Carlton Communications has appointed Steven Cain managing director of the Carlton group. Cain will replace June de Moller (see Newsline) in the new year and will work alongside chairman Michael Green.Cain is currently marketing director on the board of Asda Group, and has been with the group for the past six years. Despite the fact… Continue reading Carlton Appoints New Chief Executive
The licence fee payment changes introduced by the Independent Television Commission yesterday (see GMTV Sees Cut In Treasury Payment),have been met with a mixed response from the eleven ITV franchise companies involved. In is understood that six of the franchises have agreed to the new terms and have pledged to pump the money they will… Continue reading ITV Companies Give Licence Payments Mixed Response
The main battle for audiences during the festive period kicks off on Christmas Eve, with BBC1 showing the premičre of the Disney film The Santa Clause and the action thriller Speed, while ITV opens with its best film of the whole holiday season: Tim Burton’s, Nightmare Before Christmas. BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel 5 all… Continue reading Christmas Day TV Viewing
Ad agency, Abbott Mead Vickers (AMV) has confirmed that it is in discussions with US advertising giant, Omnicom, and is preparing to accept a £350 million takeover bid. Omnicom already holds a 27.7% stake in AMV’s ordinary share capital and if this deal goes through it will take control of all the remaining shares.AMV decided… Continue reading Omnicom Moves In On AMV With £350m Offer
Loaded, the magazine that started the lads’ mag phenomenon, has lost its current editor and regained its co-founder at the same time. Editor Derek Harbinson is leaving to pursue other projects after 18 months in charge and will be replaced by Tim Southwell.The Loaded style was the brainchild of Southwell and launch editor, James Brown,… Continue reading Loaded Co-Founder Returns To The Helm
Future Publishing is to launch another new title based on video games and computers. Playstation Max is due out on 18 December, and will be targeted at 7 – 15 year olds.Publisher Dominic Beaven said: “Official PlayStation Magazine is the best-selling video games magazine in the UK (current ABC 314,114). PlayStation Max will increase our… Continue reading New Video Games Title Set For Release In The Near Future
Media research firm, Arbitron, has begun the first field tests of a new method of audience measurement for television and radio.The new device – the personal portable meter (PPM) – is the size of a pager, and is carried by people listening to the various media. The device picks up an inaudible identification code which… Continue reading Arbitron Test Run New Audience Measurement Device
Breakfast TV station, GMTV, is to see a significant reduction in the fee it pays to the Treasury each year in return for its ITV licence. The station, which is believed to be losing around £15 million a year, will pay a proposed tender of £20 million from January 1999; its Treasury payment last year… Continue reading GMTV Sees Cut In Treasury Payment
Front Row, the company which provides cable customers with a pay-on-demand movie service, has announced this week that it has begun searching for a public relations and advertising agency to spearhead its communications development into the digital era.According to its first set of buy rate figures, the movies-on-demand service was three times more popular than… Continue reading Front Row Seeks New Hands On Deck For Digital Launch
Internet service provider America Online has confirmed it has agreed to buy Netscape for £2.55 billion, spelling a radical shift in the internet industry (see Netscape And AOL May Merge). The agreement will consolidate AOL’s position as the world’s biggest on-line service and as a major rival to Bill Gates’ giant Microsoft. AOL will become… Continue reading Internet Wars Hot Up In AOL Deal For Netscape
