In the wake of having announced 17 redundancies last week (see Newsline), The Observer’s editor Roger Alton has announced that the paper is to take on Andy Malone as home editor.Roger Alton said of the appointment:”Andy is an extremely talented journalist with a high level of experience both as a reporter and as an editor.… Continue reading More Internal Changes At The Observer
ONdigital announced that it is to launch its digital service on 15 November at a press conference this morning, and also unveiled the package deals for its new service.Spokespeople for ONdigital stressed the element of choice characteristic of the packages on offer, with any six primary channels, chosen by the subscriber, for £7.99 a month… Continue reading ONdigital Announces Channel Packages And Launch Date
The Barclay brothers, owners of the troubled European weekly newspaper, have said that the title will be closed by the end of the year if a buyer is not found within the next ninety days.European Press Holdings says that ongoing talks are being held with a number of potential buyers for the title, although it… Continue reading European Will Close If A Buyer Is Not Found Within 90 Days
The new editor of The Observer, Roger Alton (see Newsline), was responsible for 17 redundancies at the paper this week.Although four were voluntary resignations, the rest were compulsory redundancies and were described by a spokesperson for the title as ‘necessary cost cuts’. Apparently, there was a desperate need to get the paper’s losses more under… Continue reading Redundancies At The Observer
The Ginger Media Group has released its annual financial results, which show a turnover of £40.4 million, and operating profit of £10.5 million for the year ending 31 July 1998. Virgin Radio increased gross turnover by 38% and operating profit by 75%; Ginger Television increased gross turnover by 14% and operating profit by 35%. Last… Continue reading The Future Is Ginger
Sky News is to get a face-lift next month when a new logo (opposite) and a new set will be introduced to coincide with the launch of Sky Digital.The set will have a special glass background which can be either transparent, to reveal the newsroom, or have pictures displayed on it. The new designs are… Continue reading Sky News Gets New Look For Digital Launch
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has received a flood of complaints against the Commission For Racial Equality’s (CRE) latest advertising campaign.The three ads went up on poster sites around Britain last week. Each was deliberately racist and claimed to be for a non-existent company. One of the adverts can seen opposite; another shows a white… Continue reading ASA Assesses Racist Advertising
ITV’s high profile light entertainment series Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? has proven to be fairly successful for the network. Whilst nobody actually managed to walk away with the million pound cash prize, viewers were still willing to follow the progress of the show until its conclusion on Sunday. Viewing figures ranged from 8.97… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 13/09/98
www.saatchi-saatchi.comThe website for the advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi is quite an experience, with constantly moving and animated content, bright colours and a generally innovative although simple approach.The main focus on the website is its presentation of the entrants for its Award for Innovation and Communication, which, although expressed in a somewhat cheesey, American way,… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Saatchi & Saatchi
The Insitute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) today released the shortlist for its 1998 Advertising Effectiveness Awards.The thirty candidates that have been selected are listed below. They were chosen because the IPA believes they have ‘most clearly expressed new learning on the effects of advertising.’ Saatchi & Saatchi – The Army Bartle Bogle Hegarty –… Continue reading 1998 IPA Advertising Effectiveness Awards
