Drama from Dennis Potter and a remake of Gulliver’s Travels lead Channel 4’s spring programming season.Potter’s last wish that Karaoke and Cold Lazarus should be broadcast jointly by both Channel 4 and the BBC will be honoured, with the two broadcasters co-operating over screening the dramas.Gulliver’s Travels comes to C4 after huge success in America,… Continue reading Potter Leads C4’s New Season
http://www.melodyfm.co.uk/Melody FM’s web site is very disappointing. It comes across that the page is on the Internet grudgingly, as though Melody does not want to be there but feels it should. It seems strange that the ‘Airtime Opportunities’ section is emblazoned with “Forget the Net – TALK to us about your advertising needs” and then… Continue reading Website Of The Week: Melody FM
A restructure of Northcliffe Newspapers Group’s publishing interests in the South West has resulted in the formation of a new company called Westcountry Publications.Northcliffe operations in Plymouth, Exeter and Torquay were previously run as separate newspaper companies but have now been amalgamated into Westcountry Publications. This will be run by a new regional management team.Northcliffe… Continue reading Northcliffe Forms New Company
Former Y&R Worldwide Media Director Chris Dickens has been appointed independent non-executive Chairman of POSTAR – the research body which replaces OSCAR I on April 30 (Newsline 21/03).Under the control of its independent chairman POSTAR represents the joint interests of the Outdoor Advertising Association and the Council of Outdoor Specialists. Nick Phillips from the IPA… Continue reading POSTAR Appoints Independent Chairman
The Guardian is launching a new heavy-weight poster campaign for G2, its Monday to Friday second section, at the end of March. The campaign will run for two weeks on 96-sheet posters nationwide.There are eight different executions featuring cartoons of popular icons to depict the mix of features in G2 – from fashion to film,… Continue reading Guardian Launches New Ad Campaign
Combined ITV/C4 revenue figures for February, based on agency estimates, came in at £153.61 million, an increase of 2.4% year on year. The ITV only figure, at £117.74 million was up just 0.2% year on year whilst Channel 4’s figure, at £35.88 million was up 10.5%. The ITV:C4 split is 77:23, an improvement for Channel… Continue reading TV Revenue – February
The ITC has awarded the cable delivery franchise for the Haywards Heath area to the sole bidder Eurobell (Mid-Sussex) Ltd.Eurobell’s cash bid for the franchise in the Mid-Sussex district was £733,025. The company is committed to offering services to at least 31,150 homes in the course of a build programme ending in the year 1998.ITC:… Continue reading New Cable Franchise Awarded
Views expressed at a BBC Governors’ Seminar last November on taste and decency will be incorporated into a revised version of the BBC’s guidelines for programme makers.The Guidelines’ section on taste and decency will see a strong emphasis placed on the importance of the watershed. It will also reflect concerns about the use of bad… Continue reading BBC To Issue New Taste And Decency Guidelines
Flextech, the UK cable and satellite group, announced today that it has established its sales division as an independent sales house.The new airtime sales house will be free to represent non-owned or managed channels. It will be managed by Flextech’s current vice president of sales, Richard Burdett, who will report to a management committee chaired… Continue reading Independent Sales House For Flextech
The latest CIA Sensor Survey has revealed that public opinion is against an extra episode of Coronation Street (Newsline 21/03).Less than a quarter (22%) of the general public thinks it is a good idea, over half do not want it (54%) and the remaining 24% have no strong feelings on the subject. In terms of… Continue reading 54% Against Fourth Coronation Street Episode
