Media Week today claims that the ITV network revenue figure for the first six months of 1993 was £677.7m.The information is meant to come from the ITC figures released to ITV companies this week; however, the ITC this morning could not confirm this figure to MediaTel.MediaTel’s own estimates for the revenue of ITV stations for… Continue reading ITV REVENUE FIGURE
Business Unlimited are to publish a new title, Form, specifically for small businesses.The bi-monthly magazine will launch on 28th October. It will be a free publication, distributed through small business centres, entertainment centres and the Training Enterprise Council. The editorial content will be a mix of news and features on any subject relevant to small… Continue reading NEW SMALL BUSINESS TITLE
Hailed as the biggest thing to hit the satellite industry since the first Astra satellite launch in 1988 September 1st sees the introduction of ‘Sky Multi-Channels’ – and with it a move away from free viewing to a completely encrypted service.Much has been published about which channels will be available through the package – with… Continue reading Satellite Round Up
Channel 4 has secured the UK rights to Italian football in a 1 year deal with an option to extend. C4 is considering extending coverage to a Monday programme.
Willott Kingston Smith has published a survey on the make-up of the gross income of ad agencies, with particular reference to performance related revenue.The survey found that despite recent debate on the merits of agencies being remunerated on a performance-related basis, less than 0.7% of agencies’ gross income is currently calculated by this method.In a… Continue reading Agency Income Survey
The Newspaper Society’s annual free newspaper conference will be held at the Swallow Gosforth Park Hotel, Newcastle, 2-3 September 1993. There will be speakers from the Advertising Association, Leo Burnett, Zenith Media and Lowe Howard-Spink. Contact Lynne Gardiner at the Newspaper Society 071 636 7014 Harpers & Queen has been redesigned for its September issue… Continue reading Press Snippets
Tyne Tees Television has renewed its football sponsorship deal with North East Ford Dealers to cover the 1993-94 season. Midland brewers Everards are to sponsor Central Television’s live Sunday football coverage. South Wales Electricity are to be the first to sponsor educational programmes; they will sponsor the Welsh Learner of the Year, on Welsh channel… Continue reading Sponsorship Snippets
The Radio Authority has received 4 applications for the re-advertisedExeter/Torbay AM and FM licences;Bay City Radio 0647 722208Gemini Radio 0803 862271Wild West consortium 0237 472464Devonair (incumbent) 0392 430703All the applicants have applied for both the AM & FM licences.The Authority has re-advertised the following ILR licences;Belfast FM (96.7BCR)Bradford FM (Sunrise FM)Kettering (KCBC)
BBC Homes and Antiques is to be redesigned in October. There will be more pages and perfect binding.
The MRG will present an evening of the best in current readership research on Wednesday 22nd September, 6.00pm at JWTThe sixth Worldwide Readership Symposium was held in San Francisco last April, where over 60 papers on the state of the readership research art were presented. Three of these papers will be presented by the MRG… Continue reading MRG HOLDS READERSHIP RESEARCH EVENING
