1996 was another year of steady growth for the number of homes that could receive Cable and Satellite. The ITC’s October analysis of the Cable industry showed that the number of homes passed has grown by 2 million over the last year from 6.18 million to 8.22 million. However the number of homes connected only… Continue reading Cable And Satellite Round-Up 1996
The arrival of the X-Files-type drama Dark Skies on Channel Four has helped the station to achieve its highest audience figure of the year so far, with the first episode attracting 5.10 million viewers. Overall however Channel Four audiences fell this week, most significantly Countdown not maintaining its normally relatively stable audience figures throughout the… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 19/01/97
A census by IPA shows a further recovery in agency employment. The number of people employed on 1 September 1996 is estimated to have been 12,800 at 220 member agencies, compared with 12,300 at 225 agencies the year before.The numbers employed still remain lower than the 15,400 in 1989.The staff increase has been mainly in… Continue reading Agency Staff Increases
Total terrestrial TV revenue for December reached £163.55 million. Of this, ITV brought in £126.55m and Channel 4 reached £37m.Impacts followed last November’s pattern exactly with Housewives/Children showing the biggest drop year-on-year at -11.7%, while Housewives had the smallest fall at -4.4%. CPTs for December were about 10 percentage points less than for November across… Continue reading TV Round-Up – December
The deadline for applications to operate digital terrestrial television multiplexes is noon on Friday 31 January 1997.Once the ITC has received the applications, the Commission will announce the names of the applicants, and the licences for which they have bid by 4pm the same day. This information will be available on Newsline as soon as… Continue reading Deadline For Digital Multiplex Applications
First Leisure Corporation has announced that Michael Grade will be leaving his post at Channel 4 to take up his new role as First Leisure’s executive chairman. Grade said: “I shall ensure First Leisure continues on its present and highly successful course.”It is reported that First Leisure intend to expand the company’s entertainment interests and… Continue reading Confirmed, Grade Moves To First Leisure
The ITC announced today that it will be amending two of the rules in its Code of Advertising Standards and Practice. Those rules are rule 5, which deals with the separation of programmes and advertisements, and rule 40(k) which is concerned with sales promotions for alcoholic drinks.The Commission approved the amendments, following requests from the… Continue reading ITC Revise Advertising Code
EMAP Images has promoted Advertisement Director, Sandra McClean to the newly created position of Commercial Director. McClean will continue to manage Images’ advertisement department, but will in addition take responsibility for all promotional and marketing activity. She will be relinquishing her role as publisher of CU Amiga. Andy McVittie publisher of Nintendo Magazine and Sega… Continue reading EMAP Images Restructures
http://www.condenast.co.uk/cnp5686291792/main.htmlWorld of Interiors is the latest Conde Nast publication to go on-line. Like most of its sister sites, this interior designer’s delight has a section that is updated daily. This means that you feel like you are doing more than standing in your local news-agents browsing through the pages of the magazine.The site is packed… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – The World Of Interiors
The Nintendo 64 gaming console arrives in the UK in March. This has created a wave of new Nintendo related magazines.Rapide Publishing is adding Total 64 to its range of specialist titles. Total 64 goes on sale on 28 February with a cover price of £3.95. It is promising to be a mix of news,… Continue reading Nintendo Publications Multiply
