BSkyB is reported to be preparing to launch a film division, BSkyB films. The new division is looking to take advantage of the current boom in the film industry and is thought to be working in partnership with BSkyB’s sister company Twentieth Century Fox.
The Institute of Economic Affairs is organising a conference on the future of UK broadcasting and the challenges and opportunities that await it in the new media age.The two day event takes place over the 1st and 2nd of July. Speakers will include Sir Christopher Bland, chairman of the BBC, Ward Thomas, chief executive YTTTV… Continue reading The Future Of Broadcasting
Saturday 20th April saw the return of New Baywatch with a new series, after the show was dropped from the ITV schedule and replaced with Sabrina the Teenage Witch last year. Advertisers in the first ad break were Adidas, Pepsi, Boots Opticians, Domestos, the Sunday Telegraph’s RX magazine and Everest, while the second break featured… Continue reading Programme Analysis: New Baywatch W/E 20/4/97
The greater transparency resulting from the Cordiant demerger (see *Cordiant Announces Demerger) and much lauded by the ad group has revealed that Zenith made no profits in 1996, according to the Sunday Times.For the first time, figures have been released for the individual performances of Zenith, Saatchi and Bates where previously they simply made up… Continue reading Cordiant Demerger Shows Low Trading Margins
The ITC has amended its advertising standards Code; the television advertising of Bingo is now permitted. This follows a recent change in Government legislation.Bingo commercials will still not be allowed to be broadcast in Northern Ireland.ITC: 0171 306 7743
Both of the Telegraph titles performed very well in the October-March NRS figures released this week, with the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph recording the largest increases in readership among all the national titles. The Sunday paper increased by 24% year-on-year to 2.299 million, while the daily grew by 16% to 2.84 million. Both of… Continue reading National Newspapers NRS – March
Carole Gregory is joining London News Direct 97.3 FM and LBC 1152 AM as regional sales manager. Gregory will be heading a new regional team based in Manchester.London News Radio/LBC: 0171 312 8578
ITV Sponsorship has announced that Tizer is to sponsor the next series of the Chart Show using an interactive creative treatment in a deal worth £500,000.The credits will use Tizer’s new tag line “Refresh your Head” and will feature ‘Ed’, the red-headed character synonymous with the campaign. The sponsorship will run simultaneously with a summer… Continue reading Tizer To Sponsor Chart Show
It was rumoured that Channel 4 would be announcing Grade’s replacement following today’s board meeting. The channel, however, said that it has still not reached a decision. This suggests that, despite earlier predictions, no obvious candidate has emerged *Latest On Race For C4 Job.Channel 4’s web site has a tongue in cheek feature on the… Continue reading Grade Announcement Delayed
More than a third of 15-24 year olds do not like Channel 5, according to the latest CIA sensor. This age group is a key target audience for 5.5 is trying to attract young viewers, and the advertisers targeting them. Yet 35% of the 15-24 year olds surveyed think that the channel is worse than… Continue reading Young Don’t Like 5
