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TSMS has signed a new four-year air-time sales contract with S4C, the Welsh broadcaster.TSMS: 0181 991 6666

The Mirror is launching an A4 soccer magazine on 28 July. The colour publication Football Fever will be included with the paper every Monday. A five week TV advertising campaign supporting the launch kicks-off on 27 July.Mirror Group: 0171 293 3000

The banned Rover 600 ‘Hostage’ ad, which prompted 134 complaints to the ITC *Rover Gets A Telling Off, has generated more national press coverage than any other ad for a consumer product in the second quarter of 1997.The Propeller ‘Ads That Make News’ survey found that the Rover advert had 15 articles written about it,… Continue reading Rover Ad Generates Maximum Attention

Coronation Street takes an average audience figure of 14.13 million over its four episodes this week, with Eastenders watched by an average of 13.61 million. So, no real change in the top five week-on-week. Overall, the chart remains more or less unchanged with regards to its content. The only real difference being a slight overall… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 06/07/1997

GMTV’s Fun In The Sun Spanish road-show is being sponsored by Smith & Nephew’s Elastoplast brand. Elastoplast is returning to TV advertising after a break of eleven years.Sony Playstation has signed a three-year perimeter board sponsorship deal with the Premier League. The campaign will run in every Premier League football ground in the country. Meanwhile,… Continue reading Sponsorship News

Amirati Puris Lintas has taken-on Deborah Mills as a senior planner, she is currently freelancing and starts at APL in September.Nick Daly, media director at Initiative Media, is reported to be leaving to join Carat International.At Mellors Reay & Partners, Rachel Duckett has been promoted from senior planner to planning director. She replaces Justin Kent… Continue reading Movement In The Ranks

Candy, the white-electrical goods manufacturer, has signed a deal with Talk Radio to sponsor the Lorraine Kelly Show. Candy will sponsor a fifteen minute segment of the show focusing on consumer issues.Talk Radio: 0171 636 1089

The future of Sunday Business remains indoubt after a bid to buy-out Group 2000’s 75% stake in the paper fell through at the last minute.Senior staff at the paper and minor shareholders blocked moves by Tom Rubython, the paper’s founder, to take control late last week.Talks have been continuing all this week and the Board… Continue reading Sunday Business Still Clutching At Straws

The ITC has awarded the local delivery licence for Fife to Telewest Communications Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telewest Communications Plc. Telewest is committed to serving 35,000 homes by the end of 2003.Meanwhile, the ITC has awarded the local delivery licence for Ayr to Ayrshire Cable & Telecoms Ltd, backed by the principals of… Continue reading Two New Cable Companies In Scotland

Channel 5 has added Aston Villa to its play list of English club action in Europe.Villa will be competing in the UEFA Cup; its matches will be broadcast on 5 on Tuesday evenings from 16 September.Channel 5 will also be broadcasting Chelsea FC’s home games in the European Cup Winners Cup *Channel 5 Secures Chelsea… Continue reading Channel 5 Sign Aston Villa