Friday’s TV viewing summary incorrectly attributed thirty hours thirty-nine minutes average weekly viewing for individuals for BBC1 during the week ending 27 December 1998. This figure was in fact for for all TV viewing (any station).The correct figure for BBC1’s viewing, according to BARB data, is ten hours and forty-six minutes for individuals. The story… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 27/12/98: Correction
Takeover talks between the Mirror Group and regional newspaper publisher, Trinity International, broke down for a second time yesterday amid rumours of clashes within Mirror’s management.Mirror Group has been in intermittent talks with Trinity since May last year but pulled out early in negotiations saying that it did not want to compete with rival bidder… Continue reading Mirror Group-Trinity Talks Fizzle And Die
After a long wait, Emap Metro has revealed details about the publisher’s ‘top secret’ venture, Project J (see Newsline). The title is to be called Heat and is due for launch on 2 February.The weekly entertainment magazine is to be aimed at the 20-30 year old age group, and is to feature interviews, reviews and… Continue reading Emap’s Project J Turns Up The Heat
Freestyle Publishing is to launch a new men’s title in February called Boy’s Toys. The title is being described as a men’s lifestyle magazine, looking at ‘gadgets and real-life situations’.Freestyle denies that Boy’s Toys will be in direct competition with typical men’s titles such as FHM, Loaded and Maxim, claiming that it has taken a… Continue reading Men’s Magazine Market Gets A New Toy
Regional newspaper publisher, Newsquest, is launching a new internet auction service which aims to allow people to sell anything from cigarette cards to cars, boats and planes. The site, www.auctionhunter.co.uk, launches on 18 January and will be linked to Newsquest’s existing network of This Is… websites.The project is the result of a collaboration between Newsquest… Continue reading Newsquest Launches Internet Auction Sites
Online retailers are yet to compel consumers to shop online, says the latest report from UK based Fletcher Research. Despite evidence that British shoppers are beginning to overcome their qualms and starting to shop online, Fletcher claims that online commerce has barely begun in earnest in the UK.Fletcher suggests in its report Window Shopping? that… Continue reading UK Online Shopping To Soar, Says Research
RevenueEstimates from agencies for November 1998 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue at £251.58 million.ITV saw a 5.8% year on year rise in its total revenue, which rose to £174.1 million in November 1998. Channel 4’s total ad revenue rose 2.8% year on year to £54.8 million, and Channel 5 saw a rise of 33%… Continue reading TV Round-Up – November 1998
The development of masthead radio programmes has taken a further step with a link between the Observer and Jazz FM to produce a new Sunday morning breakfast programme. The Observer – The Sunday Original will draw on material featured in that day’s paper and is to feature the Observer‘s journalists and contributors in discussion with… Continue reading Observer And Jazz FM Create Masthead Show
The New Scientist website (wwwnewscientist.com) has received its latest ABC //electronic audit figure for October 1998. The site recorded 1,813,952 page impressions and 185,512 users, an increase of 14% on its previous audit for March 1998. Channel 5 has passed repsonsibility for its spare digital TV capacity (see Channel 5 Digital Capacity May Run Sky… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Pay-per-view (PPV) cable company, Front Row, has stepped up the fight to win viewers through PPV sports broadcasts with the launch of a new boxing service. Until now, the company’s main product has been in providing PPV films.The service kicks off on 16 January with live coverage of Mike Tyson’s comeback fight. Following this on… Continue reading Front Row Challenges Sky With PPV Boxing Service
