ITV executives were furious yesterday with Marcus Plantin following his criticism of the Prime Minister at the Edinburgh Festival, and for saying that a change in schedule was still very much on the agenda. (Newsline 31/8)ITV chiefs are angry and embarrassed that the issue was raised in this manner, calling Marcus Plantin “irresponsible”, after Sir… Continue reading New News At Ten Row
Today sees the launch of the Sky Multi-Channels package, and with it the launch of three new channels: UK Living The Family Channel and Nickelodeon.Any viewer wishing to see these new channels will need a decoder from Sky and will have to pay £6.99 per month for a package of these and existing channels which… Continue reading New Channels Launch Today
The Scottish Rugby Union yesterday announced a four year agreement worth over £1m with The Famous Grouse Scotch Whisky company.They are the first of the home unions to adopt a sponsor for the national team. In each year of the agreement, half the money will go to the international players’ trust and the other half… Continue reading Scottish Rugby Union Sponsorship Deal
The Radio Authority’s closing date for receipt of applications for the ILR licence for Central Scotland was yesterday. This is the last of the 5 regional local licences which the Authority expects to award this year. (Licences have already been awarded for the Severn Estuary, the North West and the North East; the West Midlands… Continue reading ILR Radio Licence For Central Scotland
Exchange Contracts from HHL Publishing, the magazine which is distributed to home buyers through solicitors, is to undergo some changes.The frequency is to be increased from twice a year to quarterly from February 1994. At present the print run for each edition is 100,000; once it goes quarterly this will be increased to 120,000.There are… Continue reading Exchange Contracts Alterations
The 1993 Bus Audience Data System is now available. It is a database of travel patterns and bus routes in London; it calculates audience coverage and frequency for ad campaigns on London buses. It was launched in 1991 but has been updated.Three databases were assembled to provide the audience model: Bus Network Database This contains… Continue reading BUSADS 1993 Research Released
Scotland on Sunday is to launch a new business section in September as part of a redesign.The business section will be available on 12 September. Besides business news it will also carry a detailed media and marketing section. Scotland on Sunday told MediaTel that the new section is to satisfy demand from both readers and… Continue reading Scotland On Sunday Business Section
A new remote-control unit was unveiled yesterday at an electronics fair in Berlin that takes voice commands and converts them into infra-red signals. The Voice Commander will be able to record any programme just by being told the day and the time. One additional feature is the command “zap it”, which makes the video fast-… Continue reading Voice Controlled Video
Westminster Press is to centralise its media sales representation. Titles within the group are currently represented by AMRA (principally), A-Plus and Mediaforce.All three are pitching for the full account, with a decision likely in the next two weeks.
IPC is to launch a new photo title on November 4th. Photo Technique will come out quarterly and will have a cover price of £2.25.The magazine is designed to complement IPC’s other photo title Amateur Photographer, incorporating one of the most popular sections of Amateur Photographer, techniques.The editorial will give advice and tips on all… Continue reading NEW PHOTO MAGAZINE
