UTV Live

Just noticed that UTV Live have now changed their endcap to promote their new radio station!

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/endcap1.jpg

Are they allowed to do that?

Didn't UTV (and Granada for that matter) get told off for advertising their ISP via their web address

Is advertising a commercial radio station a similar situation?

They were told off for putting utvinternet.com onto their idents, which was promoting their internet service.

I don't think it's clear they aren't allowed to do it, but it's hard to know what view Ofcom would take.

I seem to recall the old Tyne Tees South news opt (Network North) used to promote Century Radio at the end of their bulletins in the mid 90s.

I was never quite sure why, as I wasn't aware of any ownership or share in Century Radio by YTTV before they were gobbled up by Granada Media.

Do any UTV staff present the bulletins on U105?

And, speaking of UTV Live, have they dispatched wee Neil Brittain back over to England to cover the George Best story? I thought his previous OBs a few weeks ago were quite sweet in a way.

EDIT: Looking at the schedule, nice to see Lynda Bryans getting a daily slot on the programme, a nice surprise to see familiar faces Ronan Kelly and John O'Hara also getting slots on Sunday, and quite a few Downtown staff pinched, and no more Carolyn Stewart on Cool FM!

Yeah its strange hearing bedless Carolyn on U105, introducing (mostly) gawd awful middle of the road music. She had become something of a UTV luvvie of late, making appearances on the UTV live sofa, I guess she just went where the money was.

Not sure about the cross promotion stipulations. Understandably they do seem to be on advertising overdrive at the moment, IIRC Julian spent most of the end credits of OFI Sunday last night promoting the Sunday night radio slot.

Funny you should mention Neil Brittain, he was just on UTV Live doing an OB from Best's hospital!

U105 seems to be quite good. Mind you I don't remember most of tne songs played on it! When I tuned in last week though I thought I was listening to the wrong radio station when I heard Carolyn Stewart!

The launch has certainly put the wind up the other local radio stations, namely BBC Radio Ulster and Downtown Radio. The amount of advertising that has appeared in the last week in and around Belfast is unbelievable!

How have UTV (and BBC NI) been covering the Best story?

Any plans to televise the funeral on either side?