03 Dec 1999
| by MARY COWLETT
As this week s angry letter from the British Tourist Authority
(BTA) shows, the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) is once again in
danger of coming to blows with the PR industry over charges for copying
newspaper cuttings.
03 Dec 1999
| by JENNIFER WHITEHEAD
The Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) has drawn criticism from the
PR industry once again, this time for its charges for electronic
distribution of press cuttings. Each photocopied cutting costs NLA
licencees 2p. But that charge is doubled to 4p if a cutting is
distributed electronically.
19 Nov 1999
| by STEPHEN ARMSTRONG
second digital radio multiplex licence to
serve Greater London....GWR Group, the owner of Classic FM, has joined forces with Scottish
Radio Holdings to apply for a second digital radio multiplex licence to
serve Greater London.
GWR, headed by CEO Ralph ...
will not
drive the uptake of digital radio, said Gregory Watson, GWR s head of
special projects. People ...
12 Nov 1999
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
Capital Radio Digital has been awarded the local digital multiplex
licence to serve Cardiff...Capital Radio Digital has been awarded the local digital multiplex
licence to serve Cardiff, Newport and south east Wales by the Radio
Authority.
It was the only applicant. The service ...
services. Capital plans to begin transmission of the
digital services in October 2000.
...
12 Nov 1999
| by MAGGIE BROWN
such as
young families with children, migrate across to digital. They are
pumping out mixed schedules ...
proposals for its new digital services. The
proposals are controversial: they include a new children ...
, broadly static
position, in order to flourish in the new digital environment.
The consultation ...
08 Oct 1999
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
in the rollout of its digital
television and interactive services and claims that it is accelerating
its plans...in the rollout of its digital
television and interactive services and claims that it is accelerating
its ...
says it
plans to broaden and bring forward its planned rollout.
Digital cable services were ...
in 2000.
In developing the world s most advanced and comprehensive digital
service, which ...
08 Oct 1999
| by ED SHELTON
Digital in
February 2000....US-based TV company Hallmark Entertainment Network has signed a
deal with BSkyB to break into the UK market with the creation of a
24-hour general family entertainment channel to launch on Sky Digital in
February 2000.
The channel will initially be available exclusively on Sky Digital ...
24 Sep 1999
| by MAGGIE BROWN
The big dream said culture secretary Chris Smith, is digital
television. But, as every media...The big dream said culture secretary Chris Smith, is digital
television. But, as every media ...
for switching off analogue signals, and moving everyone over
to digital reception by 2010. It s also the case ...
,
affordable.
At present, 94 per cent of the population do not share the digital
dream.
And ...
25 Jun 1999
| by MAGGIE BROWN
There s no pause in the digital TV wars and accompanying hype. As
soon as BSkyB s new chief...There s no pause in the digital TV wars and accompanying hype. As
soon as BSkyB s new chief ...
are working furiously, trying to get media
attention for their new digital channels, rescuing them from ...
.
But, more positively, the best example of using digital positively has
to be Film Four, the Channel ...
11 Jun 1999
| by DAVID MCCORMACK
The Media Foundry has picked up the PR account for Digital One, the
radio consortium which...The Media Foundry has picked up the PR account for Digital One, the
radio consortium which is to launch the UK s first national commercial
digital radio later this year.
The agency, which has previously worked for radio companies including
Chrysalis and Luxembourg-based CLT, will handle Digital One ...