Feature Story, the customised broadcast news service, has opened a London production centre. The centre will be used to improve its current service and will attempt to attract new clients.The London bureau became operational on 1 December and is situated on Newman Street. The centre will be equipped with Beta SP camera and editing equipment,… Continue reading News Bureau To Open In London
Talk Radio announced today that it will not be taking up the option of a 10% share in Digital One, the consortium which was recently awarded the national digital commercial multiplex by the Radio Authority (see Newsline).Talk’s new chairman, Kelvin MacKenzie, whose consortium TalkCo took over the station earlier this year (see Newsline), said that… Continue reading Talk Radio To Provide, Not Operate, Digital Radio
The Radio Authority has received 5 applications for its small scale licences within Lanarkshire (see Newsline). Applications were submitted by Avon FM, Clan FM, Eklipse FM, Lanarkshire FM and XL FM.The RA has also awarded four new scale FM local licences within the Solent/Mid Hants area after receiving 14 applications earlier this year (see Newsline).… Continue reading RA Radio Licence Developments
The editor of Sky magazine, Chris Hemblade, is stepping down from the position, and his deputy Michael Hogan is moving up to take his place.Hemblade wants to devote more time to writing, and has plans to freelance for Emap’s secret Project J, being run by his predecessor Mark Firth, as well as other titles.He is… Continue reading Editor Heads For The Sky
EMAP Online has appointed FT.com’s senior sales executive, Robert Horler, as commercial director. Horler has previously been the internet advertising manager at BT’s LineOne service. He starts at EMAP Online on 4 January. GWR’s strategic marketing director, Sandra Dickinson, is leaving to join Carlton Screen Advertising as research controller. She takes up the new post… Continue reading Appointment Brief
Chief executive of Cable & Wireless Richard Brown, is to leave the company in January. He will be joining US computer services company Electronic Data Systems.Brown will be replaced by Rod Olsen, who will be acting chief executive during the upcoming months until a replacement is appointed.Sir Ralph Robbins is head of a committee Board… Continue reading Cable & Wireless Losing Chief Executive
United News & Media released a trading update today, and although the group has made good progress throughout the year, the overall results are slightly below expectations.The ITC’s offer of licence renewal applications proved to be a bit of a turn-off for United, who are accepting the new terms for HTV and Meridian, but plan… Continue reading United News & Media Performs Below Expectations
Sky has set up a production branch to make films, investing £15 million in making British films over the next 2 years. Called Sky Pictures, the films will be made primarily for Sky’s film channels, and the branch will be jointly run by Elizabeth Murdoch and head of programming James Baker.The move by Sky into… Continue reading Sky Sets Up Film Production Branch
Tobacco advertising on billboards will be banned by the end of next year as part of a renewed Government drive to get people to cut down on smoking. The Government is investing £100 million to cut the number of people smoking by 1.5 million by the year 2010.As well as targeting billboard, magazine and press… Continue reading Government Announces Ban On Tobacco Advertising
Capital Radio and Emap have announced that they have entered into a joint 50:50 venture to bid for and operate local digital radio multiplexes in the London, Birmingham and Manchester areas.If the bid is successful, both parties will simulcast their existing stations, and their analogue licences will be automatically renewed for a further six to… Continue reading Emap And Capital Join Forces To Bid For Digital Licences
