Capital Radio has told regulators that it will not proceed with plans to begin broadcasting in digital unless it is guaranteed better terms. As the UK’s largest independent radio company Capital is virtually guaranteed a London digital slot but there is still a slim possibility that it may not be granted a frequency. This, according… Continue reading Capital Radio Wants A Safer Digital Deal
Sir Robin Biggam, the chairman of the ITC, has stressed the Commission’s commitment to the regional dimension of ITV in a speech to key figures from the broadcasting, education and political worlds.In an apparent response to threats from digital TV and the increasing concentration of power among a few ITV companies, Sir Robin said that… Continue reading ITC Committed To Regional ITV
Manning Gottlieb Media (MGM) will transfer its £60m television billings to BMP DDB Needham at the end of this month ready for 1998 TV negotiations. Currently this operation is run with TMD Carat. The amalgamated billings of over £250m reportedly make BMP DDB Needham the UK’s third largest TV negotiation point.Manning Gottlieb Media: 0171 470… Continue reading MGM Moves TV Negotiations To BMP DDB Needham
The struggle to control the US telecoms giant MCI has deepened with a rival bid coming from GTE, another American telecoms operator, worth $28 billion.MCI is already considering rival bids from BT and WorldCom, worth $17 billion and $30 billion respectively. If the GTE move is successful it is expected that it will join BT… Continue reading New Bidder For MCI
Heartbeat holds on to its number two position, but has suffered a slight fall in its actual audience figure from last week’s 15.74 million, down to 15.29m this week. It was a similar story for the rest of the main dramas: both Casualty and London’s Burning have seen a slight fall in audience, but are… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 05/10/97
Abbott Mead Vickers Plc. (AMV) has bought the Craik Jones Watson Mitchell Voelkel direct marketing agency for an initial cash payment of £2.44m. AMV will make up to an additional five payments depending on the financial performance of Craik Jones over the next five years.AMV further consolidates its position as a provider of direct marketing… Continue reading AMV Acquires New Business
The number of UK homes connected to the Internet has doubled from just under 400,000 in June 1996 to 960,000 in June 1997, according to a survey by NOP – the equivalent of one in twenty five of all UK households.Overall, the survey also shows that six million adults in Britain used the Internet in… Continue reading Internet Users Double In Twelve Months
H Bauer Publishing have announced the launch of a new up-market home interest title called Beautiful Living. The magazine will go on sale early this November following a first edition which trialed in June.Beautiful Living will be edited by Penny Dash who was editor of Homes & Ideas at its inception. The Publishing Consultancy, which… Continue reading H Bauer Publishing Launch Beautiful Living
CNN International’s half-hour feature programme Pinnacle Europe is to be sponsored by Andersen Consulting. The programme begins on 2 November and is aired weekly with two repeats per week.Andersen Consulting: 0171 438 5000
