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
MACh 1, a consortium comprising of Meridian, Anglia and Chrysalis Sport, has been awarded the contract for coverage of Formula One on ITV.Out of the five bidders *(Five Bidders For Formula One), ITV believed MACh 1 offered the strongest package. Marcus Plantin, ITV Network director said: “We challenged the bidders to achieve the highest standards… Continue reading MACh 1 Gets F1 Contract
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
NBC Europe, the London based pan-European cable and satellite broadcaster, today announced its new Autumn schedule claiming it is “an eclectic mix of the best in dramatic, interview information and entertainment programming”. The new schedule will incorporate elements of sister channels CNBC and MSNBC, a first run drama from NBC(US), and the launch of a… Continue reading NBC Announces Autumn Schedule
The Daily Mirror today launches a new sports supplement called Football Mania Plus. The magazine, which will be published with every Wednesday edition, is the same format as the one-off Football Mania which was published at the start of the football season. The 32-page colour supplement is A4 in size and covers not just football… Continue reading New Sections For Mirror And Independent
Granada yesterday exercised two million of its shares in Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television to Allquiet Investments, a deadlocked company owned by Granada and Lazard Brothers, fuelling speculation that it is setting up a stable platform from which to launch its long-rumoured takeover bid.The shares were sold at £11.50 each to Allquiet, which was set up when… Continue reading Granada Move Raises Bid Speculation
