19 Dec 1996
BBC Worldwide has been restructured to exploit its global branding
opportunities and treble its...BBC Worldwide has been restructured to exploit its global branding
opportunities and treble its contribution to the BBC to pounds 200m in
the next decade.
A BBC Rights Agency has been set up, which ...
to BBC products across the globe.
Worldwide Television s marketing director Simon Sudbury ...
13 Dec 1996
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Janie Ironside Wood, chief press officer at Independent Television News,
is quitting to join BBC...Janie Ironside Wood, chief press officer at Independent Television News,
is quitting to join BBC ...
before Christmas and will head up press and publicity
operations at BBC Worldwide early in the new year.
The BBC declined to comment on Ironside Wood s appointment until it is
officially announced ...
06 Dec 1996
| by ALASDAIR REID
kind,
with the BBC joining forces with Channel 5 to buy a package of movies
from the Fox film ...
will be exclusive to the BBC. Of the remaining nine, five
will get first run on Channel 5 and swap to BBC ...
, remember, is owned by Rupert Murdoch. The BBC has a
burgeoning relationship with Flextech, which is owned ...
28 Nov 1996
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
The BBC and Channel 5 have joined forces in a ground breaking deal
combining their buying power...The BBC and Channel 5 have joined forces in a ground breaking deal
combining their buying power ...
.
It is the first time the BBC has bought in major films with a rival
commercial terrestrial channel ...
exclusive to
Channel 5 and 22 to the BBC.
Nine films will be shared between the broadcasters ...
15 Nov 1996
Publication of the BBC s Statement of Promises document, dubbed a
viewers charter in the press...Publication of the BBC s Statement of Promises document, dubbed a
viewers charter ...
.
Where the charter was linked to one of the other stories last week, it
came a poor second. A BBC ...
to the BBC s promise to
offer fair interviews, reduce repeats and curb violence and bad
language ...
14 Nov 1996
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
The BBC has made its first move to build a marketing strategy, but what
will be the commercial...The BBC has made its first move to build a marketing strategy, but what
will be the commercial effect on competitors?
The BBC is one of the strongest media brands in the world, with a
revenue ...
.
However, the BBC has woken up to the fact that it can no longer rely on
this strategy. It is moving ...
01 Nov 1996
| by CLAIRE BEALE
A portfolio of seven new channels, mixing shows from the BBC s
programming library with original...A portfolio of seven new channels, mixing shows from the BBC s
programming library with original material, will be launched through a
partnership between the BBC and Flextech next summer ...
jewels of BBC comedy and
drama, such as Pride and Prejudice and Fawlty Towers.
The Sports ...
18 Oct 1996
Microsoft Europe has appointed Marie-Ther�se Huppertz as its head of
government relations, in a...Microsoft Europe has appointed Marie-Ther�se Huppertz as its head of
government relations, in a ...
over from John Frank, Microsoft Europe s former corporate
attorney who has in turn taken over from Brad Smith as the company s top
legal adviser in Europe. Smith himself has been promoted as Microsoft ...
18 Oct 1996
| by LEXIE GODDARD
World Radio Network (WRN), the global radio programme distributor, has
recruited its first director of corporate affairs.
Simon Spanswick joins WRN this week after ten years at the BBC, most ...
-Pacific, has no dedicated communications staff.
Spanswick joined BBC Monitoring in 1986. He has worked ...
18 Oct 1996
| by MAGGIE BROWN
During October the BBC is asking viewers to vote for our favourite
programmes, as part of its...During October the BBC is asking viewers to vote for our favourite
programmes, as part of its ...
, especially since an
institution so rich in popular cultural history as the BBC can cynically
conjure up a ...
of gala night programme
said to me this week: will there be a BBC?
It s a question worth asking ...