Carlton UK is to launch its own scratchcard game in the Carlton and Central TV areas, based around two daytime programmes, Vanessa, and Shortland Street, a New Zealand soap. Vanessa broadcasts three times each week in both areas; Shortland Street runs 5 days a week in Central and 3 days in the Carlton area.The game… Continue reading Carlton Launches Ad Scratchcard Game
Pepsi has renewed its sponsorship of the Pepsi Network Chart Show for 1996, in a deal worth over £1m. Pepsi has been sponsor of ILR’s Chart Show since August 1993. The show now broadcasts live to 66 independent radio stations in an extended 3 hour show from 16:00 to 19:00 each Sunday, with an average… Continue reading Pepsi Renews Network Chart Sponsorship
United Distillers is to advertise its Bell’s 8-year old blend of whisky for the first time on television this evening. Bell’s is the second spirit to use TV after Virgin Vodka’s one off ad in June.The Bell’s ad, produced by WCRS, will be screened on Granada, all Scottish TV Regions, Channel 4 in Scotland and… Continue reading Bells On The Box
The Media Business Group has today confirmed it is to float 83.3m shares at 3p per share, and has applied for Listing on the London Stock Exchange. The placing will raise around £1.5m for the company.The Media Business Group, the largest privately owned media independent in the UK is now one of the ten largest… Continue reading Media Business Group Flotation
Johnston Press has announced interim results for the 6-months ending 30 June. Pre-tax profits were up 21.8% to £8.124m. Chairman, Fred Johnston hinted that Johnston may be acquiring new titles; “As this company has pursued a policy of acquiring good newspaper titles, the present situation is obviously one in which the Board is taking an… Continue reading Johnston Press Profits Up 21.8%
Piers Morgan, the Editor of the News of the World announced yesterday he is leaving to edit the Daily Mirror. Piers Morgan, at 30, will be the youngest editor of a national daily newspaper.However News International issued a statement saying “Piers Morgan remains Editor of the News of the World under the terms of his… Continue reading News Of World Editor Leaves For Mirror
Flextech has announced today that it is taking a 20% stake in Scottish Television; this will take the form of £28m in cash plus the transfer of Flextech’s 20% holding in HTV to STV. Flextech has also agreed to commission STV to produce programming for the next three years, and has licensed the rights to… Continue reading Flextech Buying 20% Stake In STV/STV Takes On HTV Stake
Talk Radio claims its decision to switch the Gary Newbon soccer show from Sunday to Saturday afternoon between 1500 and 1900 has been a success, with the signing of a sponsor in its first week of broadcast.TEAMtalk, the independent football news and reports telephone service which covers all major teams in England and Scotland is… Continue reading Talk Radio Signs Sponsor
According to research conducted by CIA MediaLab’s Sensor survey, nearly half of women (46%) prefer less sex – in magazines.Following the switch of editor at Cosmopolitan and the debate concerning the amount of sex in women’s magazines, CIA MediaLab sought to clarify the public beliefs. The 46% that agree that magazines concentrate too much on… Continue reading Women Want Less Sex
The latest round of Jan to June ABCs to be released include the recently launched Rodale title, Men’s Health. Its figure of 114,975 puts it at higher than both Esquire and Face in terms of circulation. The other male health title which recently launched, XL, recorded an ABC to April of 68,140. ABC Totals Ja-J’94… Continue reading Latest ABCs – Sainsburys/Men’s Health
