Jewson, the builders merchants, will be sponsoring the old Rugby Union leagues 3 and 4, which will now become Jewson National League 1 and 2, North and South. Allied Dunbar has replaced Courage as sponsor of the old Divisions 1 and 2, which now become the Allied Dunbar Premiership First and Second Divisions.…Sky One’s sports… Continue reading Sports Sponsorship News
Sky television is to broadcast the Montserrat Benefit Concert as a pay-per-view event. Sky is charging £4.95 or £6.95 if purchased after midnight on Monday 15 September, with all proceeds going to victims of the Soufriere Volcano. Artists appearing on the bill include Paul McCartney, Sting, Elton John and Mick Hucknall.This is the latest in… Continue reading Sky Make Montserrat Benefit Concert PPV
IPC is rumoured to be planning a new homes magazine, with a pilot issue ready to launch next month. According to Press Gazette the project has a working title of 20 Beautiful Homes and is aimed at attracting middle to upper-market readers.
BT has successfully negotiated a cut of about 20% in the price it is paying to take over US rival MCI Communications.The takeover deal, which was announced in November (subscribers see BT Merger Creates Murdoch Alliance), appeared under threat after BT said it wanted to renegotiate the terms of the deal. The new arrangement values… Continue reading BT Renegotiates MCI Takeover
Express Newspapers will be opening a sales office in Manchester in the Autumn. It will be headed by Nora Flannery who was previously sales and marketing manager at National Union of Students Services.Express Newspapers: 0171 921 5900
Trista Grant, managing director, of Universal McCann, will be leaving the company in October to become media director of McCann-Erickson in Sydney. Fiona Smedley and Chris Shaw, joint planning directors, will then become joint managing directors.…G&J has appointed a new ad controller in Clare Dove, who joins from Atlantic 252, while Fiona Beard has been… Continue reading Appointment News
The Broadcasters Audience Research Board has agreed a revised tariff structure after the new proposals which emerged last week met with disdain from sections of the industry.The new tariff was agreed at a Barb board meeting on Tuesday and letters have now been sent to subscribers detailing the new arrangement. It is rumoured that the… Continue reading Barb Revise Tariff
Mediavest Manchester will next month be launching a Scottish media operation called Media Vision. The shop will be based in Leith, Edinburgh, and headed up by Sue Holloway and Roy Woodward.Holloway is currently media director at Campbell Stafford and Woodward is the former managing director of the now defunct Timberbush.This coincides with the Media Business… Continue reading New Media Shop For Scotland
Youth cable channel Rapture appears to be set for a November launch date. The channel, which has put its launch back several times, will probably start as a weekend service in the Bristol, Birmingham and Liverpool areas. Production company Kudos, which is setting the channel up, told Newsline that final details were still being negotiated… Continue reading Rapture Looks To November For Launch
Ulster Television today blamed “difficult trading conditions” for the marginal growth in its advertising revenue for the half year to 30 June 1997. Though the broadcaster’s share of viewing for the period was 39.5% against an ITV average of 33.2%, there was a drop in pre-tax profits from £4.67m to £3.64m.Ulster: 01232 328122
