The ITC has received applications for the local delivery franchises for Tamworth, Lichfield, Burton upon Trent and Hinckley. Applicants were: Tamworth – Tamworth Cable Communications Ltd – bid of #743,000 – Central Cable Ltd – bid of #200,000 Lichfield – Lichfield Cable Comms – bid of #680,400 – Cable Comms South East Staffordshire – bid… Continue reading Cable Franchises For Midlands
6am this morning saw the launch of Talk Radio UK, the third national commercial radio station. The speech-based station, broadcasting on 1053 and 1089 AM, has already altered its programming format. The original breakfast show has been swapped with the evening show, The Dish. In line with this the sex aspects of The Dish have… Continue reading Talk Radio UK Launches
MTV today launched Young Adult Europe Monitor; a study of 3,000 16 to 34 year olds. The research covers personal, lifestyle, social and economic issues. Key findings were that: Young adults spend 7 hours a day watching television, listening to radio and playing their own music. 38% read a national paper every day. 83% think… Continue reading MTV Young Adult Europe Research
Hydro-Electric has announced it is to sponsor Top Club, Grampian Television’s quiz show which starts a new series on 22 February. Hydro Electric’s sponsorship includes doubling the prize money to £11,000. Hydro-Electric Chairman Lord Wilson said “We are delighted to have forged this partnership with Grampian Television which will enable us to support charities and… Continue reading Hydro-Electric Sponsors Grampian
The Mail on Sunday yesterday reported that the Express bugged the offices of its ad director, Michael Moore, as part of an investigation into financial improprieties. Moore, who resigned on July 8th last year, was completely vindicated by the investigation, say the Express.
Pearson has agreed to buy a 10% stake in Television Broadcasts (TVB), the leading Hong Kong broadcaster for £107m. The deal is conditional on approval from shareholders and the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority.
The MRG is to hold some more evening classes covering the very basic methodologies, scopes and analyses of media research sources in the UK. A total of sixteen subjects will be covered in depth starting on March 8th and finishing on May 10th.Contact Alan Copage : 071 344 0077
Maurice Saatchi has won the first round of a series of legal battles against Saatchi & Saatchi. A court today threw out the company’s claims that he and his allies solicited other employees. Calls for an injunction to stop Maurice recruiting for his new firm were denied by the judge.
On Wednesday the BBC will publish the results of a 2 year long review of its programmes. The report led by Liz Forgan, managing director of BBC radio, and Alan Yentob, controller of BBC1, revealed the BBC, although well respected by viewers in the middle-class bracket, needs to broaden its appeal. Its main targets being… Continue reading BBC Strives To Widen Appeal
The Sun has increased its cover price from today by a further penny to 23p. This move follows Rupert Murdoch’s warning at the end of January that the rising cost in paper could provoke a price increase. The Sun’s circulation has risen over 450,000 in the 18 months since the original price cut. Date Price… Continue reading Sun Price Increase To 23p.
