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A series of industry round-ups for 1997 are now available to subscribers in the “Research” features list of Newsline.A TV Data Round-Up for 1997 is also available in the TV features list.

CompuServe, the UK internet service provider, will be moving its ad sales business in-house. This will mean the disbandment of the joint sales venture it ran with Ziff Davis.Both parties decided they wanted to concentrate on different areas of online sales, with CompuServe looking for expansion in the high-end consumer markets while Ziff wants to… Continue reading CompuServe Moves Sales In-House

BBC Magazines will be launching a new technology title called Tomorrow’s World on 5 March.The title, based on the BBC programme of the same name, aims to achieve a circulation of around 80,000 and will be aimed at attracting older ABC1 men.BBC Magazines: 0181 576 3000

Andrew Marr has left the Independent as editor and Rosie Boycott, currently editor of the Independent On Sunday is expected to replace him. It is possible that she will retain her position on the Sunday title and become editor-in-chief of both papers.Mirror Group: 0171 293 3000

Xfm sales director Martin Ball will be leaving the station at the end of February to take up the position of sales and marketing director at Solent Radio. The move is due to the fact that Ball lives in the New Forest and found the daily commute to London “exhausting”.IPC has also announced a raft… Continue reading Appointment Briefs

30/01/98McCann-Erickson has won this month’s Aerial Awards. The ad, for Optrex, is entitled “Moonlight”, and was written by Rob Brown and Jason Gill.The judges were Ajab Singh and Julian Dyer of Saatchi & Saatchi. Singh says:”It’s a simple idea, with simple production values. The voiceover draws you in and delivers a very funny and unexpected… Continue reading McCann-Erickson Wins Aerial Award

Financial information company Bloomberg will be launching a monthly consumer finance title this week. Bloomberg Money will have a cover price of £2.95 and aims to provide detailed information about money management and financial markets, drawing on the company’s expertise in the field.http://www.bloomberg.com/uk/ukhome

Kellogg has signed a 12-week deal to sponsor a range of Nickelodeon ‘s cartoons, which include Rugrats, Angry Beavers and Real Monsters.Credits will include idents for Frosties, Corn Pops and Choco Krispies.Subscribers can access the Sponsorship database by selecting “Sponsorship” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.Nickelodeon: 0171 462 1000

Martin Jones, former director of CIA Medianetwork, this week launched his own media agency, called MJ Media.The new outfit will be positioning itself as a specialist in youth and entertainment planning and buying and in all aspects of record company and entertainment advertising. Jones himself has previously worked as a DJ and with a number… Continue reading MJ Media Launches With £3m Initial Billings

Capital Radio has today firmly scotched rumours which have circulated the industry over the last few days about the future of Chris Tarrant.When contacted by Newsline the Capital Radio press office stated that these rumours were “totally untrue” and that Chris Tarrant was “committed to the station well into the year 2000.” The spokesperson added… Continue reading Tarrant Committed To Capital