21 Nov 1997
| by RICHARD COOK
There is safety in numbers. For smaller companies faced with a
bad-tempered behemoth of a rival, a show of solidarity can sometimes
provide just about the only crumb of comfort going. The cable industry
believed a united front against the might of BSkyB might just see it
through.
21 Nov 1997
| by RICHARD COOK
There was a time, not so long ago, when a simple question, such as
What s on the telly tonight? , provoked a simple answer, not a lengthy
monologue. A time when a TV listings guide was a single sheet of paper
on which was printed a short list of programmes and times.
Digital television trials are to launch in the UK before Christmas
following a deal signed last...Digital television trials are to launch in the UK before Christmas
following a deal signed last ...
14 Nov 1997
| by SIR BERNARD INGHAM, who writes for the
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has split its PR
account between MacLaurin...The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has split its PR
account between MacLaurin ...
07 Nov 1997
| by RICHARD COOK
Like Bill Clinton, a fellow chief executive of sorts, the new man
at ITV has settled on the first 100 days of his reign as a crucial first
test. Clinton s were supposed to usher in a number of social and
economic changes, the like of which hadn t been seen in the US for 30
years or more. They ultimately...
07 Nov 1997
| by DAVID CUFF
Is television becoming more like the magazine market? Success for a
TV station means a combination...Is television becoming more like the magazine market? Success for a
TV station means a ...
07 Nov 1997
| by GORDON MACMILLAN
new services. Television, with a much greater
household penetration than the PC, is seen as the ...
17 Oct 1997
| by ALASDAIR REID
It s been a good year for cinema. Bankers such as Men in Black and
the Lost World: Jurassic Park romped home and less fancied runners such
as the Full Monty delivered as well. Still to come is the new Bond film
and, er ... the Spice Girls. Who else? Spice World isn t due for release
until Boxing Day,...
16 Oct 1997
| by AMANDA LUTCHFORD
David Elstein warned that the digital age of
television could make traditional TV commercials a thing...David Elstein warned that the digital age of
television could make traditional TV commercials a thing ...
26 Sep 1997
| by ROBERT GRAY
In October 1989, the European Union adopted the Television Without
Frontiers directive with the...In October 1989, the European Union adopted the Television Without
Frontiers directive with the ...