Marc Mendoza, WCRS media group head has been appointed media director, filling the position left by Phil Georgiadis, who has become vice president. Michael Lines, sales director of More O’Ferrall Adshel is to leave the company. Abbott Mead Vickers has promoted Alan Brydon to media director, and Paul Gummer has been promoted to international media… Continue reading Appointments
HTV has today announced that, subject to shareholders approval, Flextech will take a 20% stake in HTV for £27m. Flextech provides cable and satellite broadcasting throughout Europe, including five channels from the Sky Multi-Channel’s package. This is the first alliance in Britain between terrestrial and non-terrestrial operators.The deal should help HTV achieve one of its… Continue reading Cable Company Takes Stake In HTV
Following a misleading article in yesterday’s Evening Standard, which stated that there was a row brewing over Jazz FM’s official go-ahead to reduce its jazz output, the Radio Authority has written to the paper to correct facts.Since Jazz FM was re-awarded its licence to commence later this year, the Radio Authority has looked at the… Continue reading Jazz FM Row
Today’s Retail Prices Index for January 1994 is 149.4, which puts annual inflation at 2.5%, up from 1.9% in December. This increase is not as bad as it seems; analysts expected it to be higher. The increase can be attributed to the mortgage rate.
When BT tests the video-on-demand system this Spring in Essex, programming for the experiment will be provided by the BBC, LWT, retail group Kingfisher and Pearson.BBC TO LAUNCH WORLD SERVICE NEWS CHANNEL IN USThe BBC is planning to launch its World Service Television News and Information channel into the US for the first time. The… Continue reading LWT & BBC Involved In Video On Demand Tests
The controversial Fremion report on sponsorship has been rejected by the European Parliament on the grounds that it needed clarification. Lee Jeans has signed up as a sponsor of Formula One racing team Arrow, in a $2m deal which covers the 1994 championships. Sponsorship, as well as of the team and clothing, also covers driver… Continue reading Sponsorship
Peter Brooke,speaking at the Financial Times Cable and Satellite Conference in London said that he was concerned about the balance between commercial and cultural differences in the developing media markets. “A large number of services does not necessarily produce a variety of output”. He pointed out that regulations were there to ensure that programmes appealed… Continue reading Brooke Says Cultural Diversity Needed
According to the ITC’s cable statistics for the final quarter of 1993, broadband cable operators increased their television subscribers by a net figure of 91,000. This is by far the largest quarterly increase recorded; the previous highest was 60,000 in the same quarter of 1992.Penetration rose by 1.5% points, the largest quarterly increase for three… Continue reading Cable Grows Strongly In The Final Quarter
The MRG are running a series of evening classes in the spring concentrating on the basic methodologies, scopes analysis of media research sources. The classes will cost £5 each and will take place in Channel 4’s Whitfield Street meeting room;1/3 Research Methods (Peter Overy)8/3 BARB (Bill Meredith)15/3 Cable/Satellite & TV Definitions (Julia Rulf, Hugh Johnson)22/3… Continue reading MRG Committee Election/Evening Classes
