The ITC is consulting its licensees and other interested parties on proposed revisions to its Programme Code. The revisions are intended to clarify certain points and reflect recent developments, they do not change the fundamental principles of the Code.Subjects of significant amendment include: Violent sexual portrayal, particularly the representation of rape. Treatment of innocent parties:… Continue reading Revisions To Programme Code
News International is reorganizing its sales representation for its Scottish clients and agencies.Scottish business in NI’s regional editions is currently served by the group’s Manchester office, but from July 1, the Glasgow office will deal with all Scottish agency and advertising sales across the NI portfolio.The Manchester office will now concentrate on selling national and… Continue reading NI Moves Ad Sales To Glasgow
ITV and the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers are rumoured to be planning a joint representation to the Independent Television Commission to ask it to take another look at its recent criticism of ITV, according to Marketing.In its annual report the ITC criticised ITV for showing too many dramas and entertainment programmes and not enough… Continue reading ITV And ISBA May Challenge ITC
WCRS is expected to merge its media department into Mediapolis this summer, according to sources. The move, which has long been rumoured, will take place on July 1st, leaving no media representation at WCRS at all.An official announcement confirming this is believed to be imminent, though both Mediapolis and WCRS were unavailable for comment this… Continue reading WCRS Set To Merge Media Department With Mediapolis
Channel 5 appears for the first time this week as BARB release the first set of data for the channel. Obviously, the calendar week covered only features the first day of Channel 5 broadcasting; the rest of the data is modeled in order to give figures for the whole week. BARB has identified various ‘teething… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 30/03/97
BARB announced yesterday its intentions for the improvement of measurements for the 16-24 age group in the Establishment Survey. This follows the recent special analysis by ONS of the 1991 Census which shows (based on data for 15-24 year olds) that the universe figures for the 16-24 age group in the BARB Establishment Survey may… Continue reading BARB Announces Possible Establishment Survey Changes
The ITC has today announced a new revised Code of Programme Sponsorship which it hopes will widen the scope for sponsorship without the risk of sponsors “excessively diverting the editorial agenda for commercial purposes.”The main changes to the code are as follows: Masthead programming to be permitted on all ITC licensed channels apart from Channels… Continue reading ITC Publishes New Sponsorship Code
A law passed last year by the US Congress aimed at criminalising the transmission of sexually explicit material to children via the Internet is unconstitutional, according to arguments heard on 19 March in the Supreme Court. The court heard legal representations from an association of online service providers, publishers and free speech advocates that stated… Continue reading US: Internet Free Speech Case
The Independent Television Commission yesterday agreed to allow Channel 5 to postpone its launch date without the broadcaster incurring any penalty.Under its original licence requirements C5 was due to launch on January 1 1997 but the ITC has now said it will allow a launch date of “not later than 30 March 1997”. The ITC’s… Continue reading ITC Approves New C5 Launch Date
The proposed acquisition of Classic FM by GWR Group *(GWR And Classic In £215m Merger) may be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. If the director general of Fair Trading believes the merger qualifies for further investigation, the secretary of state for trade and industry will be advised on whether to send it to… Continue reading Classic Merger Being Reviewed
