Amateur Photographer is producing its biggest ever annual erotica issue. The special issue will include interviews with Playboy photographers and examples from their portfolios; the aim of course is to help readers improve their camera technique!The issue is on sale today for £2.00.IPC: 0171 261 5100
Capital Sales and Marketing, the new sales business resulting from the merger of MSM and Capital Radio Sales *Capital Restructures Sales, has announced its new team. The new division has eight account teams who will sell air time across all Capital owned radio stations to both agencies and advertisers. These teams will be headed by… Continue reading A Capital Team
Channel 5’s sales director Nick Milligan has had to reduce his initial forecasts for share of adult and 16-34 impacts. Milligan has written to agencies saying that, due to analysis of the first Channel 5 BARB data, he has dropped his adult impacts forecast from 10% by the end of the year to 7% and… Continue reading C5 Reduce Impact Forecasts
The Radio Authority has fined Leicester Sound £5,000 for failing to reach the minimum speech levels required in its programming.Spectrum International Radio has also been fined £5,000 for failure to observe the rules on due impartiality and undue prominence. A discussion programme aimed at Asian listeners featured undue prominence of particular views from a politician,… Continue reading Fines For Radio Stations
Chris Smith, the heritage secretary, is reported to be considering ending the Channel 4 funding formula. The system, where by Channel 4 is forced to make regular payments to the ITV companies, is now up for review. Smith has written to all the interested parties asking for views on the continued need for this funding… Continue reading Channel 4 Funding Up For Review
The governors of the BBC may become accountable to the Commons’ national heritage committee. Chris Smith, the national heritage secretary, mentioned the possibility at the annual meeting of the BBC management and governors last week. There are also plans to ensure that the BBC senior management contains more people with relevant media experience.
CNN is due to announce today its plans for a personalised news service on the Internet. According to the FT CNN has joined Oracle, the database software company, to launch a text, graphics and video service which is tailored to individual users’ needs.This is an extension of CNN’s previous plans which were to produce a… Continue reading CNN To Launch Internet News Service
The ITC received 82 complaints from viewers in April objecting to the inclusion of ad breaks in ITV’s coverage of Formula One. Many of the complaints drew analogies with coverage of football where no advertising is permitted during play.The ITC, however, noted that ad breaks have always been acceptable during coverage of long, continuous sporting… Continue reading Formula One Puts The Breaks On And Upsets Viewers
Thomson Directories has been bought out by its management for £80 million. The management team is is backed by 3I, the UK’s largest provider of investment capital. The publication was bought from US West International who earlier in the year stated its intention to focus on its cable telephone and wireless communication business.Headed by Gary… Continue reading Thomson Directories Sold
Return of the Swamp Thing, shown on Channel 5 on Monday 12th May, was watched by a consolidated audience of 1.112 million which is an average audience for the slot, though it is a high figure in comparison with the rest of the channel’s viewing.Viewing was highest for this film in the Central Scotland, North… Continue reading Programme Analysis: Return Of The Swamp Thing W/E 18/5/97
