28 Nov 1996
| by RAYMOND SNODDY
Until very recently television news seemed to be a relatively simple,
although sometimes dangerous, business. There was the defining moment
when a Swedish cameraman who worked for what is now Reuters Television
inadvertently, or not, filmed his own death, apparently mesmerised by
the image of the soldier...
21 Nov 1996
The first television ads for Carlsberg-Tetley s rival to Caffrey s,
Calder s Cream Ale, break next week as part of a pounds 4m launch for
the hybrid beer. The ads, by Saatchi s and asks Where
have you been all my lives? . Calder s is C-T s biggest product launch
in 12 years (Marketing, May 6). C-T...
08 Nov 1996
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
From life insurance to the ITC is just a change of perspective for Paul Smee
01 Nov 1996
If a cable TV subscriber turns on the Weather Channel in Birmingham and
gets information on local conditions, that demonstrates one of the
strengths of the medium. If a subscriber to a TeleWest franchise finds
the channel unavailable, however, even though a Bell Cable Media
customer can get it, that...
01 Nov 1996
| by JANET IZATT
Surprising results have emerged from a global study of TV habits. Enough
similarities are apparent to suggest that pan-European brands and
advertising can work.
01 Nov 1996
| by DAVID REED
What are the commercial issues facing digital TV? And will any of it
add up to profit? We asked five leading industry figures.
26 Sep 1996
Television rules on sponsorship and advertising-supplied programming are
to under-go a major overhaul, allowing greater flexibility for
advertisers and more prominent sponsorship branding.
19 Sep 1996
Say the words cable and television to most people and in recent
years it would have conjured up images of labourers with jackhammers
tearing up the road.
16 Aug 1996
Former music business PR man Mike Hales has been appointed editor, BBC
Television Publicity.
02 Aug 1996
| by ALASDAIR REID
The infomercials industry is losing patience with the ITC. Alasdair Reid
reports