Gerry Robinson steps down from Granada
30 Aug 2002 | by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Gerry Robinson, the former chairman of Granada before it was split in two to form Compass and Granada Media, is to step down from the board of the ITV company.
NEW YORK - With more than a tug of the forelock to the competition, Rolling Stone is back with its first issue under new editor, FHM alumnus Ed Needham, who has steered the former king of rock and roll mags into familiar waters, writes Eleanor Trickett .
LONDON - Gerry Robinson, the former chairman of Granada before it was split in two to form Compass and Granada Media, is to step down from the board of the ITV company.
LONDON - ITV executives have brought some much needed cheer to the advertising market by saying that revenues for October were likely to show a rise of about 6%.
LONDON - Channel 5 is to get an £8m programming budget increase, as part of efforts to prevent chief executive Dawn Airey from defecting to ITV.
LONDON - As expected Steve Morrison, Granada's chief executive, is to step down. He will leave at the end of September, heralding possible closer management ties with ITV partner Carlton Communications.
Last weekend Channel 4's chief executive, Mark Thompson, described British telly as 'dull, mechanical and samey', 'risk-averse' and, oh, a whole heap of other not very inspiring nor healthy things, writes Claire Beale .
LONDON - The Independent Television Commission has revised its Advertising Standards Code, which now include guidance on bullying following the furore over the Tango campaign that showed a ginger-haired boy being shouted at through megaphones.
LONDON - Granada has refused to comment on reports that chief executive Steve Morrison will leave the company this week, following months of speculation about his future.
LONDON - Jack, the new James Brown men's magazine, has beaten advertising and revenue expectations by 22% as it prepares to go monthly from October.
LONDON - Steven Morrison, chief executive of Granada, could leave as early as this week, according to reports, with Charles Allen tipped to take more responsibility at the ITV company.