The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has requested an extra 15 days to consider its examination of the proposed £475 million takeover of More Group by French outdoor company, Decaux (subscribers see OFT To Give Recommendations On Decaux/More Merger).The OFT says that too much should not be read into this delay, and that it is… Continue reading OFT To Consider Decaux/More Merger Further
Following long-running pressure from the PPA (subscribers see PPA Calls For Extension Of Masthead Programming), the ITC has ruled to allow the use of masthead programming on terrestrial television channels. Currently, masthead programmes (programmes which feature the brand and editorial style of an existing publication) are only allowed on cable and satellite.The ITC says that… Continue reading ITC Extends Masthead Programming To Terrestrial
The Easter Weekend this year brought us the departure of Kaff Mitchell of the Caff. Eastenders pushed itself to four episodes, including a one hour special on Good Friday. Kaff’s final bow has to be one of the most drawn out departures in recent soap history; even Hilda Ogden seemed to slip silently into the… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 12/04/98
http://www.independent.co.uk/Although The Independent‘s website receives fewer visitors than any of the other national newspaper’s online versions (according to their own statement), it is probably the best-designed and clearest of all those sites on offer on the Net at the moment (much like the printed daily paper holds a smaller readership than the other broadsheets but,… Continue reading Website Of The Week – The Independent
Express Newspapers has said that it will be launching a sports website in partnership with ITN.The site, to be called Express Sport Website, is expected to launch in the early Summer and will feature audio sports bulletins from ITN.Express: 0171 928 8000
GMTV has signed a sponsorship deal with Transitions Lenses which will see the optical lens company sponsoring the station’s weather forecasts. The association will begin in May and run until July.GMTV: 0171 827 7000
The Advertising Association has announced the publication of a new reference guide to EU rules on advertising, marketing and other commercial communications in Europe.The 140-page guide is edited by deputy director-general Lional Stanbrook and fills a long-standing gap in the industry’s reference literature.The European Advertising Briefing service is available by clicking here.AA: 0171 828 2771
The UK broadcasts of NBC Europe are to be converted to the National Geographic Channel from 1 July this year. The change to National Geographic programming in the UK continues NBC’s partnership with the company in the US and Europe.The NBC news and entertainment format will continue to be broadcast in Germany and German-speaking regions.… Continue reading UK’s NBC Channel To Become National Geographic TV
Mirror Group’s New Media division has launched an internet sales house called Mirror Internet Sales.The new sales team includes David Kidman as sales executive responsible for the sporting-life.com site and Andrew Hulse, who joins from the Economist, becomes sales executive for the Mirror’s national newspaper sites.Mirror Internet Sales will also be looking to sell for… Continue reading Mirror Group Launches Online Sales House
This Friday The Mirror is to launch a new entertainment listings supplement called A List. On the same day The Sun also launches a similar guide called The Source.The Mirror‘s A List will replace the paper’s current Screen supplement; it will have double the pages (around 32) and is to be printed on higher quality… Continue reading Mirror And Sun Both To Launch Ents Guides
