The Radio Authority (RA) is this week advertising a new small-scale independent local radio licence to provide a service within the northern and/or north western sector of the Greater London area. The group is welcoming public comments and opinion about the radio tastes of residents in the area.The licence will be for a period of… Continue reading Radio Authority Advertises North London Licences
One of the front-runners for taking over John Birt’s position of director general at the BBC, Channel 4’s chief executive Michael Jackson, has pulled out of the race. John Birt is to give up the post in March 2000 (see Newsline), but Jackson said in an interview for Sky’s Media Monthly that he has no… Continue reading Newsline Brief
It is understood that The Guardian is to undergo some redesigning soon. Described as ‘tweaking’ rather than a revamp, reports circulating suggest that the title is to have an overhaul of fonts and body displays, although a spokesperson for the group would not confirm or deny this.A representative from The Guardian did say however, that… Continue reading The Guardian To Undergo Tweaking
In the age of virtual villages, teleshopping and a supposed freedom of mobility it has been argued that the fabric of traditional communities is wearing thin. As people leave the High Street for out of town supermarkets and others spend more and more time on the internet (this is probably being read on the Net… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting – Putting Geography On The Map – Is Locality Still Important In Targeting?
Publisher of Marketing Week, Centaur, is to launch a new title devoted to the electronic media.The magazine, called Evolve, will be be aimed purely at the marketing community and, according to publisher of Marketing Week Annie Swift, “will aim to guide marketeers in current and future electronic media marketing opportunities, and what these new technologies… Continue reading Centaur To Launch New Media Marketing Title
IPC Magazines has created a separate merchandise licensing division in order to develop a brand extension licensing programme for its key titles.Intellectual property director, Rebecca Miskin, commented: “As a licensor, IPC Magazines is in the enviable position of being able to offer licensees the opportunity to work alongside some of the industry’s most respected brands.”… Continue reading IPC Magazines Creates Merchandise Licensing Division
Redwood Publishing announced this week that it is to launch a new specialist catalogue agency called Red Cat. The agency will help high street retailers and other companies to design and produce catalogues with creative branding and customer focused editorial.Redwood is joining forces with catalogue specialist Gordon Ellis-Brown for the venture. Gordon Ellis Brown has… Continue reading Redwood In Joint Venture To Create Red Cat Catalogue Agency
The commercial radio group GWR announced this morning that it has offered £25.6 million for the entire share capital of Orchard Media. Orchard owns and operates the four independent radio licences of Orchard FM, Lantern FM, Westward Radio and Gemini FM. According to reports, the Orchard Board of Directors believed the offer to be in… Continue reading GWR Offers £25.6 Million For Orchard Group
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) this afternoon announced its improved format and new data for its six-monthly concurrent figures for consumer magazines.There is to be a new distinction in the data between ‘actively purchased’ and ‘non-actively purchased’ titles. Actively purchased refers to copies where the recipient has made a conscious buying decision, retail sales… Continue reading ABC Announces Changes to Its Data Format
