RTL Country 1035 and Virgin Megastore have linked to provide a major cross promotion. The RTL Country 1035 AM Virgin Megastore Chart, will have the week’s top selling country titles displayed in the store and broadcast on The Connection programme on Saturday evening’s.Country has also signed two additional deals. The first is a joint press… Continue reading Country Radio In Promotion Deal
TV celebrities Tony Slattery and Barry Took were paired together by Classic FM in a new celebrity quiz show. A Question Of Classics, chaired by breakfast show host Mike Read, was recorded yesterday at the Hilton Hotel in Bracknell, Berkshire. It will be aired on Monday, August 26.Classic FM: 0171 344 2718
BSkyB today announced financial figures for the year ending 30 June which show pre-tax profit rising by 66% to £257m.The satellite company’s subscribers rose by 900,000 to 5.5 million and advertising also saw a healthy growth. Subscriber revenue, which rose 25% to £727m, accounted for nearly three quarters of total revenue which hit £1.01bn.Compared to… Continue reading BSkyB Profits Soar 66%
R&B and Pilat are forming a new company called Pilat Media, which will develop information systems for customers across the media and advertising industry. Products will consist of both off the shelf systems like NOMAD and commissions for bespoke developmentsR&B, which supplies the media buying system NOMAD to the industry, and Pilat, an international management… Continue reading R&B Enter Joint Venture With Pilat
Five companies have bid for the production contract for ITV’s coverage of Formula One Grand Prix to be broadcast next year.They are: Independent Sports Network (ISN) MACh 1 (Meridian, Anglia and Chrysalis Sport) Fast Track Productions (YTV, Cheerleader Productions, BBC Resources, Small Back Room Productions and Venner TV) Visage Productions Television Sport and Leisure Ltd… Continue reading Five Bidders For Formula One
A new programme, Get Technology!, will feature in Classic FM’s autumn line-up. The programme, together with Technology Week, will focus on the latest technology on the market and includes competitions and prizes.Also in the schedule is Classic World of Opera which will feature the likes of Domingo, Pavarotti and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. A special… Continue reading Classic Gets Connected
National Heritage Minister Lord Inglewood has signed a Commencement Order, effectively setting the timetable for the provisions of the Broadcasting Act 1996.The main points in the Order are: Terrestrial television broadcasters must declare by 15 October their intention to take up their places on terrestrial digital multiplexes New media ownership rules will come into force… Continue reading Broadcasting Act Commencement
Tyne Tees Television is to change its name in September to Channel 3 North East.The move is a bid to reflect the changing nature of the region which, according to a Tyne Tees spokeswoman, has recently experienced “a major regeneration”. Yorkshire TV, Tyne Tees’ sister company, will retain its identity as will the parent company… Continue reading Tyne Tees Television To Change Name
A new magazine form Future Publishing will be launched on October 19. T3: Tomorrow’s Technology Today was originally due for release in September. The monthly magazine will be priced at £2.95 and will have an initial print run of 65,000. Future Publishing are also producing in store magazines for PC World entitled PC Guide’s Getting… Continue reading New Magazines
The main development in the media market last week was Granada’s hint that it may not be interested after all in buying Yorkshire Tyne-Tees Television.Whilst announcing the restructure of Granada’s media business *Granada Announces New Organisation Structure, Duncan Lewis, chief executive of Granada Media, said that he had an ‘open mind’ regarding possible take-overs. He… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 16/8/96
