19 Dec 1998
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Manchester United Television has appointed Peter Brookes as
managing director. Brookes, who has 25...Manchester United Television has appointed Peter Brookes as
managing director. Brookes, who has 25 years of media experience, joins
from Birmingham Live where he is head of programmes.
...
19 Dec 1998
| by SANDRA COLLINS, Marketing Director, Opt
London Electricity is taking its brand to television for the first
time after agreeing to sponsor...London Electricity is taking its brand to television for the first
time after agreeing ...
Legal This is our first exposure on TV and we re hoping to take the brand to
new areas. TV is a great ...
look at developing
full TV campaigns.
London Electricity s branding will feature on all six ...
19 Dec 1998
| by JAMES KYDD, Marketing Director, Virgin
One hundred and six viewers have objected to the Independent
Television Commission about...One hundred and six viewers have objected to the Independent
Television Commission about the Government s hard-hitting ad that
encourages businesses to prepare for a new European currency.
The ad, created by TBWA GGT Simons Palmer, showed a fictitious
businessman, called Martin Skinner ...
19 Dec 1998
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Border TV has reported an expansion in its radio interests in
interim results announced last week...Border TV has reported an expansion in its radio interests in
interim results announced last week. Radio turnover rose from pounds
1.5m to pounds 2.7m.
...
19 Dec 1998
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
channel, Playboy TV....BSkyB and Flextech are to sell their respective 30% and 51% stakes
in the loss-making adult channel, Playboy TV.
...
19 Dec 1998
| by CONOR DIGNAM
for the televising of major sports events in
the UK....for the televising of major sports events in
the UK.
The action is the Office of Fair Trading s case against the Premier
League over the deal which gives BSkyB exclusive TV rights to every live
Premier League ...
for televised coverage of Premier League
games (only 60 out of 380 are shown live).
- Restrictive ...
19 Dec 1998
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
The Independent Television Commission is deciding whether to impose
a statutory sanction...The Independent Television Commission is deciding whether to impose
a statutory sanction, in the form of a fine, on Carlton for the
documentary, The Connection, which was exposed as a fake by The
Guardian.
...
19 Dec 1998
| by DAVID MURPHY
15 years ago: Independent television companies meet to pull the
plug on plans to launch an ITV...15 years ago: Independent television companies meet to pull the
plug on plans to launch an ITV branded microcomputer, to coincide with
the airing of a network computer programme; Debenhams ends its ...
will
encourage customers not to drink and drive.
5 years ago: Changes to the Independent Television ...
19 Dec 1998
| by DAVID MURPHY
TV advertising recall on a weekly
basis - has never been so keenly scoured by agencies ...
agencies, in a truly integrated way.
Sky TV
SkyDigital, the first digital platform to launch in the UK, hit the
market in the autumn and its advertising, through M It s what your TV s been crying ...
19 Dec 1998
| by ROBERT MCLUHAN
Q: Which of the following TV commercials do you remember seeing
recently?...Q: Which of the following TV commercials do you remember seeing
recently?
Last Account Agency/TV buyer %
week
1 (1) BT Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO/
The Allmond Partnership 78 ...