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The ITV dance music show, Beats Per Minute, broadcast at 2.30am in most regions, is to be sponsored by Bulmers dry white cider brand Max. The deal starts on Sunday, 2 May and runs for a year.

12.17pmRichard Branson officially launched Virgin 1215 minutes ago in Manchester saying that it was the radio station he always wanted to hear and hoped it would be the one listeners wanted also.The first record to be played on the Richard Skinner show was “Born to be Wild”, specially recorded for Virgin by INXS.The second was… Continue reading Virgin Radio Goes On The Air

The ITV revenue figure for the month of March has come in at £139,870,000, representing an increase of 11.0% on the same period last year. The figure also shows an increase on February of 12.9%, breaking the downward spiral of recent months. Revenue for ITV only is up 10.4% on last month to £114,250,000. Channel… Continue reading TV Round-Up – March

Newspaper Publishing was looking rather vulnerable by the end of yesterday. Not only had its bid to protect its quality Sunday title by buying the Observer failed, but it had also announced a downturn in half year profits to £341,000 from £465,000.The company issued a statement regarding its dealings with the Observer claiming that it… Continue reading Independent Suffers Downturn

Grampian TV has announced pre-tax profits of £3.21m for the year ended February 1993, compared with £3.18m in the previous year. Earnings per share rose to 14.75p (14.23p) with the final dividends standing at 6.10p. This is the fifth successive year that Grampian has raised its profits.

Mediaserve and Support to Sales have merged, in an attempt to win business from television for regional media.Managing director of Support to Sales, Mike Dinsdale says of the merger; “In the search for the perfect advertising solution more and more advertisers are realising that a media mix is the key rather than sticking to a… Continue reading Media Service Companies Merge

Following intensive meetings with the ITC regarding its franchise commitments, Yorkshire Tyne-Tees Television is planning to restructure its central services at the end of May as well as reorganising the programme-making divisions. A report will be delivered to the ITC board on May 20.

.. Sue Gray of Channel 4 has been appointed head of research at Bartle Bogle Hegarty following the departure of Vanessa Morrison…. Sue Oriel is leaving her position as media director with FCO to join Mediastar, a subsidiary of Euro RSCG…. Commercial director with The Sun, Camilla Rhodes is rumoured to have been offered the… Continue reading Industry Snippets..

As speculation over the Observer’s future intensifies, the possibility of further change in the national quality Sunday newspaper market increases.Within the past 5 years there have been 2 new entrants into the Sunday quality market. The ill-fated Sunday Correspondent launched in September’89; a year later as part of a radical attempt to save the newspaper… Continue reading Sunday Quality Market Review

The Media Week Broadcast Advertising awards took place earlier this week with J Walter Thompson emerging as Agency of the Year and Bartle Bogle Hegarty being awarded for TV Campaign Of The Year. The winners include: Agency of The Year J Walter Thompson TV Campaign Of The Year Bartle Bogle Hegarty Client: Addis Radio Campaign… Continue reading Media Week Broadcast Awards