NYNEX CableComms in conjunction with the Portsmouth newspaper, The News, has started a local teletext service.The news and information service, Newstext, broadcasts on channel 8 in NYNEX CableComms’ Solent franchise. The franchise covers a 218,000 home area in the Portsmouth region. Test pages are being transmitted now and each element of the new service will… Continue reading NYNEX Move Into The Teletext Business
A glossy-gardening bi-monthly magazine is to launch later this month simultaneously in Britain and America.The English Garden is produced by Romsey Publishing and is targeting ABC1 women over 35. Vanessa Berridge, former editor of Country Homes and Interiors, is editor of the title. It will focus on pictures of beautiful gardens and lovely places to… Continue reading Gardening Titles Grow
A draft schedule for the soon to be launched Channel 5 was leaked to the press a few weeks ago *Karaoke Show Tops C5 Primetime Schedule.Channel 5 said that although the leaked information was generally correct, some of the facts were distorted. The station has now officially released further information on its programming.The channel claim… Continue reading Channel 5 Schedule Overview
The Radio Authority has advertised a new Independent Local Radio Licence to serve the town of Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Although the applicants have the option of using the AM or the FM waveband only one licence will be awarded; applicants have to decide which band best suits their needs. The Authority will assess how… Continue reading Radio Licence Application News
The Advertising Standard Authority’s December report has been released today.The report draws attention to the problem of copy-cat ads. The British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion state that no advert should so closely resemble any other that it misleads or causes confusion. The report recognises that it is hard to know the difference between… Continue reading ASA Monthly Report
Carlton has just signed a deal with Carling Black Label. The beer company is to sponsor the station’s new show Do I Not Like That! The programme begins its 13-week-run in the Carlton and Central regions on Thursday. Hosted by Richard Littlejohn the show will debate all that is current and crucial in the world… Continue reading Sponsorship Deals
Further to yesterday’s NRS Sectional Figures Awaited With Interest By Planners regarding the new NRS sectional data, Newsline has learned that the following supplements are currently being surveyed:Saturdays Daily Mail, Weekend The Express, Saturday The Times, Times Magazine The Guardian, WeekendSundays The Mail on Sunday, Night & Day The Sunday Times , Style The Sunday… Continue reading NRS Sections Summary
The ITV Network Centre is claiming that an average of 15 million viewers tuned into A Touch Of Frost last Sunday. ITV assert that the unofficial overnight data, supplied by AGB, show that A Touch Of Frost triumphed over BBC 1’s Ballykissangel and Ivanhoe in the ratings battle.According to the findings Ballykissangel attracted 8 million… Continue reading A Warm Reception For Frost
According to the latest July – December figures by fare the best performance came from Internet magazine with a year on year increase of 22.7%. Amongst other titles in the sector reporting only Computer Buyer, Computer Shopper, PC Gamer and PC Pro show increases.The worst performances came from Amiga Format and CD Rom Today, both… Continue reading Computer Magazines July – December 1996 ABC Figures
The latest results for angling magazines were a mixed bag, ranging from ‘Improve Your Coarse Fishing’ gaining a 8.17% rise, to some substantial losses in the market.Dropping over 20%, ‘Coarse Angling’ suffered most. Of the titles not recording figures for this time last year ‘Sea Angler’ had the most impact with 48,585. Title Jul 95… Continue reading July – December 1996 ABC Figures -Angling Sector
