The Health Education Authority yesterday called for a ban on Embassy Regal cigarette ads because of research which shows that the ads appeal to children and teenagers.It is the first time that the government funded authority, which opposes all tobacco promotion, has attacked the advertising of one brand.The posters feature a middle-aged man called Reg.… Continue reading Call For Ban On Regal Ads
The IPA has responded to the ITC Consultation document on its Code of Sponsorship.The IPA has said that it believes the code has been largely successful in striking a balance between encouraging development of sponsorship and avoiding the risk of provoking adverse viewer reactions. However, suggestions were made in areas of concern.* Advertiser Supplied ProgrammingThe… Continue reading IPA Responds To ITC Consultation Doc.
The ITV airtime sales house which will handle sales for Granada, STV, Border Television and Grampian has announced its trading name and appointed an agency sales director.The company will be known as The Time Exchange and will begin trading on 1 January 1994.Mark Butterfield, account director at TSMS has been appointed agency sales director. MediaTel… Continue reading ITV Sales House New Details
Yesterday the ISBA 14th sponsorship conference entitled “Sponsorship – The Extra Dimension” was held at the Hilton Hotel in London.The conference was chaired by Kenneth Miles, Director General of ISBA. First to speak was Sean Jefferson, Brands Public Relations Manager of Bass Brewers. He was reponsible for the biggest ever sports sponsorship deal in Britain,… Continue reading ISBA Sponsorship Conference
HTV has announced interim pre-tax profits for the first half of the year improving from a loss last year of £5m to a profit of £1.6m this year.Earnings per share were 1.5p compared to previous loss of 5.4p.Advertising has maintained a 6% share of the network spend.
Radio 1’s new line – up, announced yesterday, includes a weekend slot for Danny Baker, poached from sister station Radio 5. Announcing the changes the station’s new controller, Matthew Banister, emphasised Radio 1’s commitment to live music, journalism and comedy.Three of the stations’ older DJs have announced their departure in recent weeks; Dave Lee Travis,… Continue reading RADIO 1 NEW LINE-UP
Directors of Paramount Communications officially announced yesterday that they would consider other offers in competition with the current take-over bid from Viacom of $7.5bn. (News -24/9) The QVC Network has already put a hostile bid to the Paramount Board of around $9.9bn, but since QVC are a smaller company Paramount are insisting on receiving “satisfactory… Continue reading Paramount Auction Is Official
HTV has announced interim pre-tax profits for the first half of the year improving from a loss last year of £5m to a profit of £1.6m this year.Earnings per share were 1.5p compared to previous loss of 5.4p.Advertising has maintained a 6% share of the network spend.
The combined ITV/C4 revenue for August, based on agency estimates, came in at £115.9m – a 9.6% increase on last year and the second highest increase so far this year.The individual revenues for ITV and C4 were gauged to be £95.14m and £20.76 – a 82:18 split – representing an slight improvement on ITV’s performance… Continue reading TV ROUND UP – AUGUST
Radio 1’s new line – up, announced yesterday, includes a weekend slot for Danny Baker, poached from sister station Radio 5. Announcing the changes the station’s new controller, Matthew Banister, emphasised Radio 1’s commitment to live music, journalism and comedy.Three of the stations’ older DJs have announced their departure in recent weeks; Dave Lee Travis,… Continue reading RADIO 1 NEW LINE-UP
