The BBC has complained to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) following worries that cable customers may be being charged extra to receive its new, free, public service channels.NTL, the third largest UK cable operator, is offering the BBC’s new Parliamentary channel to subscribers as ‘a bonus’ if they subscribe to four different channel packages. The… Continue reading BBC Worried Over Channel Universality
According to the latest figures released by CIA MediaLab, Saturdays and Sundays are the big advertising days for the national dailies.The Mail On Sunday has the highest adspend on Sunday, with advertisers spending £156,884 to advertise in the title. The Sunday Times is the closest behind, with an adspend of £79,475, still a heafty way… Continue reading Weekend Is A Favourite With Advertisers
In January the Guardian is to launch Guardian Unlimited, a network of websites which the company claims is the most extensive and imaginative offering from a UK newspaper publisher so far.To coincide with its launch, both the Guardian and the Observer will be running a ‘Get the Net Week’ with themed editorial across both the… Continue reading Guardian Launches ‘Unlimited’ Website Network
The Economist has appointed Charles Fox to the position of marketing services manager for the advertising department in London. John Dale is to become a non-executive director at Gearhouse Group from 21 December. Nigel Chapman has been appointed director of BBC Online. He will be responsible for the strategy and co-ordination of the BBC’s licence-fee… Continue reading Appointment Brief
The US cable TV group NTL – the bidder for Newcastle United (see Update: NTL/Newcastle United Deal) – has swooped on another British business, buying Eastern Group Telecoms for £91 million. The group will take over the business from its current owners Eastern Group, which also runs electricity and gas supply services in East Anglia.The… Continue reading NTL Acquires Eastern Group Telecoms For £91m
Cabal Communications chief, Sally O’Sullivan, has had her appointment as a member of the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) extended to December 2001, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, Chris Smith, has announced.“Broadcasting is facing a great deal of change over the coming years and I want to ensure the board has the expertise… Continue reading Sally O’Sullivan To Remain On BSC Board
The week of 4 – 10 Decmber 1998 showed an 80% increase in online holiday shopping in the US compared to the previous week, according to new research by Media Metrix – powered by RelevantKnowledge.Surprisingly, the majority of onlineshoppers during this seven day period were women (55%), marking a 90% increase in female unique visitors… Continue reading Big Jump in US Online Shoppers For 2nd Week of Xmas Season
Around 60% of television viewers cannot recall having seen anything they find personally offensive on television over the last 27 years. So say the findings of an ITC report released last week, Television Across The Years: The British Public’s View 1970-1997, which charts the changes in television viewing and attitudes over the period.Since the ’70’s,… Continue reading Viewing Habits Fail To Keep Pace With Technological Improvements, Says ITC
www.1ski.comWWW.1Ski.com is definitely the new guide to skiing on the web. It’s an encyclopaedia of up to date information on everything from flights to weather conditions through to the latest bargains, and covers pretty much all the resorts in Europe and North America, from Caingorm to Sugarloaf.There’s all the stuff you’d expect to find in… Continue reading Website Of The Week – 1Ski.com
The Independent Television Commission is today issuing a Directive to Ondigital, SDN, Digital 3 and 4 and all of its licensees, and Channels 4 and 5. The issue prohibits the provision of misleading information regarding competing services or the denigration of such services.The Directive is similar to one passed by the ITC in June of… Continue reading ITC Prohibits Denigration Of Rivals On Digital TV Market
