Capital Gold 1548 AM has joined its sister radio station, 95.8 Capital Radio, on the Net. To find your way there click: http://www.capitalgold.co.ukThis is a site where, once again, design has taken precedence over usability; there is a very poor use of the available space. The site is situated within a box in the middle… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – 1548 Am Capital Gold
HTV has expressed dissatisfaction with TSMS’s trading performance over 1996 as its share of ad revenue fell from 6.01% to 5.84%. Although revenue increased 1.6% from £95.3m to £96.8m, HTV’s licence payments increased 2.1%. HTV has said that it will be signing a new contract with its sales house which will put in place a… Continue reading HTV Hit By Poor Sales Performance
Xfm, the new London alternative radio station, has appointed a sales director and a sponsorship & promotions manager, forming the beginnings of an in-house sales team.Martin Ball will join as sales director from London News Radio where he has held the same position for two years and Chris Parry, who has been working at Xfm… Continue reading Xfm Makes Sales Appointments
Amra Ltd has won the first regional consumer advertising campaign from the Scotch Quality Beef & Lamb Association. The account is worth around £100,000 and will run in 21 key regional newspapers; previously the organisation had only advertised in the trade press.Roy Jeans, managing director of Amra said: “The positive response fully justifies the creation… Continue reading Amra Gets Beefed Up
The fourth quarter of 1996 saw the cable TV penetration rate reach 22.4%, the highest level for four years, according to new ITC statistics. This is an increase of 1.2% points on the third quarter and 0.4% points year on year. Overall in the last quarter 257,392 new subscribers signed up for cable services.Cable TV… Continue reading Cable Penetration Reaches Highest Level For 4 Years
It is reported that Channel 5 will be able to reach a greater proportion of the UK audience faster than was originally anticipated.The government gave permission last year for Channel 5 to use extra frequencies for the next five years; enabling it to reach an extra 3 million viewers *Channel 5 Could Reach More Homes.… Continue reading Channel 5 Gets Bonus Viewers
Radio group CLT, which has been deliberating over the future of its local commercial stations, has come up with three possible plans of action: to join all of its local radio stakes to form a new radio company with new partners; to sell over the next twelve months all of its stakes; or to maintain… Continue reading CLT Considers Its Radio Options
