Regional newspaper publishing group, Midland News Associated (MNA), has renewed its sales contract with AMRA, the regional sales company recently bought by Trinity (see Trinity Acquires Amra). Amra is also about to launch to agencies a £350,000 research project, carried out by MNA, which provides in-depth profiles of the buying trends and attitudes of people… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Virgin Radio has been fined £10,000 by the Radio Authority following an event on Chris Evans’ breakfast show in which the presenter incited the harassment, by the public, of a freelance photographer.Evans, who owns the radio station, disclosed the mobile phone-number of the photographer and urged listeners to ring him up and harass him “until… Continue reading Virgin Radio Fined For Encouraging Harrassment
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
Pace Microtechnology, the manufacturer of set-top box equipment required to receive satellite and cable television, has ceased the production of its analogue product in order to concentrate on the opportunities presented by digital television, the company announced today.Pace, which makes digital receiver boxes for both satellite (Sky Digital) and terrestrial (ONdigital), said that the continued… Continue reading Pace Ceases Production Of Analogue Equipment
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
Consumer rights magazine, Which?, has launched a pilot repositioning campaign which will use ads across TV, radio and the outdoor media, along with direct mail and door drops.The campaign, created by Claydon Heeley, aims to stress the positive values of the Consumer Association’s Which? brand and push the series of magazines to a wider audience.… Continue reading Which? Launches Repositioning Campaign
