IPC has announced that Derek Harbinson is to be the new editor of Loaded . Harbinson, who was previously sub-editor of the title, replaces James Brown who left Loaded earlier this year to join GQ.Of his plans for Loaded Harbinson said: “It will continue to do whatever it wants, covering the things we and our… Continue reading New Editor For Loaded
ITV will no doubt be disappointed that its new peaktime glossy drama Bliss failed to outdo BBC1’s “fly-on-the-wall” documentary Airport in terms of audience figures.On the evening of Thursday 12 June Bliss had a consolidated TVR of 13 (6.883 million) while Airport pipped it at the post with a TVR of 14 (7.805 million). While… Continue reading Programme Analysis: Bliss – W/E 15/06/97
As already reported on Newsline today, the digital terrestrial TV licences for multiplexes B,C and D have been awarded to British Digital Broadcasting PLC, jointly owned by Carlton Communications and Granada Group.The licence to provide the service on the Guaranteed Place Multiplex has been awarded to Digital 3 and 4 Ltd, representing ITV and Channel… Continue reading The Multiplex Awards
Mirror Group has decided to leave the Newspaper Publishers’ Association. In a statement the group said it had “reluctantly” decided to resign because it found the NPA “unsupportive of its aims both individually and collectively for the industry.”Sir Frank Rogers, chairman of the NPA, commented: “I regret the Mirror Group’s decision. The Association will continue… Continue reading Mirror Group Leaves NPA
ITV has beaten off opposition at the LA Screenings to secure Veronica’s Closet, a new half-hour comedy series from the writers and producers of Friends. The series stars Kirstie Alley as a romance and marriage counselor.ITV has bought the terrestrial first-run rights to the series, which is produced by Bright, Kauffman, Crane Productions in association… Continue reading ITV Snatches Friends Of Friends
The Newspaper Society has been awarded £70,000 in grants by the Department of Trade and Industry. This forms part of the DTI’s sector challenge programme to support new media and training activity.“This funding recognises the advances made by regional publishers in developing electronic and multimedia publishing services and products,” said Richard Beamish, the Society’s head… Continue reading £70,000 For The Regional Press
BSkyB’s shares suffered two severe blows last week. It lost both its chief executive, Sam Chisholm and its managing director, David Chance. To add to its difficulties news leaked out that the ITC had suggested that the broadcaster drops out of the British Digital Broadcasting consortium *BSkyB Share Price Plummets. Shares in BSkyB fell to… Continue reading Sharewatch – W/E 20/06/97
Capital Radio London has announced the results of a youth research study which examines the unique role that radio plays in young Londoners’ lives. The research has received full IPA approval.Although this age group is a popular subject for research, Capital felt that most youth studies had concentrated on investigating youth lifestyle and attitude groups… Continue reading Radio Tunes Into Youth
Laser Satellite and Cable has developed a number of sponsorship deals for Granada Sky Broadcasting. The Sunday Telegraph is sponsoring South Bank Live on Granada Plus. Celavita, the potato suppliers, has a number of sponsorship and promotions running on Granada Sky channels. Finish, the detergent company, has sponsored the entire channel strand of Granada’s Good… Continue reading Granada’s Sponsorship Success
The British public are forecast to be Europe’s highest spenders on interactive television services by the year 2001. This prediction has been made on the strength of Datamonitor, the strategic analysts, latest report, Enabling Interactive Television.The report estimates that UK pay-TV expenditure will reach $2,917 million and near video on demand expenditure will reach $50… Continue reading UK Expected To Be European Leaders
