The Independent Television Commission has ruled that the scene in Emmerdale portraying a lesbian kiss, which drew 86 complaints to the commission, was acceptable. “The ITC is aware that some viewers may find any portrayal of lesbian behaviour offensive. However this was not an explicit sexual portryal and the ITC therefore concluded that the scene… Continue reading Emmerdale Lesbian Kiss Allowed
Saatchi & Saatchi have announced that Jennifer Laing, Chairman and Chief Executive of Laing Henry, is to be appointed Chairman of Saatchis, and that Saatchis are to acquire Laing Henry Limited.Saatchis will buy out Laing Henry for £1.2 million worth of shares in the parent company. The number of shares will be based on the… Continue reading Saatchis Acquires Laing Henry
CIA has this morning released results; pre-tax profits were up 23.4% to £5.3 million compared to £4.28m last year. CIA’s share price rose by 3 pence this morning to 140p.
MAI has released interim results. Pre-tax profits in the media arm rose from £6m to £29m. This was helped by the acquisition of Anglia TV. However, MAI’s financial arm reported a fall in profits from £28m to £16m this time. The overall result was a 22% rise in pre-tax profit to £59 million.
The financial future of The Independent is to be redesigned later this month in the form of a £20m rights issue.Tony O’Reilly’s Independent Newspapers and Mirror Group Newspapers will end up with 44% each of Newspaper Publishing. Of the two European shareholders, La Republicca has decided to pull out to concentrate on television interests in… Continue reading Independent Refinanced
The national newspaper ABCs for February show a similar picture overall to the last few months; News International’s titles remain steady, with the Sun up 4.5% on last year and the Times up 34.7% on last year.The Express titles continue in their decline, the Daily losing 7.8% year on year, and the Sunday Express down… Continue reading Today In Decline
Next month the Independent Television Commission publishes its annual review of programming for 1994. Channel 4 is expected to come under heavy criticism for its youth programming which includes The Word and Eurotrash. Also expected to come under scrutiny will be the Red Light Zone, a season of films focusing on erotica and deviance which… Continue reading Channel 4 Youth TV Faces Attack
The launch of the Republic of Ireland Target Group Index (TGI) is the basis of the next MRG Evening meeting. Held on Monday 3 April, Irish Night will look at the TGI survey in detail. Dave Harland from Initiative Media is invited to advertise a product of his choice aimed at housewives with children; budget… Continue reading MRG Evenings
… Aston Villa have signed a 4-year kit sponsorship deal worth more than £4m with Reebok.… Reebok has signed a deal with the Chinese Track & Field Federation who will wear Reebok footwear and apparel at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Barcelona. Reebok also sponsor track and field federations from Russia, Spain, Portugal, Belgium,… Continue reading Latest Sponsorship Deals
BBC World Service Radio is to make its most radical scheduling changes since the 1930s, as a reaction to satellite television news channels and in a bid to increase audiences.For the first time, the single English language programming from London will be broken up into five separate streams in different regions of the world to… Continue reading BBC World Service Changes
