The BBC have given Janet Street-Porter a key job in developing the BBC’s entertainment output. As Head of Independent Production for BBC TV’s Entertainment Group she will commission comedy and entertainment ideas from independent companies.
The cycling Tour Of Britain, otherwise known as the Milk Race is urgently looking for a sponsor as the Milk Marketing Board, backers since 1958, are being abolished on 1st April.If a new sponsor cannot be found by the end of January, the event will effectively be over. Numerous companies are willing to support parts… Continue reading Milk Race Sponsorship Ends
First Choice, the new radio sales house set up in November (Newsline 18/11) has announced the 12 radio stations for which it is selling from now onwards: Minster FM (York) Yorkshire Post Radio Wear FM (Sunderland) Radio Wave (Blackpool) Mellow 1557 (Frinton) RTM (Thamesmead) 1170 (High Wycombe) Sunshine 855 (Ludlow) Radio Ceredigion (Aberystwyth) Radio Maldwyn… Continue reading Radio Sales House Details
The BBC have given Janet Street-Porter a key job in developing the BBC’s entertainment output. As Head of Independent Production for BBC TV’s Entertainment Group she will commission comedy and entertainment ideas from independent companies.
The combined ITV/C4 revenue figure came in at £171.23m, a 2.3% increase on the same month last year. The individual revenues for ITV and C4 were £139.6m and £32.07m respectively. This is a 81:19 split; an improvement for C4 by one point on last month. These revenue figures are the second best this year after… Continue reading TV ROUND-UP – NOVEMBER
First Choice, the new radio sales house set up in November (Newsline 18/11) has announced the 12 radio stations for which it is selling from now onwards: Minster FM (York) Yorkshire Post Radio Wear FM (Sunderland) Radio Wave (Blackpool) Mellow 1557 (Frinton) RTM (Thamesmead) 1170 (High Wycombe) Sunshine 855 (Ludlow) Radio Ceredigion (Aberystwyth) Radio Maldwyn… Continue reading Radio Sales House Details
The combined ITV/C4 revenue figure came in at £171.23m, a 2.3% increase on the same month last year. The individual revenues for ITV and C4 were £139.6m and £32.07m respectively. This is a 81:19 split; an improvement for C4 by one point on last month. These revenue figures are the second best this year after… Continue reading TV ROUND-UP – NOVEMBER
Laser Sales has issued a combined London Weekend Television and Yorkshire -Tyne Tees Television ratecard, which will be effective from January 1st 1994. The move, which standardises the ratecards for the two areas, adds strength to LWT’s attempts to fend off the Granada bid.Standard rates for LWT in 1994 will not increase, remaining at £25,000… Continue reading Joint Ratecard Issued For LWT/YTTV
The board of Paramount Communications yesterday said it was terminating its existing merger pact with Viacom in favour of a hostile $10bn (£6.7bn) bid from the television shopping channel QVC Network. It is still likely that Viacom will put in an increased offer.GRANADA BOSS GETS 17% PAY RISEThe chief executive of Granada TV, Gerry Robinson,… Continue reading Paramount Recommends Bid
The Morgan Partnership (Glasgow) has made a dozen redundancies including the Media Director Marc Fincham. The media department has been reduced by 50% in the last month.
