BBC chairman, Gavyn Davies, yesterday resigned following the critical conclusions of Lord Hutton’s inquiry into the death of Ministry of Defence weapons advisor Dr David Kelly.Lord Hutton yesterday unveiled a report that was heavily critical of the way the BBC handled developments following a story on Radio 4’s Today programme, which claimed that the Government… Continue reading Davies Resigns Following Hutton Report Criticisms
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Capital Radio Group has announced that Kellogg’s is to extend its £8 million network breakfast-show sponsorship throughout 2004 following the publication of a study demonstrating the success of the association.The twelve-month sponsorship, negotiated through BroadMind, will see Kellogg’s Corn Flakes promoted across stations on the Capital and Century FM networks with on-air idents, trails and… Continue reading Capital Retains Kellogg’s As £8 Million Breakfast Sponsor
Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC, today quit his position as the Corporation descended into chaos following the publication of the Hutton Report.Mark Byford, his deputy, has been appointed as acting director-general.The departure of Dyke follows the resignation of chairman Gavyn Davies yesterday, after Lord Hutton’s report found the BBC defective in its operations… Continue reading Greg Dyke Steps Down As BBC Director General
ITV is investing in its interactive television capabilities by appointing Eckoh Technologies to provide interactive telephony services for the channel. Eckoh is one of Europe’s largest speech application service providers.Eckoh offers technology that will build on ITV’s existing interactive elements in programmes including This Morning, CiTV and Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Eckoh claims… Continue reading ITV Builds Interactive TV Platform With Eckoh Deal
Radio revenues across the US remained weak during the final quarter of 2003, but the industry is showing signs of rejuvenation for 2004, according to Merrill Lynch.Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national and international media analysis, forecasts and news by visiting the site.
GWR was seen in focus yesterday with shares dipping by 3.15% following the announcement that Patricia Hodgson, former chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, has been appointed to its board of directors.The radio group also recently denied speculation that it is holding £840 million merger talks with Capital about a potential £840 million merger… Continue reading Sharewatch: GWR Sees Stocks Dip As Hodgson Joins Board
Ofcom has surprised the broadcasting industry by announcing that Luke Johnson, owner of The Ivy and the man who floated Pizza Express, will replace Vanni Treves as chairman of Channel 4.It had been expected that the £66,000 a year non-executive position would be handed to former Coca-Cola executive, Penny Hughes, whose name appeared at the… Continue reading Ofcom Names Johnson As New Channel 4 Chairman
The lack of an industry agreed standard for web-advertising technology has prompted a number of leading online agencies to call on media owners to get their ad-serving software audited.Real Media, Profero, Outrider, Media.Com and i-level have come together to put their weight behind an initiative that will see third party ad-servers independently audited to industry… Continue reading Online Agencies Call For Ad-Serving Software Audit
ITV’s commercial airtime revenues will barely grow during 2004, as its share of television advertising dips from 51% to 50%, according to new a forward-looking report from Billetts Media Consulting.Billetts says that ITV’s revenues will rise by a meagre 0.3% in 2004, whilst multi-channel advertising jumps by 11.0% year on year. As a result, multichannel’s… Continue reading Television Advertising Revenue To Rise By 3% This Year
