Alec Davidson, managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers since 1995, was put forward by the Newspaper Society to become the Society’s vice-president. Mr Davidson will succeed James Evans in the year 2000 as president, and Mr Evans takes over from the Society’s current president Charles Brims this July. Director of training and development at the IPA,… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Newsquest, the regional publisher, has confirmed that it is in preliminary discussions with Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers, with a view to acquiring P&S’s newspaper assets, after speculation last week that the group intended to put in an offer for P&S (see Newsline). Newsquest is understood to be seeking the deal on a ‘friendly and agreed… Continue reading Newsquest Confirms Interest In Portsmouth & Sunderland
A new government social classification scheme for the twenty-first century has been unveiled in a report from the Office for National Statistics and the Economic and Social Research Council. The new scheme, to be called the National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NSSEC), will replace the current government social classifications, Social Class based on Occupation (SC –… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting – The National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification
The Radio Authority (RA) has reviewed the output of London’s alternative radio station Xfm since it was acquired by Capital Radio last July (see Newsline).The RA took regulatory action against Xfm in October 1998, fining Capital Radio £4,000 (see Newsline). During the transfer of Xfm’s operation from Charlotte Street to Capital’s headquarters in Leicester Square,… Continue reading Radio Authority Publishes Positive Review Of Xfm
The Guardian Media Group (GMG) and the Scottish Media Group (SMG) are to review their ownership stakes in breakfast television station GMTV. The two parties are understood to have approached Schroders, the investment bank, in the hope of soliciting offers for the stakes.SMG owns 20% of GMTV and Guardian Media holds a 15% stake. The… Continue reading GMTV Shareholders To Review Stakes
A TV Round-Up for 1998 is now available to subscribers in the Television features list. Data for revenue, costs per thousands, impacts and viewing share are analysed across the whole year.Subscribers can access the Television database by selecting “Television” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.
Channel Four admitted yesterday that a documentary which it broadcast in September 1997, about male prostitutes, was, in parts, a fake. The broadcaster announced that it is imposing an indefinite ban on the producer of the programme, Maire Devine, after footage in the documentary was found to be fake. Allegations about the documentary were intially… Continue reading Channel Four Documentray Found To Be A Fraud
They seek them here, they seek them there. The BBC seek viewers everywhere. Which is probably why they thought they were onto a winner with the latest adaption of The Scarlet Pimpernel. The first episode pulled in a fairly impressive 8.34 million viewers, although ITV’s London’s Burning was watched by 10.81 million.Elsewhere the lynchpin of… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 24/01/99
Following Wednesday’s share surge (see Sharewatch), the Daily Mail & General Trust yesterday fell back by 200p to close at 3,253p. Chrysalis continued to rise after good RAJAR results for its Galaxy stations were announced yesterday (see Q4 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations): Chrysalis shares closed at 702˝p yesterday, up by 37˝p on the previous… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Mirror Group is likely to be the next company to provide free internet access as discussion with potential business partners are nearing completion. Although a spokesperson at the group could not confirm the project as yet, Mirror Group is currently believed to be tying up the deal with other groups involved, and the free… Continue reading Mirror Group In Talks To Launch Free Internet Access
