Director General of the BBC, John Birt, has now decided to join the Corporation as a member of staff after it emerged at the weekend that he had been avoiding tax on over half of his salary by being paid as a freelance consultant.Head of Youth programmes, Janet Street Porter, has a similar financial arrangement… Continue reading Birt Goes On Pay Roll At BBC
ITV today launched its Spring/Summer TV schedule which begins transmission on 3rd May.The new schedule shows drama every night of the week; ranging from new series such as Peak Practice, starring Kevin Whately as a doctor joining a practice in the Peak District and Body and Soul about a nun forced to leave the convent… Continue reading ITV Spring/Summer Schedule
Overnight figures for the first episode of BBC1’s A Year in Provence stood at 13.5m, one million viewers more than Darling Buds of May on ITV. Maker of Darling Buds, Yorkshire Television is blaming the fall in ratings on the “curiosity factor” of the new series and expects things to return to normal next Sunday.
Saturday saw the extension of the Telegraph’s weekend business section with the addition of Money-Go-Round, which is as the concept suggests an expanded summary of business, financial and economic items and events for the business reader.Money -Go-Round comprises 13 pages and is a section within a section, being a pull-out from the full business supplement.… Continue reading Money-Go-Round Launches In Telegraph
Alan Yentob, newly appointed controller of BBC1, is now faced with the task of deciding whether to keep on failing Spanish based soap, Eldorado, or to axe the show now that it has reached its “critical period”.In making such decisions Yentob is assuring that he is “unequivocally more interested in quality” than in playing the… Continue reading ‘Let’s See’ Says Yentob About Eldorado
Herald Newspapers has bought a number of Thomson Free Newspaper titles for an undisclosed sum, it has been revealed.The Stevenage, St Albans, Welwyn, Hoddesdon, Bishop’s Stortford and Harlow Herald & Posts will all be taken over by the group at the end of next week. Head of Herald Newspapers Keith Barwell sold the same titles… Continue reading Herald Newspapers Buys Back TFN Titles
Following revelations at the weekend that BBC director general, John Birt has been avoiding paying tax on over £80,000 of his salary by being paid as a freelance consultant, members of the Broadcasting Union have been calling for his immediate resignation.The BBC is refusing to comment further on Birt’s financial arrangement other than to say… Continue reading Birt’s ‘Admin Expenses’ Criticised
Alan Yentob, newly appointed controller of BBC1, is now faced with the task of deciding whether to keep on failing Spanish based soap, Eldorado, or to axe the show now that it has reached its “critical period”.In making such decisions Yentob is assuring that he is “unequivocally more interested in quality” than in playing the… Continue reading ‘Let’s See’ Says Yentob About Eldorado
Northern & Shell has confirmed that it is to go ahead with the launch of OK! magazine despite a recent dispute with distributors, United Newspapers (Newsline 24/2).OK!, due to be released on March 26, will appear on newsstands as planned with a print run of 750,000. The publishing company believes that the row will have… Continue reading OK! Launch To Go Ahead Despite Dispute
Northern & Shell has confirmed that it is to go ahead with the launch of OK! magazine despite a recent dispute with distributors, United Newspapers (Newsline 24/2).OK!, due to be released on March 26, will appear on newsstands as planned with a print run of 750,000. The publishing company believes that the row will have… Continue reading OK! Launch To Go Ahead Despite Dispute
