The number of homes which will require new aerials or aerial upgrades to receive Channel 5 have been underestimated by the channel, according to a report by the Confederation of Aerial Industries (CAI). The estimated total cost for householders is likely to reach £250m.The CAI, the aerial manufacturers’ body, estimates that around 3.4 million homes… Continue reading C5 Aerial Costs Could Reach £250m
Fresh is the new magazine from the publishers of Hairflair magazine.£1.95 will get you this 98 page publication with a photo of a sorry looking soul on the front. Beyond the hallowed features of the cover-girl is an amateurly-produced magazine with a strong fashion and beauty section, but otherwise poor features.It is obvious that the… Continue reading First Issue Review – Fresh
British Telecom’s Yellow Pages on the Net, commonly known as Yell , is now offering UK businesses the chance to advertise on its site. BT are a range of advertising options various sizes of Web ads will be available and businesses even have the option of having a complete Web site designed. Businesses who are… Continue reading Yellow Web Pages
http://www.zdnet.com/computerchannelThe Computer Channel is the latest channel to be added to BSkyB’s package. The Computer Channel Online is the site that is supposed to keep viewers permanently in contact with the channel. Unfortunately the site seems to have been created by a computer boffin who has lost touch with reality.The web-surfer is confronted with a… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – The Computer Channel
WPP has published its preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 1996. The results show record profits for WPP, now in its eleventh year. The group ranks 105 of all UK companies by market capitalisation.The international agency saw its profits before tax rise 35% to £153.3 million; operating profits were up 22% to £182.4… Continue reading WPP Profits Rise 35%
Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising has merged K Advertising into the company. 6 redundancies were made in the process, but the other 34 account-handlers and creatives have been integrated into Saatchi & Saatchi’s existing groups. K Advertising billed £30.5 million in 1996.A number of client conflicts will result from the merger. The most significant clashes are… Continue reading Saatchi And Saatchi Takeover K
The largest computer manufacturer on the globe is to launch the world’s first digital television. Compaq will introduce a range of TVs by the time digital signals are broadcast in Europe and America. The sets are expected to have 36 inch flat-screens, high definition TV and all the facilities of a home computer including a… Continue reading First Digital TV To Hit The Production Lines
The IPA Trends in Television report, covering the last quarter of 1996 and 1996 as a whole, has been published. ITV and BBC1 are still monopolising the Top 20 and ITV’s social class profile continues to be relatively down-market. Number Of Programmes In Top 20 ITV BBC1 All Adults 11 9 AB Adults 6 14… Continue reading TV Viewing Falls
Agency estimates put the total terrestrial television revenue for January at £166.65m, which is an increase of 2.88% year on year. Of this, ITV brought in £128.15m, up 1.06% year on year, and Channel 4 came in at £38.5m, up 9.47%. This gives an ITV/C4 ratio of 78:22. Revenue for GMTV was £5.55m, up 4.7%,… Continue reading TV Revenue – January
