The latest JNLR/MRBI interim report published this week shows that more than half of Ireland’s listeners tune into an independent local radio station each weekday. It revelas that nationwide 52% of listeners tune into an independent station, compared to 36% for RTE Radio 1 and 30% for 2FM.…Nine 7 Eleven FM, the community radio station… Continue reading Irish Survey Reveals 52% Of Listeners Tune Into ILRs
David Brennan, VP research, Flextech TelevisionI’m glad Hugh took on the job of explaining the technology behind digital, because I’m not sure I could have done it. What I can do is talk about what all this technology might mean for the broadcasters and – even more importantly – the viewer.I thought I’d hide my… Continue reading David Brennan – ‘Digital, Schmigital’
Martin Vernon has accepted the job of ad sales director at EBN, the cable and satellite business channel. Vernon, currently director of Business Enterprises at the Mirror Group, starts his new job in the next few weeks.Universal McCann has had its group planning director poached by Coca Cole UK. Kester Fielding, who worked on the… Continue reading Moving On
The new title planned by Attic Futura and North South *(Newsline 31/01/97) will be called B and is set for a May 7 launch.The monthly title will have a cover-price of £1.80 and is aimed at young women aged 16-24 who are growing out of Attic’s highly successful Sugar.* Subscribers onlyAttic Futura: 0171 636 5095
The Sunday Business has admitted that it must raise its profile among businessmen if it is to succeed in the future. Julia Hutchison, general manger of the newspaper which celebrates its first birthday on 27 April, said: “This year’s focus will be on raising awareness of the newspaper amongst the business community. This is a… Continue reading Sunday Business ‘Must Raise Awareness’
The ITC Programme Complaints and Interventions Report for March 1997 was published today.CNN’s American Edition, made for the UK market, was found to breach the Sponsorship Code. The programme was sponsored by American Airlines and the Code states that news-based programmes must not be sponsored. The sponsorship credits were removed following the ITC’s intervention.Channel 4’s… Continue reading CNN Clashes With ITC
In an interview with Newsline, Leslie Hill, chairman of the ITV Network Centre, was quick to defend ITV against the criticisms thrown at it by the ITC this week (see Newsline). Hill pointed out that the ITC praised much of the work broadcast by the ITV last year. “I strongly dispute the ITC’s claim that… Continue reading Interview: ITV Chairman Speaks-Out On ITC
Do It All, the DIY chain, has produced a customer service magazine Homeplus and is distributing it to 2 million households. The title is published by Atom Publishing.Atom Publishing: 0171 837 1101
Agency estimates put terrestrial TV revenue for March at £192.070m. Of this, ITV brought in £148.070m and Channel 4 £44m. Among the ITV franchises Carlton again performed the best, increasing its terrestrial revenue share by 0.90% points to 16.64%. By contrast, the other London broadcaster, LWT, showed the largest drop at 0.51% points to 12.71%.
