The MRG has announced the results of the elections for its Committee members for 1998/9. The following people were elected or re-elected: MRG Chair Belinda Beeftink, Telmar Membership Denise Gardiner, Leo Burnett Evening Meetings/MRG Mailings Hugh Johnson, Channel 4 Education Rosemary Taylor, Rosemary Taylor & Associates Social Sophie Mallick, Carlton Television Website Alison Mayersbeth, J… Continue reading MRG Committee Election Results
Sunday 7th June has been named as National Cinema Day, when cinemas across the country will be giving people the chance to see any film for half price.Last year 1.4 million people attended the event. This year it is sponsored by McDonald’s.
Colin Dudgeon, the brand manager of Sugar Puffs at Quaker Oats, will be joining the GWR Group as listener marketing manager on May 11. He will be involved in marketing the programme potential of GWR’s portfolio of UK stations to consumers, working initially with programme chiefs on the group’s local FM radio stations.The appointment of… Continue reading Brand Manager Joins GWR
The sports-dedicated newspaper, Sport First, is to be published on Mondays as from 11 May, in addition to the original Sunday edition.Sport First, which launched on 15 March (see Sport First Set For Launch), is believed to have sold under its initial targets of 150,000 copies, although no official figures have been released by the… Continue reading Sport First To Publish Monday Edition
Colin Tough, editor-in-chief of IPC Magazines New Media, has been appointed to the position of New Media publishing director with immediate effect. In his new role Tough will retain his editor-in-chief responsibilities.Sylvia Auton, the board director responsible for New Media commented: “Colin has effectively been filling the publishing director role for some time and I… Continue reading New Head For IPC New Media
The Independent Television Commission has said that, while it welcomes the ITV Network Centre’s resolve to address its declining audience share without sacrificing quality and diversity, there still remains a lack of diversity within the peak-time schedule.Writing in its 1997 Annual Report and Annual Performance Reviews, the ITC says that network drama, whilst often of… Continue reading ITC Says ITV Could Do Better
Tuesday The ITC publishes its annual review, in which it will assess the performance of the UK commercial TV channels.March NRS figures are released.Wednesday BSkyB will be releasing quarter 3 financial results.Thursday Telewest Communications will be announcing first quarter results.The MRG Evening Meeting will be discussing the future of television in the digital environment, with… Continue reading The Week Ahead
It has just emerged that Andrew Marr has resigned from his position as editor-in-chief of the Independent newspapers. He will be replaced by Simon Kelner, who is currently editor of the Mail on Sunday‘s Night & Day supplement. Ian Birrell will join as deputy editor from the Daily Mail where he is currently executive editor.… Continue reading Marr Quits As Independent Editor
http://www.sky.co.ukIf there is one overriding factor in Sky’s commercial success since its broadcasting inception in 1989, it is probably the high quotient of sports coverage. With the extraordinary growth in the popularity of football, Sky is cashing in on this formula more than ever before. Fittingly, then, the Sky Online website adheres to the sports-heavy… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Sky Online
The move by Capital Radio to acquire Xfm (see today’s Capital To Buy Xfm) will be dependent on approval from both the Radio Authority and the Office of Fair Trading.Capital plans to buy 90.1% of the London alternative music station for £15.9 million, though under the 1996 Broadcasting Act a company cannot hold two licences… Continue reading Capital’s Xfm Move Dependent On Watchdogs
