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The National Heritage Secretary, Chris Smith, appointed Julian Eccles as his special advisor today.Eccles was formerly a public affairs consultant with the public relations consultancy Hill and Knowlton, where he specialised in broadcasting and IT issues. He has been involved with the Labour Party for many years.Department of National Heritage: 0171 211 6200

Movie Plus, a monthly film magazine launched this week.The title aims to cater for 18-35 males who are fans of blockbuster films. Published by Inside Publications, Movie Plus is on sale now at £2.40. A full review of the magazine will appear on Newsline tomorrow.Inside Publications: 01462 436 785

Japanese advertising agency Hakuhodo is looking to buy out a number of London agencies as part of its plans to expand in the UK, according to a report in Campaign magazine. Hakuhodo has apparently hired a consultancy firm to make first-level contacts with various agencies which it believes would complement the firm’s existing London office.

In the wake of yesterday’s announcement that the Government will be banning all advertising of tobacco, the Tobacco Manufacturers Association has said that the industry spent about £20 million on outdoor poster sites in 1996. This makes up the bulk of the estimated £56m tobacco spend across all media. The TMA also told Newsline that,… Continue reading Outdoor Tobacco Spend Put At £20m

A significant increase in US business, as well as the transfer of its Hotel Technology business, has helped MAID increase its first quarter revenues by 51% to £6.8 million. There was also a huge boost in pre-tax profits, which rose to £2.3m from a £1.4m loss in 1996.New customer gains in the quarter rose 62%… Continue reading US Business Boosts MAID

http://www.anglia.tv.co.ukThis site will be useful to both viewers and industry insiders. There is a comprehensive listings section which includes programme information for the week ahead. There is also more in-depth information on selected Anglia programmes and a community action page. The help desk is very informative; it includes facts about the company and basic Web… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – Anglia TV

The April Retail Price Index was announced this morning as 156.3, an increase of 0.6% on March and a rise of 2.4% on April 1996.For RPI trends subscribers can access MediaTel’s Encyclomedia section in Talking Windows.

There have been substantial drops in viewing levels to RTE TV and UTV in the Irish Republic with a reassessment of programming policy needed to get viewing levels back, according to a report from the Irish agency the Media Bureau.The Nielsen measurement system for television viewing in Ireland has now been running for seven months… Continue reading Irish TV Suffers Viewing Drop

EMAP Internet Sales has been chosen to represent the UK, German and European Web sites operated by Progressive Networks. Progressive Networks allows Internet users to listen to, or see continuous live ‘broadcasts’ of sound and video.RealAudio and RealVideo transmissions are available from most of the world’s leading broadcasters, record companies, film studios, and event organisers.… Continue reading EMAP Gets Progressive