According to the annual Advertiser Opinions on Media survey by Media Audits, advertisers believe that mergers of ITV contractors actually work against their interests. The majority (85%) of advertisers surveyed feel that ITV mergers are not in the advertisers’ interest. 70% believe that the television airtime sales market should be referred to the Monopolies and… Continue reading Advertisers Opposed To ITV Mergers
The IPA has responded to the ITC’s invitation for further comments following its policy statement on 22 March by writing to express further concerns.The IPA calls the ITC’s policy “gravely worrying”; the IPA looks to the ITC as the prime regulator to provide strong safeguards against exploitation, and makes the following points: Twenty five per… Continue reading IPA: Further Concerns Over TV Sales Ruling
Marcus Plantin, ITV Network Director has revealed ITV’s response to the third episode of Eastenders, scheduled to go out on a Monday night at 8pm. On Monday 11 April Coronation Street is to go out earlier, at 7.20pm to allow time for a major James Bond film, The Living Daylights. The following Monday there is… Continue reading ITV Response To Third Eastenders
Lansdown Conquest has appointed a new media director, David Porter, following Penny Logier’s departure to TMD Carat. David joins from Media Campaign Services, where he is associate director.
Channel 4’s first programme-based monthly magazine will launch on May 26th. The first issue of Inside Racing, based on the Channel 4 Racing programme, launches with an initial print-run of 75,000, a cover price of £2.25, and will go monthly from its second issue in August. Publishers are The Magazine Company, whose major shareholders are… Continue reading New Channel 4 Racing Magazine
The BBC has won the rights to retain exclusive coverage of the Five Nations rugby coverage. Sky Sports secured the rights to screen club games in England, Scotland and Ireland for £7m. ITV, who bid the same money as BBC, £27m, is considering appealing against the decision.
Airtime sales for London News Radio will be handled by IRS when the station takes over from LBC in October. IRS currently handles airtime sales for LBC and the contract will continue, according to a spokesman at IRS.RADIO TAKEOVER BID BATTLEEast Anglia Radio has this week put in a bid for more than £1m for… Continue reading IRS Will Handle LNR Sales
Haymarket Magazines’ Car Choice is to be incorporated into What Car? from July. The move comes as part of other changes at Haymarket; Audiophile, which covers upmarket hi-fi systems, is to be incorporated into the more general titles What Hi-Fi? Your Classic, the DIY title is to be sold off to allow more concentration on… Continue reading Magazine Closures
TSMS sales director Steve Platt is to join Carlton TV as sales director of the new Carlton/Central airtime sales organisation. Platt will report to Martin Bowley, managing director designate of the new organisation. The sales operation’s new structure is expected to be in place by April 15. 80 staff will be recruited in addition to… Continue reading Appointments
Allied Radio, whose principal stations are Mercury and County Sound in the Home Counties, yesterday announced plans to reconstruct its share and loan capital and make a rights issue.The shares were suspended at 10.5p. The restructuring will involve the conver- sion of £5.8m loan stock into shares. Last June Allied revealed pre-tax losses of £1.17m… Continue reading Allied Radio Restructure
