Nick Jones, editor of Centaur’s New Media Finance, has resigned from the title to take up an analyst position at Jupiter Communications. He will join the company in March. Felicia Jackson will be taking the position over.Phil Dwyer, editor of New Media Age , will also be leaving Centaur to join Jupiter. He will become… Continue reading Editors Leave New Media Titles
The first issue of IPC Magazines’ new home interest title Living etc (subscribers see IPC Announces New Title) will be launched at a special sample price of £1.On sale on March 6 the title will be aimed at “design-conscious, aspirationally stylish women (and men) in their twenties and thirties.” Announcing its launch, publishing director Kathy… Continue reading Living Etc Gets Cut-Price First Issue
The nation’s first sports-only newspaper, Sport First, is readying for a launch on Sunday 15 March. The paper will begin with a print run of 250,000 and will initially be published for Sundays only, priced 50p.The broadsheet paper will comprise two 24-page sections each carrying 8 pages of colour print and is targeted primarily at… Continue reading Sport First Set For Launch
Luxembourg-based broadcast media company CLT-UFA is currently considering the future of its UK radio assets, although the company will not confirm that it intends to sell its stakes as has been reported elsewhere.CLT-UFA holds stakes in Talk Radio, RTL Country 1035 AM and Xfm and wholly owns Atlantic 252. The review comes after CLT-UFA had… Continue reading CLT-UFA Reconsiders UK Radio Assets
BT is to launch Mill-e-Mail, a free e-mail service which will be available over the Internet later this year.The scheme, which is aimed at putting e-mail “within the grasp of every person in the UK”, will give users a free e-mail address and a globally accessible e-mail directory. It is targeted especially at those who… Continue reading BT To Launch Free E-Mail For Millennium
WPP has announced the acquisition of Management Ventures Inc (MVI), a US-based consulting, information and management training firm specialising in the retail trade sector. Its clients include the majority of global consumer marketing companies.WPP commented: “As our clients’ customers become concentrated among fewer and fewer global retailers, MVI delivers insight and opinion leadership in an… Continue reading WPP Acquires Global Retail Consultancy
London News Radio is aiming to extend its format to Scotland with the launch of Scottish Radio News.The station, whose shareholders include ITN, Reuters and GWR, is applying to the Radio Authority which is advertising a licence in the area. LNR has also applied to the Authority to launch North-East News Radio.Nigel Reeve, managing director… Continue reading London News Radio Aims For Scotland
On 12 February the EU Research Council formally approved, without debate, its Common Position, reached at the Health Council on 4 December 1997, on the prohibition of advertising or sponsoring of tobacco products throughout the European Union. This decision still needs the endorsement of the European Parliament, likely to be in March. The Parliament’s approval… Continue reading EU: Formal Adoption Of Tobacco Ban
Revenue Total terrestrial TV revenue came in at £184.44 million in January, according to agency estimates. Of this ITV earned £130.21m (up 1.6% year on year), C4 earned £39.55m (up 2.7%) and GMTV brought in £4.8m (down 13.5%). C5’s revenue appears pretty static with a figure of £9.8m.January ITV Franchise Revenue Share Comparisons Jan-97… Continue reading TV Round-Up – January
The BBC has reversed a previous prediction that it would face a large fall in its audience share in the face of increased competition from non-terrestrial TV.Patricia Hodgson, BBC policy and planning director, speaking at a Financial Times conference on new media and broadcasting, said the Corporation expected to maintain a 40% share of viewing… Continue reading BBC Confident Of Future Viewing Share
