On 16 April the Conciliation Committee achieved a compromise on the amendments proposed by the European Parliament in its second reading of the Television Without Frontiers (TWF) Directive (89/552). The most significant referred to two key topics: the requirement for public broadcasters in the EU to guarantee access to the public to major sports events;… Continue reading EU: Compromise on TWF Directive
A new control authority has been born: the Broadcasting Standards Commission will replace the Broadcasting Standards Council and the Broadcasting Complaints Commission, and will encompass both those bodies’ functions. The BSC is required to produce a code of good practice on fairness and privacy; it will publish regular monthly reports of decisions on complaints from… Continue reading UK: New body emerges
Quality Market Among the quality titles the Sunday Telegraph continues to perform well and in the period October ’96-March ’97, it showed the largest year on year increase at 30.15% to 863,147 copies sold. Its sister daily paper also had a good growth in sales, with an increase of almost 7% to 1.117 million. The… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – March ABCs
The Telegraph has issued a writ for breach of contract against the ABC.This follows ABC’s attempts to make The Telegraph answer a complaint by Times Newspapers Ltd regarding its Advance Purchase Programme and whether or not the newspapers, sold as part of this, constitute a full rate sale under ABC rules *ABC Dispute Update.The Times… Continue reading Telegraph Issue Writ To ABC
Newsquest Media will be particularly pleased with the recent batch of VFD figures. Out of the ten free regional titles which had the best year on year increases, Newsquest published three: the Consett & Stanley Advertiser recorded an increase of 28.3% to 31,237; the Darlington/Aycliffe/Sfield Advertiser increased its VFD by 19.8% to 64,110; and the… Continue reading Regional VFDs – Free Titles
Channel 4 will be the second media owner to release audited statistics for its Web site. The ABC certificate is set to be released next week. In the first month of audit, February 1997, the site received 2,384,971 total page impressions. The programme listings section was the most accessed part of the site.Channel 4: 0171… Continue reading Channel 4 Site Gets Audit
The most recent ABC figures show that Northcliffe Newspapers’ The West Briton and Essex Chronicle have the top two circulation figures for all paid weekly papers.A spokesperson for the group said: “These excellent ABC results are underpinned by Northcliffe’s commitment to the research and development of its regional titles.”Northcliffe Newspapers: 0171 400 1100
The MacManus Group, owners of the DMB&B Network has announced the creation of a new international media network, MediaVest Worldwide.It is reported that Media Vest Worldwide will be headed by DMB&B’s global media director, Mike Moore who is named chief executive and president. Moore said: “Existing DMB&B media operations will be rebranded as MediaVest and… Continue reading MacManus Group Creates New Media Network
IPC Magazines’ bi-monthly Eat Soup is to become a monthly from May.While, IPC’s weekly newsprint New Musical Express is to emphasis its photography and access to celebrity circles by adding a glossy style supplement. NME Style Guide comes with next weeks issue of the paper. It will include a selection of celebrity snaps, gossip and… Continue reading Eat Soup More Often
After considering the proposals submitted by the ten applicants, the Radio Authority has offered the two new small scale ILR licensees for Merseyside to Crash FM and Dune FM.Crash FM will be offering an alternative rock and dance station for 15-34 year olds in Liverpool and some surrounding parts of Knowsley, Sefton and Wirral.Dune FM… Continue reading Two New Radio Stations For Merseyside
