Ian Sewell has been appointed a director of the Independent Radio Group operations, a move that take him from Radio Forth. He will be responsible for assisting in the sale operations for 96.3 QFM, the radio station that was acquired by IRG in December 1995.IRG: 0141 887 9630
The addition of Sunday’s fourth episode of Coronation Street has not helped ITV to dominate this week’s top thirty programmes list. The episode which featured the return of hairdresser Denise Osbourne attracted an audience of 15.67 million viewers.Only Wednesday’s episode of Coronation Street attracted less viewers and this was because of the move to 9.30pm… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – W/E 24/11/96
The oil company Texaco is close to signing a deal which will seem them sponsor ITV’s Formula One Coverage. The deal with Texaco is said to be worth £12m over three years and would see the company’s logo appearing before, after and in between races.Annabel Jones of Lowe Bell Good Relations, who are brokering the… Continue reading Texaco To Sponsor ITV’s Formula One Coverage
Flextech is relaunching Family Channel in February as Challenge TV . The change follows on from Family Channel’s themed ‘Challenge Weekends’ which were running earlier in the year. The new channel will continue the pattern of interactive programming strands, which was very successful in attracting new viewers to the Family Channel.Challenge TV will transmit from… Continue reading Family Channel Takes The Challenge
The Lowe Group has today announced that it will be creating a new media company across Europe called Western International Media Europe.The company is the result of a joint venture between the Lowe Group, Initiative Media and Western International Media of the USA. The network will launch in January from Lowe’s headquarters in London and… Continue reading Lowe Group Creates New Media Company
The Guardian newspaper is expanding its current media section and turning it into a stand alone supplement. The change will occur from Monday January 13th and will include special new features such as: an advertising column written by industry insiders; a weekly profile of a media consumer and a section on how to handle the… Continue reading Guardian Makes Media Section Grow
Emap Metro has bought XL, the men’s health and fitness title, from Affinity Publishing. Emap will begin publishing the title in February. It will be the third publisher for the magazine in twelve months: Affinity bought it from Stonehart Publishing in February this year *Magazine Changes: Superclassics, XL And New Statesman.…Haymarket Business Publications has bought… Continue reading Magazine Briefs
Liberty Publishing has announced that Ian Scott has resigned from the post of ad director at Punch. He will leave the title at the end of the month.This week’s edition of Punch shows the results of a range of editorial changes which have been made under acting editor Stewart Stevens. These include alterations to the… Continue reading Punch Ad Director Leaves
The Advertising Association has welcomed the news that bingo operators will be allowed to advertise their facilities and prizes for the first time. The announcement from the National Heritage that the operators will be able to advertise on television, radio and cinema follows a similar decision to allow betting shops and casinos to advertise their… Continue reading AA Welcomes Relaxation On Bingo Advertising
According to a report in Marketing Week, the IPA is asking ISBA to resist the campaign for increased commercial minutage because it poses a threat to Channel 5.In a letter leaked to the magazine the IPA says that changes in the airtime market could prejudice C5’s “chances of survival” as a competitor to ITV and… Continue reading IPA Pushes For Curb On Ad Minutage
