The Advertising Association has announced the publication of a new reference guide to EU rules on advertising, marketing and other commercial communications in Europe.The 140-page guide is edited by deputy director-general Lional Stanbrook and fills a long-standing gap in the industry’s reference literature.The European Advertising Briefing service is available by clicking here.AA: 0171 828 2771
The UK broadcasts of NBC Europe are to be converted to the National Geographic Channel from 1 July this year. The change to National Geographic programming in the UK continues NBC’s partnership with the company in the US and Europe.The NBC news and entertainment format will continue to be broadcast in Germany and German-speaking regions.… Continue reading UK’s NBC Channel To Become National Geographic TV
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has decided to hold a meeting with BSkyB and British Digital Broadcasting (BDB) following their dispute over digital set-top box technology.Last week Sky issued a writ claiming that BDB had broken an agreement between the two companies by choosing decoder technology which is incompatible with Sky’s services; BDB denied that… Continue reading ITC Attempts To Smooth Set-Top Box Dispute
NTL Internet has announced the acquisition of NetChannel UK, the internet-TV access and content provider, for $1 million.NetChannel will now become a division of NTL Internet, providing web-TV across all of NTL’s cable franchises. These include areas such as the South-East of England and the main cities of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.It has been… Continue reading NTL Buys NetChannel UK
Virgin Radio ‘s new DJ Ray Cokes has launched a new slot on the station’s FM wavelength. London Calling began broadcasting in the South East at the weekend and will run from Sunday-Thursday between 6:45pm and 7:30pm. It is described as an “exciting blend of celebrity chat, live music and spontaneous outside broadcasts.”Cokes, who previously… Continue reading Ray Cokes Gets New FM Virgin Show
Total terrestrial television was estimated to have brought in ad revenue of £198.61 million during March. Of this, ITV brought in £138.64m, C4 £43.9m, C5 £10.57m and GMTV £5.5m.There was little change among the ITV franchise holders, with only LWT showing a substantial change in revenue share – it slipped 1.7% points to 11% though… Continue reading TV Revenue – March
Luxembourg-based broadcasting company, CLT-UFA recently put its stakes in a number of UK radio stations up for sale. Following this the company has received proposals from a number of interested parties which it is currently examining.CLT holds a 62% share in Talk Radio, an 80% share in Atlantic 252 and all of RTL Country 1035… Continue reading CLT To Examine Bids For Its UK Radio Stations
Three of The Economist‘s display sales executives will be running in this Sunday’s London Marathon. Steve Middleton is running for the TV Times Leukaemia Research Fund, Patrick Williams for Save the Rhino and Rupert Harrow for Whizz-Kids. The Economist has pledged to double the sponsorship money they raise so if you would like to give… Continue reading Gluttons For Punishment
The Saturday edition of the Guardian will be featuring another new supplement from May 9. In addition to the changes already announced (subscribers see Guardian Makes Changes To Saturday Package), the Saturday paper will contain The Editor, a magazine that contains a compilation of news, views and reviews from other media.According to the Guardian, The… Continue reading Saturday Guardian Gets Another Supplement
Carol Dukes, joint managing director of EMAP Online, will be leaving the company to join Carlton Communications as head of its new company, Carlton Online.As well as developing new sites and online business opportunities, Carlton Online will coordinate the broadcaster’s existing websites. It is also expected that the new arm will help develop interactive services… Continue reading Dukes To Head Up New Carlton Business
