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NYNEX CableComms is screening the Sky pay-per-view boxing match on 3 May using its interactive booking service. Customers will be able to ‘book a seat’ in their lounge via their remote control; this is known as impulse pay-per-view. Other customers can order the event using their telephone.The evening’s line-up includes Prince Naseem Hamed v Billy… Continue reading Pay-Per-View Boxing On Cable

Andrew Sharp of Initiative Media picked up the Grand Prix Trophy for his entry ‘How does an agency or media company achieve excellence for the advertiser within the future media environment?’ at yesterday’s 1997 IPA Media Awards presentation at the Institute of Directors.Other category winners were:Planning and buying: Dan Cresta, WCRSResearch: Peter Bowman, WCRSSelling: Mark… Continue reading IPA Media Awards Results

The ITC is inviting applications for a local delivery franchise for Consett and Stanley; the area contains around 37,000 homes.Applicants must specify the annual cash bid, by which they will supplement the revenue payable to the Exchequer. If there is more than one application, which is judged to be satisfactory, the franchise will be awarded… Continue reading Cable Moves Into Consett And Stanley

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts last night awarded Coronation Street the prize for a Significant and Popular TV Programme, while Eastenders won Best Drama Series.Best Drama was Hillsborough, Best Drama Serial was Our Friends in the North, Best Light Entertainment was Shooting Stars and Best Comedy was voted as Only Fools and… Continue reading BAFTA Award For Coronation Street

Attention was focused on how Radio 1 had performed since Chris Evans left its breakfast show in January. Quarter 1 RAJAR figures, released today, show that the station lost 8.6% of its reach, which fell from 11.245 million last year to 10.278 million this year. Share of listening for Radio 1 was down 1.7% points… Continue reading Rajar Q1 1997 – National Radio Stations Summary

Quarter 1 1997 RAJAR figures, released this afternoon, shows that commercial radio has once again moved ahead of the BBC after increasing its share of listening to 49.4%; 1% point ahead of the BBC.Capital FM is still London’s favourite commercial radio station. Capital Radio 95.8 FM had a weekly of reach of just under 3.5… Continue reading Rajar Q1 – Local Commercial Radio Stations Summary

Rumours have re-emerged this morning that Granada is about to mount a takeover of Yorkshire Tyne-Tees Television. If the move took place it would finally end the speculation which has been building for the past year that Granada would increase its stake of over 20% in the ITV broadcaster. In the past Granada appears to… Continue reading Granada Set To Make Move On YTTV

BSkyB is reported to be preparing to launch a film division, BSkyB films. The new division is looking to take advantage of the current boom in the film industry and is thought to be working in partnership with BSkyB’s sister company Twentieth Century Fox.

The Institute of Economic Affairs is organising a conference on the future of UK broadcasting and the challenges and opportunities that await it in the new media age.The two day event takes place over the 1st and 2nd of July. Speakers will include Sir Christopher Bland, chairman of the BBC, Ward Thomas, chief executive YTTTV… Continue reading The Future Of Broadcasting

Saturday 20th April saw the return of New Baywatch with a new series, after the show was dropped from the ITV schedule and replaced with Sabrina the Teenage Witch last year. Advertisers in the first ad break were Adidas, Pepsi, Boots Opticians, Domestos, the Sunday Telegraph’s RX magazine and Everest, while the second break featured… Continue reading Programme Analysis: New Baywatch W/E 20/4/97