Mike Matthew, chief executive of IPC Magazines, has announced that he intends to retire from the position before the end of the year, ahead of the group’s plans for a Stock Market floatation. Matthew leaves the company in December after seven years as chief executive and just two years after he successfully headed the £860… Continue reading Matthew Retires As Chief Executive Of IPC Ahead Of Floatation
Kevin Hand, chief executive of EMAP, has been installed as the new deputy chairman and chairman-elect of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA). Hand will succeed current chairman Sally Cartwright when she stands down in 12 months’ time.Hand was previously a director at the PPA, until he moved to France five years ago. During this time… Continue reading EMAP Chief To Become Chairman Of PPA
Shares in Golden Rose Communications were up yesterday as the group announced its financial results (see Jazz FM Predicts Better Performance As Losses Amount). Prices rose by 3p to 56˝p.Telewest Communications showed a 4% increase in its shares prices yesterday as the group prepares to launch its digital service tomorrow (see Telewest Gets Set For… Continue reading Sharewatch
RAJAR, the radio audience research body, has confirmed today that its executive director, Peter Jenkins, is to leave the company in April next year. There is currently no replacement for Jenkins and the RAJAR Board is set to meet to discuss this shortly.Peter Jenkins was appointed as executive director of RAJAR in January 1997 (see… Continue reading RAJAR Director To Leave In Spring 2000
Deputy chief executive of the Periodical Publishers Association, Peter Dear, has announced he will leave the group at the end of the year. Adrian O’Neill has been appointed to the position of marketing director at regional sales house Amra. Formerly founder director of the Newspaper Publishing Group, which launched the Independent and the Independent on… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Kellogg’s is to launch its latest breakfast cereal with a sponsorship deal on ITV. Crispix will sponsor Kids Say The Funniest Things, a new show hosted by Michael Barrymore, in which kids do classic comedy impressions.This is the second ITV sponsorship for Kellogg’s and is in a prime slot on the channel. The new series… Continue reading Kellogg’s To Sponsor New ITV Show
United News & Media gained in value yesterday after Deutsche Bank recommended the stock and predicted a narrowing of the gap between the market value and its assets. This will be created either by shareholder pressure on the management to implement radical changes or by a bid approach. Prices closed up 2˝p to 547˝p.Shares in… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) has announced the successful applicants for the new radio licences in Dublin (see IRTC Shortlists Applicants For New Dublin Stations). Youth-oriented Spin FM, 35+ music station Lite FM, News Talk 106FM and Irish language Raidio na Life have all been awarded a licence to broadcast to the Dublin… Continue reading IRTC Names Successful Dublin Radio Licence Applicants
Telewest Communications is set to launch its long-awaited digital service on Thursday this week. As Britain’s second-largest cable company, it will beat rival NTL which has recently stalled similar plans. Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), meanwhile, began to roll-out its own service in the North West in July this year (see Cable & Wireless Communications… Continue reading Telewest Gets Set For Digital
Jazz FM reported a pre-tax loss of over £2 million in the latest financial results for its parent group, Golden Rose Communications, for the nine months ending 30 June. Chief executive Richard Wheatley said that performance had improved however and trading results for the current year would show an improvement.Pre-tax loss for the group over… Continue reading Jazz FM Predicts Better Performance As Losses Amount
