Guy Zitter will become managing director of the Daily Mail in November 1994, when Bill Pressey retires. Zitter will become deputy md in October retaining control of sales. But this will ultimately pass to Mike Ironside when Zitter becomes md.Martina Dodson’s appointment as sales director of Capital Radio has been confirmed. She joined from the… Continue reading Appointments
Guy Zitter will become managing director of the Daily Mail in November 1994, when Bill Pressey retires. Zitter will become deputy md in October retaining control of sales. But this will ultimately pass to Mike Ironside when Zitter becomes md.Martina Dodson’s appointment as sales director of Capital Radio has been confirmed. She joined from the… Continue reading Appointments
According to a report in Broadcast magazine today, the BBC is seeking to add Barry Humphries to its recently confirmed acquisitions (Newsline today)Humphries’ most famous character will be back on ITV in Dame Edna’s Neighbourhood Watch this autumn, but it is thought that negotiations are already underway with Alan Yentob for a future series on… Continue reading Yentob Eyes Dame Edna Next
The Daily Express announced today that it is increasing its cover price by 2p to 32p from Monday 2 August.The Daily Express stated today that as it is a mid-market tabloid it is not as price sensitive as the popular tabloids, and that the soon to be introduced improvements will far outweigh this price increase.The… Continue reading Daily Express Price Increase
In a survey carried out by the Billett Consultancy with Channel 4, it was found that the most direct influence on ad recall comes from the composition order, length and action of the break itself rather than from the programme surrounding the break.The fewer commercials in a break, the better they are recalled; those in… Continue reading New Survey On Ad Recall
Andreas Whittam-Smith, founder of the Independent, will offer his resignation as chief executive of Newspaper Publishing, which publishes both the Independent and the Independent on Sunday, at a board meeting today.He will continue in his role as editor of the Independent, and will concentrate on promoting the papers.There is also likely to be a debate… Continue reading Whittam-Smith To Resign As Chief Exec
It has now been confirmed that Andreas Whittam-Smith has indeed resigned as Chief Executive of Newspaper Publishing PLC. The Board has appointed him Deputy Chairman and Editor-in-Chief.Mr Whittam-Smith will concentrate on developing the papers; he presented extensive plans for development to the Board, but as Mediatel was told this afternoon by Alan Huw Smith, no… Continue reading INDEPENDENT BOARD MEETING – UPDATE
It has now been confirmed that Andreas Whittam-Smith has indeed resigned as Chief Executive of Newspaper Publishing PLC. The Board has appointed him Deputy Chairman and Editor-in-Chief.Mr Whittam-Smith will concentrate on developing the papers; he presented extensive plans for development to the Board, but as Mediatel was told this afternoon by Alan Huw Smith, no… Continue reading INDEPENDENT BOARD MEETING – UPDATE
Channel 4 is to launch a prime-time religious series, ‘Witness’. It will feature a wide range of subjects, including neo-Nazis meeting a survivor from Auschwitz and cannibalism in the South Pacific. It intends to avoid organised religion and will concentrate instead on personal belief.Nicholas Fraser, the head of religion at Channel 4 has said that… Continue reading Prime-Time Religion For C4
Pat Falconer is to become managing director of London Sports Radio, one of the bidders for the radio licences to be awarded later this year.Falconer left Independent Radio Sales last month after it was announced that the company was to be sold to the Katz Corporation (Newsline 2/6). The former managing director has denied that… Continue reading MD For London Sports Radio
