Jane Phillimore has been appointed editor of fledgling women’s lifestyle title Aura. Phillimore, previously deputy editor of Options, takes over the role from Deirdre Vine who is to step down to the role of contributing editor. Since its launch the Parkhill Publications title has lost at least two key staff members (see Appointments Brief) amid… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Q: Why would a satellite broadcaster owned by the two largest ITV groups use BBC Resources to help design its internet-TV service? (see ONdigital Teams With BBC For Internet On TV)A: When was the last time you heard someone say that www.granada.co.uk or www.carlton.co.uk was their favourite website? Meanwhile www.bbc.co.uk enjoys worldwide popularity and is… Continue reading BBC To Peddle Internet Know-How To Boost Revenue
Oneword radio, the digital station devoted to the spoken word, is set to become available to millions more listeners through a carriage deal with Sky Digital and its own radio via the internet service.Oneword began broadcasting its full schedule on Digital One in May this year, three months after Digital One announced its launch (see… Continue reading Oneword Will Speak To More Of The Nation Through Sky Digital Deal
Reuters was the best performer in the FTSE 100 index yesterday, although there seemed to be no obvious reason for the 6% rise. Shares ended up 72p at £12.82.Trinity Mirror announced a positive trading report yesterday (see Trinity Announces Positive Trading Report, Enhances ic24 Network) and spoke of increased revenue growth. However shares in the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Channel 5 has announced its latest dotcom deal, through which it intends to provide www.thefirstresort.com with £3m of support in exchange for a percentage stake in the business.The package offered to the online travel agent will include spot advertising, programme sponsorship, holiday pages on 5 Text and links from both the 5 Text website and… Continue reading Channel 5 Signs Holiday Site For Latest Equity Deal
Trinity Mirror has reaped increased revenue growth across its national and regional newspapers during the first half of the financial year, and said that the company, which merged last year (see Trinity And Mirror Seal Merger In £2bn Deal), had integrated its assets well . The largest regional publisher in the UK and owner of… Continue reading Trinity Announces Positive Trading Report, Enhances ic24 Network
The younger you are, the more likely you are to be online, or so statistics seem to suggest. So why, as a would-be dotcom, bother teaching your grandmother to click icons when there is a ready made ‘i-generation’ eager for an online hangout?The recent launch of www.mykindaplace.com, the on-line teen mag, is set to be… Continue reading Website Creators Looking For Teenage Clicks
Condé Nast is to launch a UK edition of the successful US young women’s title Glamour in the Spring of next year. The news comes just one week after Emap announced that it was folding Minx as a result of declining circulation (see July-December 1999 ABCs – Performance By Publisher).With an average size issue of… Continue reading Condé Nast Set To Bring US Glamour To The UK
Emap was one of the best performers among media stocks yesterday, rising 32p to £11.25. Taylor Nelson Sofres also did well, jumping 10p to £2.82½.News was less good for Cordiant which announced its second acquisition in as many weeks yesterday (see Cordiant Acquires Lighthouse Global Network). Shares in the company fell 27½p to £3.44½.SMG also… Continue reading Sharewatch
A new study from Forrester confirms recent doubts that the internet is encroaching on television viewing. The report from the research group has found that while TV advertising of websites drives traffic to the net, a reciprocal relationship does not occur.Almost 48% of UK internet users go to sites after watching its advertisement on TV,… Continue reading Price Of Dotcom Ads Set To Rise As Net Poaches TV Viewers
