Talk Radio is to launch a new breakfast show hosted by Nick Ferrari and David Banks.Ferrari was previously with Live!TV, where he was responsible for getting rid of the News Bunny in the relaunch of the channel (see Newsline). Banks was formerly editor of The Daily Mirror, and both presenters have 30 years of journalistic… Continue reading Talk Radio At Breakfast Time
By 2003 digital television should be safely up and running and it is the satellite platform which will dominate the European market. This is the finding of a new report released by IT and communications analysts, Datamonitor.Set-Top Box Markets In Europe And The US: Profit Opportunities In Digital Television predicts that in 2003 there will… Continue reading Digital Satellite Will Lead Set-Top Uptake, Says Datamonitor
The Government announced today that the BBC licence fee is to go up to £101 for a colour TV, and to £33.50 for a black and white licence as from 1 April 1999.The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said that the rate of increase is set according to a 5 year formula, which… Continue reading BBC Licence Fee Goes Through £100 Ceiling
Virgin Radio is the process of planning its first advertising campaign since Chris Evans took over the station at the end of last year (see Newsline).The campaign is to star Evans and his radio team, and is to feature on TV and outdoor advertising. Evans’ Virgin radio breakfast show is simulcast every weekday morning on… Continue reading Virgin Launches First Ad Campaign Since Evans’ Buy Out
Quality MarketTotal broadsheet circulation fell year on year by 3.5%, resulting in a total circulation of 5,633,201 for the June-November period. The Financial Times was the only title to show a substantial rise in circulation, showing a growth of 11.5% to 363,525. The Sunday Times has the highest circulation of all the quality newspapers, currently… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – November 1998
Inflation has hit the Government’s target rate for the fourth month in succession, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics put underlying inflation for November unchanged at 2.5%.The headline rate of inflation, which includes mortgage interest payments, continued to fall, dropping from 3.1% year-on-year to 3.0%.Subscribers can access RPI trends by selecting “Encyclomedia”… Continue reading Inflation On Target Again
Publishing giant, EMAP, is making a bid to move into the US publishing market in a deal that could see the company become the largest magazine publisher in the world. EMAP has made a £720 million bid for The Petersen Companies, the US special interest publisher which produces Guns & Ammo and Teen. Teen, a… Continue reading EMAP Makes £720m US Move
IPC Magazines is launching a £9 million marketing drive for its women’s weeklies magazines, what it calls “the lifeblood of the magazine industry”. In alliance with IPC’s newstrade distributor, MarketForce, a series of roadshows has been organised, along with national TV campaigns for five of the six IPC women’s weekly titles.IPC’s big sellers in this… Continue reading IPC Launches £9m Women’s Weeklies Drive
Carlton Online is to take part in a fast access internet trial with BT, it announced late last week. Viewers will be able to access the internet and experience high quality audio and video on their PCs.Carlton also announced recently that it was to take part in an interactive television trial in London and Liverpool… Continue reading Carlton And BT Trial Fast Access Internet
FT.com will supply Yahoo! UK and Ireland with a regularly refreshed news alert service. FT.com content will be accessible to Yahoo users through the Yahoo! news and finance services.Yahoo! visitors will be able to keep up-to-date with news from FT.com, and Yahoo!’s users can go to FT.com to access further news or delve more deeply… Continue reading FT and Yahoo! Strike Content Agreement
