The National Action Team (NAT) will be launching the first ever regional press induction course for advertising agency executives on November 22. The course will run quarterly in 1997 and will be held at the Newspaper Society’s offices at Bloombury House, London.Chris Stanley, marketing director at the Newspaper Society, said: “Many executives starting out in… Continue reading NAT Launches Regional Press Course
The latest report from Virgin Radio shows an increase in profit before tax, for the year to July 31, of £1.57m compared to a £3.1m loss last year. It is the first time annualised profit for the radio company has been achieved since its launch in 1993. Operating profit was also up from £2.2m to… Continue reading Virgin Radio Show Profits
Managing director Ben Langdon has appointed Amy Smith as marketing director at McCann-Erickson. She was previously new-business director at Simons Palmer Clemmow Johnson and replaces David Longman who recently left McCann’s.This appointment is believed to be a small part of a wide-ranging overhaul of the agency which Langdon is planning to announce next week.…Gruner &… Continue reading New Marketing Director For McCann-Erickson
The Independent Television Commission has this afternoon announced that it has directed Channel 4 to broadcast an apology for the Brookside omnibus which contained “unacceptable scenes relating to incest between a brother and sister.”The ITC believes that the scenes were unsuitable for early evening viewing when a large number of children may be expected to… Continue reading ITC Demands Brookside Apology
This week’s edition of Here! magazine has had a reduction in price from 55p to 25p. A spokesperson from the magazine could not comment on the offer but it is believed to be a reaction to the launch of IPC’s Now *(Now Magazine – First Issue Review).VNU has confirmed the launch of Internet Dealer in… Continue reading Magazine News
NTL will broadcast a simultaneous AM, FM and DAB (Digital Audio Broadcast) demonstration at the Sound Broadcasting Equipment Show in Birmingham on November 7. Billed as a world first, the audio quality of AM, FM and DAB will be heard as in a real broadcast.Jon Trowsdale, NTL’s DAB product manager said: “We decided it was… Continue reading NTL To Demonstrate DAB
Jim Hicks, chairman of the New Wave Broadcasting board, is heading the bid for the new local radio service for Brighton and Hove. The move has attracted strong investment from the radio industry.New Wave has also established a powerful non-executive board which includes David Atkey of Talk Radio and CLT UK Radio director David Cousins.Recently,… Continue reading New Wave Receives Further Backing
A survey carried out by EMS, the European Media and Marketing Survey, has revealed that over half of the satellite channels it included in its research are experiencing a decline in viewers. Euronews, CNN, NBC and MTV have lost viewers, while EBN, BBC World and Eurosport have increased viewing by 68.4%, 64.3% and 2.5% respectively.Eurosport… Continue reading Survey Shows Mixed Results For Satellite Channels
The Weather Channel, the recently launched UK cable and satellite channel *Weather Channel Signs Distribution Deal, has appointed Carlton UK Cable & Satellite Sales as its sales house.The channel is available nationally to BSkyB subscribers and regionally to cable subscribers on BT Cable, Bell Cablemedia, ComTel, Videotron and Diamond Cable services. Patrick Scott, managing director… Continue reading Weather Channel Appoints Sales House
Oftel has ruled that the promotion between BT and BSkyB *(Oftel Investigates BT/BSkyB Link), which offers certain customers various discounts, is in breach of BT’s licence.Don Cruickshank, director general of Oftel, indicated that the promotion discriminated against customers because the discounts were only given to subscribers of BSkyB. Cruickshank also said that as BT were… Continue reading Oftel Bans BT/BSkyB Promotion
