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The ITV Network Centre has just announced that Dick Emery, Director of Market Strategy at the ITV Network Centre, is to become BBC Worldwide’s Director of Strategy and Marketing. He will take up the appointment shortly.Andrew Quinn, chief executive of the Centre, said, “Dick has done a first rate job for the Network Centre during… Continue reading Dick Emery Leaves ITV For BBC
Camelot has announced that the first draw in the National Lottery will be made on Saturday 19 November. The winning numbers will be revealed on a live TV show, likely to be broadcast on BBC1.A jackpot prize of around £1 million will be on offer in the first draw, dependent on ticket sales. It is… Continue reading Lottery Draw In November
The shareholders of the Independent have decided to cut the price of the paper; by how much will be decided at a meeting on Sunday. The price cutting decision is part of a number of editorial and business decisions that will form part of a formal agreement between MGN and Newspaper Publishing. No such formal… Continue reading Independent To Cut Price – Monday Likely
National NewspapersAmong the daily newspapers, the Sun and the Times fared best. The Times recorded the highest increase, with its Average Issue Readership figure increasing by 9.7% to 1,352,000. The Sun increased its AIR by 7.7% to break the 10 million mark, up to 10,336,000. No other daily newspapers increased their AIRs.The greatest fall in… Continue reading NRS Commentary Jan-Jun 94
BSkyB is set to become Europe’s top TV revenue earner by the year 2003, according to a report from Kagan World Media. BSkyB is forecast to earn $4 billion, an increase of 252% from 1994. Currently in 1994 German broadcaster ARD, is top with TV revenues of £2.5 billion.ITV is, however, the top advertising earner,… Continue reading BSkyB To Be Europe’s Top Revenue Earner By 2003
TSMS has signed a deal with United Artists Programming to book airtime for the Discovery and Bravo channels.
The release of government figures on teenage smoking have led to renewed calls for a ban on tobacco advertising. The figures show that 10% of girls and 9% of boys aged 11-15 are regular smokers; theses figures have hardly changed in a decade.The Department of Health has said it is to launch a £12 million… Continue reading Renewed Call For Ban On Tobacco Ads
The House of Commons Select Committe on Trade and Industry said yesterday that BT should be allowed to offer video-on-demand and home shopping on their network before the end of the decade.There were calls for changes in the regulatory regime for broadcasting and telecommunications, in a bid to ensure the rapid construction of such a… Continue reading Call For Lifting Of Ban On BT Video Service
Advertisers are excited by the prospects which the proposed new Channel 5 will open up, according to the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers.Ken Miles, Director General, said, “Advertisers have been pressing to have a new channel for a long time to add a further competitive edge to their marketing. We shall now be doing our… Continue reading ISBA Reaction To Channel 5 Decision