A spokesperson from Media Audits said the company is “surprised and disappointed” that ITV sales houses and the Network Centre are unwilling to co-operate with its initiative to bring together clients and broadcasters.Following the Media Audit’s annual survey, the initiative was devised to allow clients to meet with ITV’s bosses following widespread dissatisfaction with the… Continue reading ITV Refuse Media Audit Initiative
Channel 5 confirmed that its weekend sports contract has been awarded to Meridian. According to speculation the deal is worth approximately £10,000 for shows on Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings. A spokesman from Meridian said the contract will be handled by MACh 1, the consortium comprising of Meridian, Anglia and Chrysalis Sports. Although details are… Continue reading Meridian Win C5 Sports Contract
The first full week’s figures for the ‘new’ Big Breakfast, whilst showing reach up 1.1m to 6.5m and peak quarter hour viewing up 100,000 to 0.7m, indicate that the programme has a very long way to go to achieve the heady heights of 1994, with peak quarter hour audiences of 1.9m, and weekly reach of… Continue reading New Big Breakfast – Still A Way To Go
http://www.adassoc.org.uk/aa/cont.htmlRecently launched, the Advertising Association’s website provides a comprehensive guide to the group’s services. The user can access details on the association’s members, services and general information. The site also provides information on current advertising issues and offers advice to students.The site has a simple design which gives it a very corporate and professional look.… Continue reading Website Of The Week: Advertising Association
GGT, the former Gold Greenlees Trott, has bought French agency BDDP for Ffr836 million (£105m).GGT is to issue £55 million new shares, of which around £35m will go to BDDP shareholders. BDDP is the third largest advertising agency in France and the fifteenth largest in the United States.
UK Gold has bought around 700 hours of programmes including Crossroads, Boon, Spitting Image and Chancer from CTE, the Carlton-owned distributor.The sale represents CTE’s largest-ever sale of programmes to a non-ITV UK broadcaster and is UK Gold’s biggest non-launch acquisition. The multi-million pound deal will provide UK Gold with programming well into the next century.UK… Continue reading UK Gold Buys More Carlton Shows
The Evening Standard this week launches a new section for its Wednesday edition. The supplement, entitled Evening Standard Homes & Property, contains a mix of classifieds and features. Articles cover aspects of the home such as interior design ideas and guides to mortgages. The launch of the new section comes at a time when the… Continue reading Evening Standard Launches New Section
Ulster TV yesterday said that it was no longer part of the TV3 consortium which plans to launch a national commercial TV channel in the Irish Republic *Ireland To Have Third Television Station. The broadcaster was putting up 60% of the channel’s finance but said that it was not being offered sufficient control in TV3… Continue reading Ulster Pulls Out Of TV3
The ITC has said that it will be reviewing Channel 5’s licence arrangement following news that the station’s launch will be delayed next year (see yesterday’s C5 Launch Delayed).It is part of the ITC’s licence conditions that C5 would launch on New Year’s Day and the delay will now have to be approved by the… Continue reading ITC To Look At C5 Licence
Applause, a new theatre magazine, is being launched in time for October. Priced at £2.50, the magazine provides a full round-up of London’s theatre scene and includes reviews of art exhibitions, opera, dance and books. Each edition will have special offers and promotions and contributions will come from various newspaper critics.Applause will appear in A4… Continue reading Applause For London Theatre
