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BSkyB has beaten ITV to the post with a $1.65m deal to screen Lennox Lewis’ defence fight for the world heavy weight crown. ITV is reported to have bid less than half this amount for the rights.

Broadcast Director of Young & Rubicam, Greg Turzynski has been promoted to Deputy Media Director of the company. Media Director Simon Matthews intends to become more involved with European issues while both will share in the running of day-to-day business.David Hughes steps up to fill the role of Media Planning Director; the shake-up is a… Continue reading Young & Rubicam Promotions

The fifth national sponsorship conference held by Stragic Sponsorship began yesterday and is continuing throughout today, with the emphasis yesterday being on sports and arts sponsorship and how these could be made more innovative.Speaking at the morning session,’Sports Sponsorship: A Game with too many Players?’ the question was raised that although sport has the biggest… Continue reading Fifth National Sponsorship Conference

Broadcast Director of Young & Rubicam, Greg Turzynski has been promoted to Deputy Media Director of the company. Media Director Simon Matthews intends to become more involved with European issues while both will share in the running of day-to-day business.David Hughes steps up to fill the role of Media Planning Director; the shake-up is a… Continue reading Young & Rubicam Promotions

PM Plus and Personnel Management will continue to be published by Personnel Publications, following a deal initiated by the Institute of Personnel Management, spanning the period to the year 2000. Personnel Management has a UK circulation of 48,474.Personnel Publications: 071 323 5717

Marcus Plantin’s ambition to revolutionise Sunday night television on ITV has been tainted slightly with the announcement that the blockbuster movie slot is to terminate on February 21. ITV’s further stockpile of films cannot be broadcast until 1994 and so it is unable to keep the airtime filled with suitable material. The blockbuster slot claimed… Continue reading Plantin’s Blockbuster Slot Threatened

The fifth national sponsorship conference held by Stragic Sponsorship began yesterday and is continuing throughout today, with the emphasis yesterday being on sports and arts sponsorship and how these could be made more innovative.Speaking at the morning session,’Sports Sponsorship: A Game with too many Players?’ the question was raised that although sport has the biggest… Continue reading Fifth National Sponsorship Conference

BSkyB has beaten ITV to the post with a $1.65m deal to screen Lennox Lewis’ defence fight for the world heavy weight crown. ITV is reported to have bid less than half this amount for the rights.

Channel 4 Television has set up a new trading subsidiary to sell the company’s films and programmes. Channel 4 International Ltd will take over from Film Four International and the present in-house sales arm Channel 4 International, with Michael Grade as chairman. Existing commercial activities have accumulated an average annual turnover of £10m over the… Continue reading Trading Subsidiary For Channel 4

The Sun has been given seven days to reply to a letter from the Queen’s solicitor, demanding damages for the publication of her Christmas speech two days before it was due to be revealed. The tabloid has made it clear that it will defend all legal proceedings brought by the Queen and feel confident that… Continue reading Sun To Reply To Queen’s Letter