As the launch of ITV’s new digital TV channel (see Newsline), ITV2 approaches, the company has said that it is not planning to have a separate airtime sales house for the service. Instead it intends to set up a sales committee comprising representatives from each of ITV’s three sales houses, TSMS, Carlton Sales and Laser.Each… Continue reading ITV2 To Have No Dedicated Sales House
Cable and communications company, NTL, has just unveiled plans to launch what it claims to be the UK’s first fully interactive television service. The operator is to distribute set-top boxes for its service outside NTL cable franchise areas, making it nationally available.The service, set to launch next Spring, is not to be confused with cable… Continue reading NTL Unveils Interactive Services
The BBC is due to announce plans this afternoon to reorganise its television news service. It is understood that the Six O’Clock News is to be extended by half an hour, and will concentrate on national and regional reports, with the Nine O’clock News focusing more on global events and situations.The development comes after ITN’s… Continue reading BBC Plans To Shift News
Ministry, the magazine published by the Ministry Of Sound, has undergone some reorganisation. The title’s editor, Pauline Haldane, has left for family reasons, and Conor McNicholas (features editor) and Viv Craske (music editor) have also left the publication.The title launched in late 1997 (see Newsline), click here to see a review of the first issue,… Continue reading Shake-Up At The Ministry
Los Angeles City Council has passed a law which will result in tobacco and alcohol ads being removed from 98% of the city’s billboards. The Council voted unanimously on a ban that includes billboards, foodstore windows and outdoor venues within 1,000 feet of schools, parks and residential areas.
The EU’s “Television without Frontiers” directive, aimed at ensuring the free movement of television programmes in the single market, has been extended to other European countries through a new Council of Europe convention. Negotiated in parallel with “Television without Frontiers”, the Council´s 1989 Convention on Cross-Border Television has been ratified by 18 countries (Austria, Cyprus,… Continue reading EU: Council of Europe endorses TVWF
In 1983, less than half the population said that they would ever go to the cinema; last year three quarters of the UK visited the big screen at some point during the year. It seems that the movies have found a place in Britons’ hearts and it currently shows little sign of waning.Excepting a little… Continue reading Cinema Puts Bums On Seats
The Court of First Instance has criticised the European Commission for not acting within a reasonable time limit on the financing of public television channels in Spain. Following a complaint by the private commercial company Telecinco in March 1992, challenging the legality of state aid to public television channels, the Court found that by 1996,… Continue reading EU: EC criticised over inaction
The first full week’s data on the viewing of TV3, the new Irish TV channel (see Newsline) has been made available by The Media Bureau. TV3 is described as having got off to ‘an impressive start’, with some 75% of adults currently capable of receiving the channel having at least looked at the station.The channel… Continue reading TV3’s First Week Performance
The European Commission has decided on the content of a proposed directive which will require manufacturers and retailers to provide potential car buyers with information on vehicle fuel consumption. A Commission spokesman said: “The objective of the proposal is to direct consumer choice towards fuel-saving models and to contribute thereby to the Community strategy of… Continue reading EU: EC proposes “labelling” for cars
