ITV and soft drinks brand Tango have negotiated a deal for sponsorship of a one-off documentary called The Truth About Footballers.The documentary will examine the change in image of football over the last decade and will adopt the same style as the broadcaster’s Truth About Women series.The deal was negotiated by ITV sales house, TSMS,… Continue reading Tango To Sponsor ITV Football Show
ITV claimed only four awards at last night’s Bafta awards ceremony whilst the two BBC terrestrial channels picked up most of the others.Whilst ITV won awards for A Touch of Frost (the important viewers’ award) and the Southbank Show, No Child of Mine and Roger Cook, BBC2 did particularly well on the comedy front. The… Continue reading BBC Outdoes ITV At Bafta Awards
The ITC has said that the debate over technological standards for accessing digital TV services must be driven by what consumers want rather than what technology can deliver. The comments were made in reply to the EU Green Paper on the Convergence of Telecommunications, Media and Information Technology. The Commission also doubts whether a Euro-level… Continue reading ITC Says Consumers Will Set The Pace Of Digital Convergence
Local newspaper publisher Newsquest today announced pre-tax profits of £17.3 million for the three months to April 5, up from £9m the previous year. Turnover rose from £71m to £79.5m.Classified ad revenue rose from £40.5m to £45.8m while display ad revenue went up from £18.8m to £19m. Circulation revenue rose from £10m to £10.1m.Newsquest yesterday… Continue reading Newsquest Almost Doubles Profits
Total national newspaper circulation was down by 3.1% year on year for the ABC period November 1997-April 1998, from 28.3 million to 27.4 million.National Newspaper November-April Year on Year ABC Comparisons Title Nov 96 – Apr 97 Nov 97 – Apr 98 Actual Change % Change Daily Mail 2,126,637 2,268,533 141,896 6.7 Daily Star 745,422… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – April
Following the ITC’s recent relaxation of masthead programming regulations (see ITC Extends Masthead Programming To Terrestrial), a number of publishers have become involved in a project for a digital television channel called the Magazine Channel.Plans for the channel are still predominantly on paper although a number of publishers have expressed interest and the developer of… Continue reading Plans For Magazine Channel Are Underway
Omnicom has announced the merger of GGT Group’s BDDP Worldwide and TBWA International to create a new entity called TBWA Worldwide. The move has been expected for some time, following Omnicom’s purchase of GGT for £143 million (see
Total national newspaper circulation was down by 3.1% year on year for the ABC period November 1997-April 1998, from 28.3 million to 27.4 million. The Sunday People went down 11.2% year on year while the Independent continues its decline – down 12%. The only newspaper showing a significant increase in sales was the FT which… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – April
The European Newspaper Publishers Association (ENPA) has said it will use the European Court of Justice to challenge the legal basis on which the EU has banned tobacco advertising (see MEPs Vote For Tobacco Ad Ban).The World Federation of Advertisers has also called on the European Parliament to prevent the law being adopted in its… Continue reading EU Tobacco Ban To Face Challenge
Tuesday The PPA’s Magazines ’98 conference and exhibition starts at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster.The Retail Prices Index for April will be available at 9:30am.Newsquest Quarter 1 financial results are due to be released.Wednesday The second and final day of Magazines ’98 takes place.Carlton Communications will be releasing interim financial results.The Department for… Continue reading The Week Ahead
