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
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
Emap’s FHM has achieved an extraordinary rate of growth over the last six months, with ABC figures showing an increase of 217%. Its popularity has been growing steadily over the past couple of years, but today’s results will certainly help to re affirm FHM’s editorial policy. James Carter at Emap explained the titles rocketing success… Continue reading Jul-Dec ’96 ABC Figures: Men’s Monthly Sector
http://www.channel5.co.uk/home.htmlThe hype-machine around Channel 5 is pulling into top gear now. Its web-site has just launched. The site has been launched early to increase the excitement and suspense around the channel.According to the home page, Channel 5 will be giving us music, movies, sex, thrills, fast cars, love, movies, drama, fun and money. Whether it… Continue reading Web-Site Of The Week – Channel 5
For the first time in five years the Radio Authority has increased its application fees for local radio licences. This is as a result of the increasing costs of processing applicationsThe price increase will effect all those applications which must be received by the Authority after 1 April 1997. The applications fees for a full-term,… Continue reading Local Radio Licence Application Fees Go Up By Up To 100%
The latest ABC figures for the period July to December 1996 show that Hello! has the highest circulation increase year-on-year, up 8.5%. The worst overall performer was OK! Weekly, suffering a decline of 41.7%. A bad performance was also recorded by Just 17, it showed a circulation decrease of 29.7% year-on-year; this may have been… Continue reading December ABC Figures – Womens Weeklies
