UK advertising agencies do not understand new media, lack the technical skills to implement it, and find the pace of development difficult to keep up with. These are some of the findings of a new survey conducted by new media consultancy Upstart and published in this week’s New Media Age.In general the survey found that… Continue reading UK Agencies “Do Not Understand New Media”
The Guardian is launching a stand-alone sports supplement on Easter Monday. Sport a twelve page broadsheet will appear every Monday along with the Media Supplement.Guardian 2 is also being redesigned next week as part of the ongoing changes at the paper.The Guardian: 0171 239 9696
ITV has 6 nominations for the Golden Rose of Montreux awards and 4 of these nominations are for Carlton productions.In the Variety category, Carlton’s An Evening With Lily Savage and Talking Telephone Numbers have been nominated. While, Is It Legal? and The 10%ers are contenders for the Comedy award.Carlton: 0171 240 4000
By the usual industry measures, Zenith Media has calculated that advertisers spent $24 billion on European TV last year, of this figure, $21 billion is thought to have been received by broadcasters. This represents 30% of total display media ad spend, a share that is slowly rising.By 2006 Zenith predict that 98% of European homes… Continue reading The Billion Dollar Answer
ITV has announced its proposals to broadcast the first ever televised debate between the Tory and Labour leaders.Its plan allows for two 90 minute debates in front of an invited audience, allowing time for at least four major issues to be addressed in some detail. Each programme would see John Major and Tony Blair going… Continue reading ITV Announces Plans For Leadership Debate
It is rumoured that Leagas Delaney is planning to cut its ties with its parent company, Abbott Mead Vickers Group. A management consultant is reported to have been called in to value the business for a buy-out.Leagas Delaney has experienced a conflict of interest with AMV and this is likely to have influenced this decision.… Continue reading Leagas Delaney Want Out
Carlton Communications acquired Cinema Media last July *Carlton Invests In Cinema Media and has now decided to rename the new division Carlton Screen Advertising. It was decided that the company would benefit from being branded under the same umbrella as its parent company.* Subscribers onlyCarlton Screen Advertising: 0171 439 9531
The February Retail Price Index was announced this morning as 155.0, an increase of 0.4% on January and a rise of 2.7% on February 1996.For RPI trends subscribers can access MediaTel’s Encyclomedia section in Talking Windows.
Future Publishing has announced that it is relaunching Mountain Bike Pro for the second time. The title was wheeled out of its bike shed for the first time back in 1993 *Future Bike Title, it returned for an overhaul at the beginning of last year and now its latest relaunch has been set for April.… Continue reading Another False Start For Mountain Bike Pro
The magic of Alton Towers is supposed to have arrived on the Net. The Alton Towers site can be found at http://www.alton-towers.co.uk/opening.html, but unfortunately the magic must have fizzled out on route.Holiday brochures on Alton Towers are far more exciting to look at than this site. It is primarily text-based, the pictures that are available… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – Alton Towers
