After much speculation *New Rank For Carlton, Carlton Communications has confirmed that it has bought Rank Film Distributors Ltd, the UK’s largest film distributor.The deal, which cost Carlton £65 million, gives Carlton access to 740 feature films in the Rank library, the largest independent film library in the UK. The library spans over sixty years… Continue reading Carlton Buys Rank
Prior to the launch of Channel 5, Newsline interviewed several key players in advertising to discover what the general feeling was towards the new channel *ISBA Wishes Channel 5 Success. Now that Five has gone live, Newsline has gone back to the industry to find out what it thinks about the final result.Andrew Canter, group… Continue reading Channel 5 – What The Industry Thinks
Negotiations aimed at screening the first live television debate between the leaders of the main political parties appear to be faltering, as each party made conditions which were unacceptable to the others.While both ITV and the BBC are keen to broadcast such a debate, it is looking increasingly unlikely that it will take place. Talks… Continue reading TV Leadership Debate Falters
The Federal Communications Commission Office of Plans and Policy (OPP) has published a working paper analysing the implications of the Internet for telecommunications policy. The basic argument of Working Paper No. 29 – “Digital Tornado, The Internet and Telecommunications Policy”, is that the FCC and other government agencies should desist from attempting to regulate the… Continue reading US: FCC looks into the Internet
NRS figures for September 1996 to February 1997 show that The Sunday Telegraph has seen the largest increase year-on-year, with readership growing 17.22% to 2,192,000.Sept ’96 – Feb ’97 NRS Readership Comparisons Title Sep 95 – Feb 96 Sep 96 – Feb 97 Actual Change % Change Sunday Telegraph 1,870,000 2,192,000 322,000 17.22 Times 1,637,000… Continue reading National Newspapers NRS – February
The Commission has stepped back from tackling the French government head-on over its highly controversial Evin Law, which outlaws virtually all advertising for alcohol and tobacco products. The Commission has also dropped its opposition to the ban on alcohol advertising in French soccer stadiums where games in the 1998 World Cup (hosted by France) will… Continue reading EU: Commission Backs Down On Loi Evin
Laser Satellite and Cable has coordinated a sponsorship deal for Granada Good Life ‘s Food and Wine programme strand. Sharp’s Microwave Magic will sponsor the strand with a package of air-time and advertorials.Themed road-shows will take place during the summer at county shows and shopping centres nationwide. These will feature practical demonstrations and a competition… Continue reading Sharp Sponsor
On 1 April the White House confirmed that President Bill Clinton has requested the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to study the possibility of sharply restricting or banning spirits advertising on TV.
Newsline coverage of the Channel 5 launch will include agency reactions, overnight viewing figures and a round-up of opinions from the national press.Johnston Press, the Edinburgh based publisher, will announce its financial results on Wednesday analysts are predicting pre-tax profits of between £21 and £22 million. The full story will be available on Newsline tomorrow.This… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Average weekly cinema admissions fell 18.6% year on year in February to a figure of 2.53 million, according to the Cinema Advertising Association. This is compared to 3.11m in February last year. The total for the month was 10.122m, compared to 12.882 in 1996.Films in February included Sleepers, Evita, Shine and First Wives Club.The latest… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Fall Almost 19% In February
