures £1 million From Western Union
Talk Radio has written to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to complain about what it regards as anti-competitive behaviour by the BBC.Kelvin MacKenzie, chairman and chief executive at Talk Radio, is angry that the Radio Times, published by BBC Worldwide, is refusing to carry Talk Radio’s programme listings.According to Mr MacKenzie, he has written… Continue reading Radio Times In Trouble With Talk Radio
