Michael Heseltine, trade and industry secretary, is to meet Britain’s leading broadcasters to try to draw up a co-ordinated industrial and export strategy for the industry.The meeting to be held on November 3 will look at programme production, distribution, and technology and research, with the emphasis to be on encouraging export. This could have policy… Continue reading Heseltine Meets TV Chiefs
National NewspapersThe NRS Average Issue Readership figures for April to September’93 show mixed results for the national newspapers. The Guardian faired well with its readership rising up above the 1.5m mark to 1,543,000, this is 110,000 more than its January to June figure. Other titles recording higher figures for this period, compared with January to… Continue reading APR-SEP’93 NRS COMMENTARY
Jenny Abramsky, the head of BBC radio news, has been appointed controller of the news and sports network to be launched next year.Jenny Abramsky said, “I am certain that the combined power of live sports broadcasting and an up to the minute news service which reflects the concern of listeners’ lives is a winner.”
Thomson Regional Newspapers, in a presentation at the House of Commons last week, suggested that if VAT were to be imposed on the press, newspapers with circulations under 250,000 should be exempt.This would mean that VAT would only affect the national press; it was only one measure in the TRN case against VAT but is… Continue reading TRN Suggests VAT Ceiling
National NewspapersThe NRS Average Issue Readership figures for April to September’93 show mixed results for the national newspapers. The Guardian faired well with its readership rising up above the 1.5m mark to 1,543,000, this is 110,000 more than its January to June figure. Other titles recording higher figures for this period, compared with January to… Continue reading APR-SEP’93 NRS COMMENTARY
The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers will urge the Government to simplify existing financial advertising regulations in a presentation to the Office of Fair Trading.The ISBA will respond to the OFT’s consultation document on the Consumer Credit Act 1974 on behalf of financial advisers. The ISBA believes that a fair balance between consumer protection and… Continue reading ISBA ADVICE ON FINANCIAL ADVERTISING
Michael Heseltine, trade and industry secretary, is to meet Britain’s leading broadcasters to try to draw up a co-ordinated industrial and export strategy for the industry.The meeting to be held on November 3 will look at programme production, distribution, and technology and research, with the emphasis to be on encouraging export. This could have policy… Continue reading Heseltine Meets TV Chiefs
On Friday the Evening Standard launched its new weekly magazine to replace the previous monthly.It is tabloid size, printed on colour newspaper rather than the previous magazine which was glossy. The title contains articles on gossip, fashion, London celebrities, as well as regular shopping features, guides to restaurants, motoring, cookery, sports and a section called… Continue reading ES Magazine – First Issue Review
Agency reaction to the new ES magazine launched on Friday has been mixed.Jackie Rix, Client Services Executive in Press at the London Media Company is not impressed by the new magazine. She said that while she does not dislike the magazine, she preferred the old product, not being a fan of review sections. Her major… Continue reading ES Magazine – Agency Reactions
The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers will urge the Government to simplify existing financial advertising regulations in a presentation to the Office of Fair Trading.The ISBA will respond to the OFT’s consultation document on the Consumer Credit Act 1974 on behalf of financial advisers. The ISBA believes that a fair balance between consumer protection and… Continue reading ISBA ADVICE ON FINANCIAL ADVERTISING
