The theme of last week’s Admap conference, ‘Bonfire of the “JICs”‘, was the question of whether media industry research could survive in the UK in the late 1990s. Chaired by James Best, chairman of BMP DDB Needham and held at the Café Royal, the conference examined the theory that JICs could be done away with,… Continue reading Conference Report: Admap’s ‘Bonfire Of The “JICs”‘
COI, Chiquita Bananas and Cable Communications have won awards in this month’s Aerial awards for radio advertising.It is COI who dominate the awards however since they won two awards for their Army ads entitled Anti-Tank and Think. They were made by Saatchi & Saatchi and push the total number of COI Aerial Awards to five… Continue reading COI Dominate Latest Radio Awards
The Times has today fired what may be the first salvo of a summer price war amongst quality newspapers by cutting the price of its Monday issue to 10p for the summer sports season.The move was dismissed by The Independent however in a scathing Leader. It said that the price cut was a “bully’s reaction”… Continue reading The Times Cuts Price To 10p
Emap is expected to make an announcement tomorrow regarding the sale of its regional newspapers interests when it announces its final results. If confirmed, the deal is expected to raise £200 million for Emap.Potential purchasers are believed to include Johnston Press, Newsquest, the former Reed regional newspaper group, and Northcliffe, owned by the Daily Mail… Continue reading Emap Close To Regional Titles Sale
Channel Four has announced that it will be spending up to £100m over the next four years on British feature films. It is believed that the money could fund 80 new films over that time period.It is estimated that around £18m will be spent on Channel Four’s Film on Four , rising to £22m in… Continue reading Channel Four Injects £100m Into Films
BLA, the largest independent customer magazine publisher, has won the contract to publish ‘The Line’, the magazine launched in October 1995 for BT mobile phone customers.‘The Line’, to be published quarterly, will eventually be sent to approximately half the complete BT mobile customer base of one million. This win adds another brand leader to BLA’s… Continue reading BLA Wins BT Mobile Customer Magazine Contract
Yorkshire Television has this morning confirmed to MediaTel that it is definitely to go ahead with the third weekly episode of Emmerdale although it is not yet known which day the new episode will go out. Emmerdale is currently broadcast on a Tuesday and Thursday. Yorkshire Television has put in an application with the ITV… Continue reading Emmerdale’s Third Episode Confirmed
http://mediavillage.mediatel.co.uk/MediaTel is today launching its latest web development, the Media Village, available on open access. Created designed and hosted by MediaTel, the Media Village is a “net community”, which is populated by media organisations and industry bodies, including the IPA, the PPA, TDI, NRS, AGB, BMRB, Euroquest MRB, R&b and NABS.Derek Jones, Managing Director of… Continue reading Media Village Launches Today
It is reported in today’s FT that one of the bidders for the final London FM commercial radio licence is to be for a children’s station.Nigel Wray, the millionaire behind the Trocadero leisure centre, who owns the rights to Noddy and all the Enid Blyton characters is believed to be preparing an application. The radio… Continue reading Children’s Radio Station To Bid For London Licence
Granada Gold has seen its potential audience increase to almost double that of its previous by leasing a transponder from Kinnevik, the Scandinavian broadcaster. The securing Astra 1A satellite transponder means that almost five million households will be able to receive the channel in the autumn if the cable carriage deals are finalized with a… Continue reading GSB – Double The Potential
