The BBC will decide on Monday whether to go ahead with the planned 24-hour radio news service.It is expected that the intention of using Radio 4’s long wave frequency for the service will be dropped. An alternative is believed to be a combined news and sports service on Radio 5 and a delay in deciding… Continue reading BBC News Radio – Decision Monday
The campaign against imposing VAT on the publishing industry is being stepped up just before the November budget.The Periodical Publishers Association is sharing a stand at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool with the Advertising Association. MP’s will be bombarded with anti-VAT material.The Newspaper Society has also released research showing that the majority of cabinet… Continue reading CAMPAIGN AGAINST VAT ON READING UPPED
BT is proposing to test its video-on-demand service in up to 250,000 homes next year. The experiment is expected to cost about £75m and would probably be conducted in rural areas.Viewers would choose a video from a menu on the television screen and have it sent down the telephone wire. This could happen at the… Continue reading BT’s Video-On-Demand Plans
IPC has announced the final changes to its restructure of the advertising sales department.Mark Reen is promoted to the newly created role of group head of the TV Weeklies advertisement sales department reporting to ad manager Kathryn Jacob.Helen Stephenson is to be promoted to group head on the Women’s Weeklies, reporting to ad manager Ian… Continue reading IPC Ad Team Restructure
The BBC will decide on Monday whether to go ahead with the planned 24-hour radio news service.It is expected that the intention of using Radio 4’s long wave frequency for the service will be dropped. An alternative is believed to be a combined news and sports service on Radio 5 and a delay in deciding… Continue reading BBC News Radio – Decision Monday
The campaign against imposing VAT on the publishing industry is being stepped up just before the November budget.The Periodical Publishers Association is sharing a stand at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool with the Advertising Association. MP’s will be bombarded with anti-VAT material.The Newspaper Society has also released research showing that the majority of cabinet… Continue reading CAMPAIGN AGAINST VAT ON READING UPPED
BT is proposing to test its video-on-demand service in up to 250,000 homes next year. The experiment is expected to cost about £75m and would probably be conducted in rural areas.Viewers would choose a video from a menu on the television screen and have it sent down the telephone wire. This could happen at the… Continue reading BT’s Video-On-Demand Plans
Ted Turner’s TNT & Cartoon Network was viewed for an average of 14 minutes in its’ first full week of broadcasting, giving it a 1% share of total viewing.Figures released today by BARB for the week ending 26th September show the Childrens’ Channel and Nickleodeon losing out to the newcomer with shares of 0.8% and… Continue reading Cartoon Viewing Figures
CIA Group, the independent media buying agency has confirmed to the city its £50m joint venture with Collett Dickenson Pearce. Shares in CIA jumped 8p on news of the link.CIA Group and CDP are to merge their media departments. The new operation is based at CDP’s Euston Road offices and called the CDP Media Company.… Continue reading CIA Shares Rise
CIA Group, the independent media buying agency has confirmed to the city its £50m joint venture with Collett Dickenson Pearce. Shares in CIA jumped 8p on news of the link.CIA Group and CDP are to merge their media departments. The new operation is based at CDP’s Euston Road offices and called the CDP Media Company.… Continue reading CIA Shares Rise
