The Department of Heritage has been renamed the Department For Culture, Media and Sport. This is to reflect the change of emphasis the new government intends to bring to the department. The Department For Culture, Media and Sport intends to have a role in preserving the past, but also to look to the future. A… Continue reading Name Change
The Quality MarketThe Daily Telegraph is still the highest selling paper in this sector, selling 1,090,505 copies in June and increasing 3.4% year-on-year. The Financial Times saw the greatest increase in sales in this sector, rising 8.5% to record 326,676 in June 1997. There is no let-up in site for The Independent the paper lost… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – June ABCs
MediaTel is inviting people to come and discover more about the MediaTel database at the Webshack café in the heart of London’s Soho.To get the most from the MediaTel site book into one of these sessions:The time: 11am – 1pmThe date: 24, 25, 30, 31 July & 1 AugustThe place: WEBSHACK Internet cafe, 15 Dean… Continue reading Get The Most Out Of MediaTel
Future Publishing has added another title to the growing music magazine market. But, The Band is different; rather than spending its time painting wild pictures of rock-n-roll lifestyles, it concentrates on the ‘real’ side of popular music. This magazine is aimed at anyone involved or interested in music. Unlike many of its competing titles, The… Continue reading First Issue Review – The Band
A wide variety of viewpoints were heard at the Government-organised Anti-Smoking Summit yesterday. Speaking about the proposed tobacco advertising ban, Tessa Jowell, the public health minister, told the conference: “We know that there is no single measure which is magically going to persuade everyone to stop smoking. But, equally no other measures will be effective… Continue reading Tobacco Ad Ban Moves A Step Closer
Having played the position of sole event sponsor for the last three years, Littlewoods has signed a deal to sponsor the ITV Network coverage of the FA Cup next season.The deal, said to be worth around £1 million, kicks-off with the Charity Shield match in August and continues with the ITV third-round matches which begin… Continue reading Littlewoods To Sponsor FA Cup On TV
UK Gold has moved premises. The TV station now broadcasts from:Flextech Television160 Great Portland StreetLondon W1N 5TBTel: 0171 299 5000
The Health Education Authority has chosen the Braben Company to handle its safer sex radio campaign which will roll out this summer.The campaign, designed to communicate a ‘safer sex on holiday’ message to 16-24 year olds, will run on the three Kiss Stations in London, Manchester and Leeds from 28 July to 1 August.The Braben… Continue reading The Braben Company Wins Government Account
The newly christened Department for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed an inter-departmental creative industries task force. Its members include Richard Branson; Sir David Puttnam, the film-maker; Alan McGee, the owner of Foundation Records; the designer Paul Smith and the main Board director of WPP, Eric Salama.Chris Smith, the secretary of state for culture, media… Continue reading WPP Director Joins Government Task Force
