The BBC has revealed plans to increase its committment to live events and talent following a surge in competition from commercial radio stations which now have a 50.1% share of listening, compared with the BBC’s 47.7%.This strategy will involve all five BBC national networks and include a week-long live music festival in Glasgow called Music… Continue reading Some Livening Up At The BBC
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) published a revision of the Channel 4 licence this week, and introduced a number of changes in the Statement of Programme Policy.The changes involve a reaffirmation of committment to things such as education, the UK film industry, multicultural programmes and programmes on and for people with disabilities. As well as… Continue reading ITC Revises Channel 4 Licence
A new report by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) shows that business confidence in the UK economy is at its lowest level for four years.The Marketing Trends Survey reveals that UK marketing managers are becoming increasingly less confident of reaching their sales targets, with 43% predicting that they will not achieve them.“The results of… Continue reading Confidence In UK Economy Is Lowest For 4 Years
Revenue Agency estimates for June 1998 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue at £182.09 million, a fall year on year for ITV, Channel 4 and GMTV, and a continuing rise for Channel 5.ITV’s total revenue was down 6.5% to £131.04 million, C4’s fell 7.0% to £40.90 million, and C5’s reached £10.15 million, arise of 4.6%.… Continue reading TV Round-Up – June 1998
A lot of ‘special’ programmes on television this week, even if the content of the programmes themselves is nothing special. ITV decided that the best way it could get viewers to tune into their coverage of the World Cup final was to screen a 50 minute edition of Coronation Street directly beforehand.The first part of… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 12/07/98
First Press and Zone, two British publishing companies, are to be responsible for the publishing of several new football titles.Zone are preparing to re-launch the official Chelsea Magazine on 7 August, which will be a monthly publication costing £2.50. It will be edited by Dan Davis, originally editor of IPC’s Goal.In Scotland, First Press launched… Continue reading More Football Club Magazines To Launch
Adam Porter, managing editor at Loaded , is set to leave to become part of the GQ team as a freelance writer. Although Conde Nast, GQ‘s publisher, cannot confirm a starting date, he will be a contributing editor working alongside James Brown, who was his old editor at Loaded (see Loaded Editor Quits For Rival).Porter… Continue reading Loaded Managing Editor Defects To GQ
The sale of Leeds agency Poulter to its management has finally been completed this week after months of negotiations. In December last year Graham Poulter said the management buyout was being ‘actively discussed’ and that he expected completion in February this year.Graham Poulter has now relinquished control over the agency he founded 29 years ago,… Continue reading Poulter Agency Buyout Finally Complete
Labour peer Lord Hollick, chairman of United News & Media (UNM), yesterday announced the demerger of his group’s moneybroking and financial information businesses. This leaves UNM with only its media interests (TV, newspapers and exhibitions) to concentrate on.The demerged company, Garban, is a global leader in money and securities broking. As a result of the… Continue reading United News Focuses On Media Interests With Financial Services Sale
It is understood that CLT-Ufa’s 100% stake in RTL Country 1035 may be sold to European satellite radio station, Country Music Radio (CMR). The station is to expected to fetch around £2 million.CLT-Ufa put stakes in all its UK Radio stations up for sale earlier this year (see CLT To Examine Bids For Its UK… Continue reading Country Music Radio May Buy RTL Country 1035
