The cable TV station The Box has launched its new website, which features items including ‘live chat’ rooms, bulletin boards and competitions, a top ten chart and exclusive interviews.Vincent Monsey, chief executive of The Box, commented: “The Box has always led the way forward in music television and we have invested major recourses in to… Continue reading The Box Unwraps Its New Website
Cabal Communications, the new publishing company set up by ex-IPC editor Sally O’Sullivan and Andy Sutcliffe (see Newsline), has announced it is to launch a new title in autumn this year aimed at young male readers.Called front, the magazine will be aimed at all areas of the young male lifestyle, including music, sex, TV and… Continue reading Cabal Front Up With A New Title
Cable & Wireless Communications announced a long-term deal today to carry Carlton Select and Carlton Food Network across all Cable & Wireless franchises.Managing director of Carlton Food Network and Carlton Select, Jeremy Hallsworth, commented on the deal: “This agreement along with the existing cable arrangements and carriage on the digital terrestrial television package from Ondigital… Continue reading Cable and Carlton Strike A New Carriage Deal
The UK online publishing company, EMAP Online, relaunched its online ski guide at the end of last week.1Ski.com has a new look, and now also features a news service and a searchable guide.Lavinia Graham, editor of 1Ski.com, commented: “The combination of news with a comprehensive and detailed resort guide, snow reports and up-to-date holiday price… Continue reading EMAP Ski Website Relaunches
The Radio Authority (RA) has awarded two new independent local radio (ILR) licences for the Greater Manchester area. The successful applicants are Tower FM and, conditionally, Oldham FM. The award to Oldham FM is subject to a minor change in its proposed equity holdings.In June this year the Authority decided to enhance the transparency of… Continue reading RA Awards Two New Manchester Licences
David Wheldon has left the position of president at BBDO Europe, the advertising agency. Following his resignation, Jean-Michel Goudard, president of BBDO Worldwide, will now function as chairman together with a board of directors which will manage the region’s operations.Goudard will be joined by Allen Rosenshire, chairman and chief executive officer of BBDO Worldwide, and… Continue reading President Leaves BBDO
It was confirmed this weekend that Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB is in takeover negotiations with Manchester United football club and is expected to make a formal offer some time this week. It is believed that the offer values the club at 225p per share: this translates into a cash value of £575 million.Media mogul Murdoch already… Continue reading Sky Expected To Bid £575m For Manchester United
The shortlist for the 1998 Display and Classified Advertising Awards has been announced by the Newspaper Society, which made its selection from more than 2,000 entries. A gala dinner is to be held in Brighton on 15 September, where the winners will be announced.Two major pieces of Newspaper Society research will also be launched at… Continue reading Newspaper Society Announces Advertising Awards
ABC //electronic has issued the FHM website, at http://www.fhm.co.uk/, with its first audit certificate. The site recorded 6,482,381 page impressions during July.The FHM website is part of EMAP Consumer Online’s portfolio of nine other sites including, Empire, Select and New Woman. The site’s editor, Sarah Evans, said: “FHM.co.uk’s success comes from investment in an original… Continue reading FHM Website Achieves Over 6m Page Impressions
GMTV has signed a deal worth £600,000 with Toy Options, the toy company. The company is sponsoring Diggit, the children’s show, and gives Toy Options nine seven-and-a-half-second spots each Saturday morning show.The 3D graphics for the stings were created by production company Wrench and Franks.Diggit was launched this spring, and has a target audience of… Continue reading GMTV Finds A New Playmate
