The Department of National Heritage has written to ITV companies enquiring how they will ensure fair competition if BSkyB bids for the contract to provide news on the ITV network.ITV news is currently provided by Independent Television News in a contract worth £57m-a-year. Some ITV companies, notably HTV, have expressed a willingness to consider competition… Continue reading Government Intervenes In ITV News Competition
According to a report in today’s FT two rival 24-hour weather channels will be launching on cable and satellite in June.The Weather Network, owned by the Canadian media group Pelmorex will launch its service on 2nd June, whilst the Atlanta-based Weather Channel, owned by Landmark Communications, will begin broadcasting on 30th June.It is believed that… Continue reading Weather Channels To Launch In June
The Radio Authority has accepted the proposal from the Association of Independent Radio contractors to establish a separate copy clearance mechanism for radio advertisements.The Radio Advertising Clearance Centre is to be established initially from 1st June 1996 on a trial basis for a month. It is then planned that the centre will be established fully… Continue reading Separate Copy Clearance For Radio Ads
Former Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes has joined Leeds-based radio station The New 96.3 Aire FM as part of the station’s relaunch.Brookes, who left the BBC in February last year, is presenting the new weekday mid-morning show between 10am and 1pm. Other changes include Vicky Locklin joining as the new breakfast co-host and a station-wide… Continue reading Bruno Brookes Goes North
Guardian Newspapers has announced the appointments of Home Editor and News Editor of the Guardian and Deputy Editor and Managing Editor of the Observer.Mike Ellison, formerly Arts Correspondent, takes on the role of Guardian Home Editor and Harriet Sharwood becomes News Editor after being Night News Editor for the last three years.Mr Ellison takes over… Continue reading Guardian Newspapers Makes Major Appointments
API Television (formally known as Grand Slam Sports) has been appointed to produce television coverage of the American Express women’s golf European Tour 1996 for a third year.The contract includes highlights of 15 events for the tour including live coverage of the Hennessey Cup in Cologne. API will commence filming on 2 May with The… Continue reading API TV Wins Women’s Golf Coverage
From April 14th The Sunday Times will increase its Scottish coverage and build Scottish editorial into the main paper. There will be 12 extra Scottish pages in Main News, Business, Sport and Appointments and a new 12 page broadsheet lifestyle and listings section, Ecosse, which will provide coverage of Scotland’s cultural life.The Scottish features, business… Continue reading New Scottish Coverage For Sunday Times
BARB contractor AGB Taylor Nelson has revealed its method of assessing viewing figures for the forthcoming digital TV stations.The system, which has taken three years to develop at a cost running to hundreds of thousands of pounds, is called ‘Picture Matching’. For technical reasons the existing method of measuring TV audiences, which uses channel frequencies… Continue reading AGB Pioneer Digital TV Monitoring
IPC’s New Scientist is running a four-week Spring promotion. It starts on April 18th with two weeks of advertising on London radio stations, together with a dedicated two week PR programme in the Meridian region.In the first week of the promotion New Scientist is also running a competition with London News Radio, with the main… Continue reading New Scientist Special Promotion
TeleWest has announced that advertisers will be able to target specific homes in its UK cable television franchises due to the use of digital technology.The digital ad insertion system, developed in conjunction with SeaChange International, will mean that different ads can be shown in different homes according to geographic or socioeconomic factors. It also means… Continue reading Telewest Ads Target Audience
