The Radio Authority (RA) chief executive, Tony Stoller, today told the Birmingham Radio Festival how the Authority plans to make the award of radio licences a more open and transparent procedure.Following criticisms from some figures in the industry, from the Autumn the RA will make public its reasons for the choice of successful applicants for… Continue reading RA Announces More ‘Transparent’ Licence Awarding
Channel 5 has secured the rights to show Liverpool’s pre-season friendly against Inter Milan on Tuesday 4 August. The match will pit Michael Owen against Ronaldo, perhaps the two most talked-about players during the World Cup.Earlier on the same day, the channel will also show Chelsea’s friendly against Atletico Madrid in Arnhem, Holland, at 5:30pm.… Continue reading Channel 5 Augments Football Coverage
The June Retail Prices Index was announced this morning as 163.4, a decrease of 0.1% on the previous month and a rise of 3.7% on June 1997. The headline rate of inflation last month stood at 4.2%.Subscribers can access RPI trends by selecting “Encyclomedia” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.
Capital Radio’s planned kids’ station, Fun Radio, has applied for the central Scotland licence currently being advertised by the Radio Authority (RA). If successful in its bid, Fun Radio would be the only Scottish radio station to appeal to children under 15.Capital has also submitted an application for Fun Radio in the Durham and Tyne… Continue reading Capital Plans Fun Radio For Scotland
Online information company, Dialog Corporation, has announced that it has exceeded $50 million in internet-based revenue for the first half of 1998. This does not include any revenue generated from advertising, says Dialog.The company, formed by a merger of MAID and Knight-Ridder in October last year (see Maid Acquisition To Go Ahead), says that it… Continue reading Dialog Corporation Gains $50m Internet Revenue For First Half Of 1998
IPC Magazines has appointed Isobel McKenzie-Price as editor-in-chief of Ideal Home, Homes & Ideas and Living etc. She is to assume day-to-day editorial control of Ideal Home, and will oversee Homes & Ideas and IPC’s recent launch Living etc, which recently received a new editor, Jane Bruton (see IPC Appoints New Editor For Living etc).McKenzie-Price… Continue reading IPC Appoints Editor-In-Chief
Managing director of Classic FM, Murray Dudgeon, is leaving the station to join McCann-Erickson Worldwide in New York as executive vice president – worldwide media operations director.This represents a return for Dudgeon who worked with McCann-Erickson Worldwide prior to joining the GWR-owned radio station. During his time at Classic, Dudgeon oversaw the launch of GWR’s… Continue reading Classic FM MD Leaves For Worldwide Agency Role
BBC1’s coverage of the World Cup final last night was watched by an average of 15.5 million people (28.4 TVR); ITV gained an average of 6.6 million (12.1 TVR), according to unofficial overnight viewing figures.Audiences for France’s 3-0 victory over Brazil peaked at 16.3 million (29.8 TVR) individuals for BBC1, and 7.0 million (12.8 TVR)… Continue reading BBC Wins In World Cup Final Viewing
The Radio Authority (RA) is to change the way it awards restricted service licences (RSLs) during the run up to the millennium. Anticipating a particularly high demand in December 1999, the RA has decided that the fairest way to award licences is by setting up a selection process and making awards on merit. Normally, RSLs… Continue reading Millennium RSLs To Be Awarded On Merit
Total broadsheet circulation for this period was down 1.6% to 5.7 million copies – a loss of 94,000 copies for January-June 1998. The only paper to show a significant increase in this period was, once again, the Financial Times.In the mid market the Mail titles continue to prosper at the expense of the Express titles.The… Continue reading National Newspaper Round-Up – June 1998
