The Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television and the Periodical Publishers Association have announced their joint commitment to encouraging the production of “masthead” programmes, programmes produced as joint ventures between print publishers and TV producers. Since March 1997 the ITC has permitted the production and broadcasting of such programmes on non-terrestrial channels in Britain. The… Continue reading UK: Masthead Programming
“If electronic cash transactions are to increase in future, the question of consumer protection cannot be left to wait. Customer confidence is a major problem for these new methods of payment. This is why our committee believes the Commission’s paper has come at just the right time and why we have given it our unanimous… Continue reading EU: Electronic Cash Rules
Capital Radio’s new Capital Gold network which was given the go-ahead last week by the Radio Authority (subscribers see Capital Gold To Extend Reach), announced its programme schedule this week. The network, which will broadcast across Hampshire, Sussex, Kent and Birmingham as well as London, promises to “bring some of London’s best known presenters to… Continue reading Capital Gold Network Announces Programme Line-Up
The Radio Authority has announced that Boss FM has beaten 20 other applicants to win the FM radio licence for North-West England.Boss FM, which is owned by Border TV, will provide a 24-hour regional news, talk and “melodic adult contemporary music” for a 25-54 year old audience in the Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire areas.… Continue reading Boss FM Wins North-West Licence
RAJAR Q4 figures, just released, reveal that overall radio weekly reach has increased very slightly from 40.197 million in Q4 1996 to 40.228 million in Q4 1997. Average hours per listener increased from 20.2 to 20.6, while total hours grew from 813 million to 827 million.Meanwhile, commercial radio continued its growth while the BBC saw… Continue reading Q4 RAJAR Summary – Commercial Radio Grows At BBC’s Expense
The MRG’s website has now been launched and can be found at http://www.mrg.org.uk/. The site, designed by MediaTel Interactive and hosted in the Media Village, contains information and news about MRG events, finances, publications and personnel.…The MRG will be holding an evening meeting next Tuesday to discuss website auditing. Richard Foan from ABC //electronic and… Continue reading MRG News
http://www.aloud.com/Aloud.com is your basic music ents guide on the internet with the added bonus that when you find a gig you’re interested in you can snap up the ticket there and then via the site’s booking system; and, as a further bonus, there is no surcharge on the tickets which booking agents usually charge.Now all… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Aloud.Com
For news reports regarding Q4 RAJAR data, subscribers should go to the Radio features list by clicking here.Radio revenue for the quarter will be released by the Radio Advertising Bureau in two weeks time.
The Irish edition of the Sunday Times has launched a new TV, arts, entertainment and music section called Ireland Culture. The Sunday Times is currently the best selling Sunday quality in Ireland.News International: 0171 782 6000
XL Communications, whose portfolio includes Home & Life , has gone into receivership.It is understood that the receivers, Deloitte and Touche, are looking to sell off the publisher’s titles.XL was launched two years ago by Terry Humphries and Terry Griffiths.Subscribers can access the Press database by selecting “Press” from the drop-down box at the top… Continue reading XL Calls In The Receivers
