The ITC’s 1996 Annual Report and Accounts were published today. In his introduction to the report, the Commission’s chairman, Sir Robin Biggam, said that the debate surrounding a new single TV regulator must be continued this year. “The responsibility of the ITC to deliver effective and sensitive regulation is high, with major television players increasingly… Continue reading ITC Calls For Single TV Regulator
TuesdayNRS Figures are published today; they will be available on Newsline this week.WednesdayHaymarket is launching Revolution, a new media magazine.ThursdayFuture Publishing is launching Connect, a monthly Internet magazine.A TV Round-Up for April will be appearing in Newsline features this week.
The cost of content in European new media markets will rise to $6.2 billion by 2002, according to a new report by Datamonitor, Making Money In New Media Markets. The report suggests that traditional media companies will supply much of the content to the new media markets.The analysis also predicts that the cost of content… Continue reading New Media Companies Spend Billions
Willott Kingston Smith, the advertising accountancy and consultancy firm, is setting up a new information technology consultancy. Ed Bayley, formerly head of new media at Bartle Bogle and Hegarty, has been appointed to head the new division which will give IT advice to the media industry.Willott Kingston Smith: 0171 304 4646
Channel 5 has been forced to change its plans for its weekend of big sports coverage due to a clash in kick-off times.The football World Cup qualifier between England and Poland and the Rugby Union Test match between England and Argentina, to be screened on Saturday 31 May, were originally billed as being shown live… Continue reading Change In C5’s Sports Plans
The Saturday edition of The Times is to be overhauled. Nick Wapshott, formerly editor of the Saturday magazine, will be overseeing the revamp. He will be going through the paper with a fine tooth comb and making improvements where necessary. Wapshott aims to distinguish the paper from the weekday editions to satisfy the different needs… Continue reading Changing Times On Saturday
The soaps cleaned out the top spots again this week. Coronation Street was again top of the league with 15.79 million viewers. Although Eastenders achieved a higher weekly average than The Street, amassing an average of 14.45 million viewers over three nights, in comparison, Coronation Street recorded an average of 13.33 million viewers over four… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – W/E 18/05/97
The Radio Advertising Bureau and senior commercial radio industry figures have agreed to set up a working body called the Joint Industry Commercial Radio IT Futures group (JICRIT) which will aim at standardising the buying and selling of radio airtime as well as making the medium more accountable.It was agreed at a meeting last week… Continue reading Radio Industry Sets Up JIC
Land Rover is sponsoring Sky TV’s broadcast of the British Lions Tour. Land Rover will be fully integrated into the whole package. The deal includes sponsorship, text and Internet and extends to national newspaper supplement promotions.In another motoring related sponsorship deal, Pulling Power, Central TV’s new motor show, is being sponsored by Auto Windscreens. The… Continue reading New Motor Sponsors Pass The Screen Test
Fru Hazlitt, the former head of client sales at Capital Radio is to head Capital’s new sales house Capital Sales and Marketing *Capital Buys Virgin Radio. A number of changes have already followed this appointment. Duncan George, sales director of Capital Radio and Andrew Oldham, sales director of MSM are both leaving the group, although… Continue reading Capital Restructures Sales
