In the joint Marketing Week and Register-MEAL agency league table, Saatchi & Saatchi once again came out top, with an increase of 12% on last years total expenditure. The best performance was by Abbott Mead Vickers.BBDO, who rose four places on last year, with a 35% increase in expenditure on last year.TOP 10 AGENCIES Agency… Continue reading Top 10 Advertising Agencies
BMP DDB Needham and Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO have joined forces with Alban Communications to launch a new joint venture company; the new poster specialist, Outdoor Connection, will launch on 1 January 1994, with projected billings of around £14m.The three partners will each have a stake of a third in the company. Alban, the holding… Continue reading New Outdoor Specialist Created
It has been confirmed that Associated Newspapers has won the contract to supply a London based cable television channel.Associated Newspapers, with its partner SelecTV hope to launch the channel by early next year. Channel One aims to broadcast 4-5 hours of original news, entertainment and sport programming each day, as well as archive material. Associated… Continue reading London Cable TV Confirmed
On 8 November the IPA is holding a meeting entitled “How To Start Up Your Own Advertising Agency”.Speaking will be Martin Boase, who will talk about the early days of BMP, and how it was built into the agency of today.The meeting will take place at 7pm. Tickets are £8 and are available from the… Continue reading IPA Meeting
Steve Ireland has been appointed Director of Programming at UK Gold. He was Director of Programmes at Tyne Tees TV.Bruce Steinberg, commenting on his appointment, said “Programming is fundamental to the success of any channel, and Steve’s extensive experience at the BBC and Tyne Tees will be invaluable to Gold. UK Gold has been on… Continue reading New Director Of Programming – UK Gold
London Interconnect, the consortium of London based cable operators previously known as LACOS is expected to announce today who has been awarded the contract to supply the new cable television station for London.Associated Newspapers is widely expected to have beaten competition from Mirror Group Newspapers and a joint bid from Carlton and LWT. Associated Newspapers’… Continue reading London Cable TV Announced Today
Channel 4 is likely to show MTV’s controversial animation series, Beavis and Butthead, although this is not yet confirmed. If a deal goes ahead with MTV’s sister channel, VH-1, then C4 programmes will be screened on the new channel when it launches next year.SUPER CHANNEL SHOWS NBCSuper Channel’s new programming since its takeover by NBC… Continue reading Channel 4 Shows More Satellite
Steve Ireland has been appointed Director of Programming at UK Gold. He was Director of Programmes at Tyne Tees TV.Bruce Steinberg, commenting on his appointment, said “Programming is fundamental to the success of any channel, and Steve’s extensive experience at the BBC and Tyne Tees will be invaluable to Gold. UK Gold has been on… Continue reading New Director Of Programming – UK Gold
London Interconnect, the consortium of London based cable operators previously known as LACOS is expected to announce today who has been awarded the contract to supply the new cable television station for London.Associated Newspapers is widely expected to have beaten competition from Mirror Group Newspapers and a joint bid from Carlton and LWT. Associated Newspapers’… Continue reading London Cable TV Announced Today
On 8 November the IPA is holding a meeting entitled “How To Start Up Your Own Advertising Agency”.Speaking will be Martin Boase, who will talk about the early days of BMP, and how it was built into the agency of today.The meeting will take place at 7pm. Tickets are £8 and are available from the… Continue reading IPA Meeting
