19 Dec 1997
| by STEFANO HATFIELD
JWT gains pan-European Shell at the expense of Esso... Lowe
Howard-Spink lands the Express Group... BDDH wins Mercedes, which ends
speculation about its future... O s media... Euro
18 Dec 1997
| by DRAYTON BIRD
BBC Magazines has pulled the plug on Clothes Show magazine after
the title failed to generate...BBC Magazines has pulled the plug on Clothes Show magazine after
the title failed to generate enough profit.
The BBC decision comes despite it having made considerable investment in
the magazine since it was launched in 1987.
Peter Phippen, managing director of BBC Worldwide ...
12 Dec 1997
| by ROBERT GRAY
BBC Magazines has hired more staff for the launch of its homes
title next spring under editor...BBC Magazines has hired more staff for the launch of its homes
title next spring under editor Julie Savill. Dominique Coughlin joins
from Period Living as deputy/features editor and Kasha Harmer-Hirst
moves from Homes and Gardens as home editor.
...
12 Dec 1997
| by ROBERT GRAY
The BBC and South African Broadcasting Corporation have signed a
co-production agreement for a...The BBC and South African Broadcasting Corporation have signed a
co-production agreement for a global current affairs programme to be
broadcast on South African radio next year. The programme will feature
world news, sport, entertainment and human interest stories.
...
11 Dec 1997
| by DANNY ROGERS
Dick Emery is to quit his position as chief operating officer of
BBC Worldwide....Dick Emery is to quit his position as chief operating officer of
BBC Worldwide.
...
28 Nov 1997
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
BBC Worldwide has overhauled its management structure to create a
more aggressive commercial...BBC Worldwide has overhauled its management structure to create a
more aggressive commercial ...
groups across BBC Worldwide s activities, each concentrating on a core
activity. Nicholas Brett, publishing director of the Radio Times,
becomes director of BBC Worldwide s music, drama, arts and history ...
28 Nov 1997
| by RICHARD COOK
BBC Radio s 75th anniversary celebrations have been an opportunity
for the broadcaster to remind a...BBC Radio s 75th anniversary celebrations have been an opportunity
for the broadcaster to remind ...
range of special programmes, endorsements from some of
its celebrity listeners and so on. However, BBC ...
estimated that the BBC spent the
equivalent of pounds 2 million of airtime on advertising its radio ...
27 Nov 1997
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
behind calls for tighter controls on the BBC s
commercial activities....behind calls for tighter controls on the BBC s
commercial activities.
The two companies ...
month to discuss
what should be done about the BBC s increasing commercial activity ...
public lobbying offensive
to voice their concerns.
The BBC has become increasingly commercially ...
21 Nov 1997
| by CAROLINE MARSHALL
Leagas Delaney is poised to carry off the multi-million pound brief
to communicate the BBC s move...Leagas Delaney is poised to carry off the multi-million pound brief
to communicate the BBC ...
digital
strategy for the BBC - will encompass the launch of the BBC digital TV
and radio services, as well as the new 24-hour domestic TV news channel,
News 24, and the BBC On-line Internet services ...
21 Nov 1997
| by ELEANOR TRICKETT
the BBC using its own TV airtime to
advertise its radio stations....the BBC using its own TV airtime to
advertise its radio stations.
Capital this week unveiled costings, carried out by a leading media
independent, which show that the BBC spent the equivalent of pounds 2
million of airtime on advertising its radio networks on BBC 1 and BBC 2
between August ...