The Radio Authority has received 13 applications for the new regional ILR licence for the Solent area. The applicants for the FM licence are:Crest 105 – (Corporate Radio Ltd, Joseph Swain 01209 314 400): The programme will be centred around melodic contemporary and easy-listening music, with news, weather, travel and leisure for over 35 year-olds.Heritage… Continue reading Solent Radio
The Independent Radio and Television Commission has short-listed four applicants for an independent radio licence for Limerick city and county. The Commission hopes to make the decision on the successful applicant by the end of April.The four short-listed applicants are as follows:Treaty Broadcasting Ltd – Contact Michael McNamara: 0161 401 111Limerick Radio and Media Ltd… Continue reading A Licence For Limerick
The ITC has issued a formal warning to Carlton Television for significant breaches to the programme code. This warning was issued in relation to Now We’re Talking, broadcast in December 1996. The Commission decided that there were several breaches of the programme code and the code of programme sponsorship. The Commission felt that BT Talkworks… Continue reading Carlton, BSkyB And Tyne Tees Receive Formal Warnings
It is reported that Chris Forrest, planning director of Duckworth films is quitting to join Red Spider, the planning group. Rachel Walker will takeover his responsibilities at Duckworth.Meanwhile, Felix Velarde planning director at Hyperinteractive has left the company, which he helped to start-up, to find a rival agency. His new agency <Head> New Media is… Continue reading Directors’ New Plans
Channel 5 has now come to an agreement with most of the UK cable operators *Cables Crossed With Channel 5, who have agreed to carry Channel 5. This means that an extra 500,000 outside the channel’s terrestrial transmission areas will now be able to receive the new channel.5 has still not managed to secure extra… Continue reading 500,000 More Homes To Get Channel 5
The Independent Television Commission will tomorrow announce its new rules on sponsorship and, in particular, “masthead programming.”It is expected that masthead programming will be allowed on all commercial channels, apart from ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 and that there will also be more flexible rules for the use of straplines and sponsorship of “how… Continue reading ITC To Announce New Sponsorship Code
The Plain English Campaign has turned its attention to Web sites and has announced its first Cyber-Crystal Mark. The NatWest Group is the first to be awarded the mark, to check out the standard go to http://www.natwest.co.uk. The Plain English Campaign has five teams checking 100 sites a day for good and bad use of… Continue reading Web Round-Up – W/E 28/3/97
Budweiser may be forced to pull its sponsorship for the next World Cup as a result of the tough French ban on alcohol advertising.Budweiser, one of many sponsors for the event which normally pulls in record amounts of TV viewers from around the world, is understood to be in negotiations with the French authorities to… Continue reading Budweiser World Cup Sponsorship Deal Under Threat
Network and regional news teams and current affairs teams will be working together in the Election 97 programming on ITV. ITV’s deputy controller of network factual programmes, Marion Bowman, said: “This is the biggest investment ITV has ever made in election coverage and we are exploiting the strengths of our network partnerships to the utmost.”ITV… Continue reading ITV Unveils Its Election Plans
Marie Claire magazine has launched a Russian edition. Editor in chief, Carrie Doyle and managing editor, Anna Barinova have put together a team of young Russian journalists who have adapted the Marie Claire formula and layout to the Russian market. Marie Claire Russia will offer its readers a refined and sophisticated, yet practical and day-to-day… Continue reading Marie Claire Launches In Russia
