Cabal Communications, Sally O’Sullivan’s publishing group, has announced that it is to launch a new title into the cycling magazine market this spring. The monthly title, procycling, will be sold in a wide range of international markets including Britain, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa and Scandinavia.Edited by William Fotheringham (cycling correspondent to The Guardian,… Continue reading Cabal Launches New Cycling Title
Digital One, the digital radio consortium which holds the sole UK national commercial digital radio licence (see Newsline), has advertised for tender three brand new digital radio services, part of a package of seven.The three specific channels up for tender include a soft adult contemporary music station, a drama and comedy channel and an all… Continue reading Digital One Advertises Three Channel Tenders
http://www.dotmusic.co.ukDotmusic is a snappily designed site that gives clear and easy access to all the news in pop, from this week’s chart to the Millennium Dome’s performance space through to an interview with Blur. Obsessive fans of major pop bands could look up everything to do with their heroes, while the rest of us can… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Dotmusic
A bidding war for a merger with the Mirror Group is expected to fire up following the resignation yesterday of chief executive, David Montgomery (see Possibilities For Mirror Group).One potential bidder, Trinity International, has said that it is waiting ‘for the dust to settle’ after the boardroom wrangles which dogged the Mirror Group in recent… Continue reading Bidding War Expected To Surround Mirror Group
Capital Radio released a trading statement today, revealing that ad revenue has increased year on year for the first four months of the financial year that began on 1 October 1998. Although business in its restaurants has seen a downturn ‘in line with consumer spending’, its interactive business is enjoying increased viewing, with sales revenues… Continue reading Capital Radio Sees A Growth In Ad Revenue
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has issued formal warnings to three of its licensees for breaches of its programme code.Zee TV, the Asian television channel, was reprimanded for ‘undue prominence’ for products or services in programme time. One of the channel’s programmes included promotional material for a number of businesses, including contact details. Zee TV… Continue reading ITC Formally Warns Three Television Channels
BBC Online is the second most popular UK site after only a year – 42% of UK users have visited the site within 2 weeks. Only Yahoo! UK & Ireland claimed a larger amount of visits, with 61% of UK users having visited the site in the same period. These findings are according to the… Continue reading BBC Online Second Most Popular UK Website
This morning Mirror Group Newspapers lost its CEO, David Montgomery, amidst takeover discussions with regional newspaper publishers, Trinity International and Regional Independent Media (RIM) (see Montgomery Resigns From Mirror Group). He took the decision to step down ahead of a possible ousting by the company’s shareholders and non-executive director, Sir Victor Blank.Montgomery was seen as… Continue reading Possibilities For Mirror Group
Pearson, the international media group, announced yesterday that it is to sell off some of its business and reference titles. The businesses up for sale include: Jossey-Bass, MacMillan General Reference and McMillan Library Reference.The group, headed by Marjorie Scardino, looks set to make between £180 and £220 million from the sales.Pearson released a promising trading… Continue reading Pearson To Sell Off Business Titles
It is expected that Mirror Group chief executive, David Montgomery, will step down from the company at this morning’s board meeting following a bitter battle with Mirror’s non-executive chairman, Sir Victor Blank. Whilst some reports suggest that a degree of conciliation may have been reached, the feeling is that Montgomery has lost the confidence of… Continue reading Montgomery Expected To Step Down From Mirror Group
