Express Newspapers has announced 46 job losses at its Daily Star newspaper, following the departure of editor, Phil Walker, after five years with the paper. Walker is succeeded by his deputy, Peter Hill.Express Newspapers: 0171 928 8000
The takeover of Classic Gold 954/1530 by Murfin Music International (see Murfin Music To Buy Classic Gold 954/1530) has been given the go-ahead following the Radio Authority’s public interest test.The station broadcasts on AM in an area covering Hereford and Worcester. The Authority conducted a public interest test because Murfin already owns a station broadcasting… Continue reading Murfin/Classic Gold Takeover Given All-Clear By RA
Emap Online has been named as a winner of a 1998 Award for Innovation in E-Business. Winner of the travel, retail and transport category, the award recognises Emap Online’s achievement with its websites Aloud.com and Bargainholidays.com.Emap Online is one of the largest online retailers in Britain, and its other online products include 1ski.com, Ab2Travel.com and… Continue reading Emap Online Is A Winner
Sky Digital’s Pub Channel, planning to launch later this year, is currently in discussions with advertisers to offer in-pub promotions that link-up with the channel’s content. One of these ideas is to offer scratchcards to pub customers which will promote new drinks and brands.Around 40,000 UK pubs (56%) currently subscribe to BSkyB in order to… Continue reading Sky’s Pub Channel To Offer Promotional Advertising
Ericsson has launched ‘Internet Advertiser’, which it claims is the industry’s first intelligent network application that distributes targeted advertisements and guarantees that adverts are viewed by internet users.With Internet Advertiser, internet service providers (ISPs) can provide free or low cost internet access to subscribers while generating increased revenue from advertisers, says Ericsson. The system allows… Continue reading Ericsson Launches Internet Ad Targeting
Male television viewers show little curiosity about characters’ motivations for violence in films and TV programmes and are inclined to be dismissive about violent acts, according to new research from the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC).The report includes an analysis of the reaction of men and women to the portrayal of domestic violence on television. It… Continue reading Men Inclined To Be Dismissive About TV Violence, Finds BSC
Granada yesterday sold its 6.5% stake in BSkyB, its main rival in the digital television battle. Granada sold its chunk of the group directly to BT Alex Brown, the investment bank, for £429 million.BT Alex Brown are understood to have bought Granada’s BskyB shares for 400p each, and sold them on for 404p to a… Continue reading Granada Sells Stake In BSkyB
The first website for The Annual London Film Festival is to be produced by The Guardian. Already live at www.lff.org.uk, the site is intended to help festival-goers to navigate their way around all of the films featured at the festival, and will expand until the festival starts on 5 November.The site will deliver interviews by… Continue reading The Guardian Puts London Film Festival Online
Following IPC Magazine’s acquisition of Link House Media yesterday (see Newsline), IPC’s chief executive, Mike Matthew, has announced some senior management changes at Link House Magazines.Link House managing director, Peter Cosgrove, is to depart, and Simon Owen, of IPC’s Country and Leisure Group, becomes general manager.Mike Matthew commented on the restructure: “Link House joins the… Continue reading Restructuring At IPC’s Link House
Hopes of further cuts in interest rates have been raised after it emerged that the keenest advocate of high rates at the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee switched his vote to demand a cut in September.Minutes of last month’s meeting, where rates were frozen at 7.5%, showed that while the MPC voted 7-2 in… Continue reading Bank Hardliner’s Switch Raises Interest Rate Cut Hopes
