Chronos Publishing, publishers of Boyz and Pink Paper, is planning to launch a free weekly lifestyle and information magazine aiming to reflect the bar and club culture of London’s youth. Velocity is set to launch in March 1998 and will be distributed throughout London’s bars, clubs and selected shops. Chronos claims that, “This unique distribution… Continue reading Chronos Publishing To Launch Bar And Club Listings Mag
Uploaded, the Internet version of the men’s magazine Loaded, has teamed up with Southern Comfort to create a virtual world on the Internet. The ‘Loaded Palace’ (http://www.uploaded.com/site/palace/palace.html) is styled on a derelict mansion house comprising ten rooms and including ‘The Comfort Zone’ which is a bar and games sponsored by Southern Comfort.Visitors to the Palace… Continue reading Uploaded And Southern Comfort Launch Virtual World
According to a report from the Radio Advertising Bureau one of the biggest growing sectors in radio advertising is telecom equipment manufacturers and retailers which have grown by 62% year on year from a £14m to £23m. Radio now takes a 24% share of these advertisers’ budgets. At the forefront of this growth is Carphone… Continue reading Telecoms Advertising On Radio Flourishes
An Internet database containing regional information for Gloucestershire has been launched by the Bailey Newspaper Group. The site (http://www.glos-gateway.co.uk) contains information on news, business and lifestyle for Gloucestershire. It is updated daily, and is intended to act as a guide to living and doing business in the Gloucestershire area. It is accessible for free.Bailey Newspaper… Continue reading Bailey Newspapers Launches Gloucestershire Internet Database
Well, the Spice Girls gave 11.07 million of us ‘an audience’, a much better turn out than for Ronnie Corbett, so at least our girls can hold on to some dignity as the tide of favour seems to be turning against them. As the Spice bubble begins to lose its gas, it is becoming more… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 30/11/97
NetChannel, the Internet television service, will be adding a UK travel site to its package. Travel-UK, which launched earlier this year as a travel information resource, will now join the likes of What’s On Stage? , Ad Hunter , HealthNet and Loot , which NetChannel subscribers can view via their TV sets. Other facilities offered… Continue reading Travel Added To NetChannel Package
London News Radio is to launch a new radio station for the City under a short term licence.City News Radio, which takes to the air at 5am on January 5 and will continue broadcasting until January 30, will be receivable within the Square Mile. Programming will consist of City news, financial updates, market figures, general… Continue reading New Business Radio Station Launched For The City
MTV has signed its first UK-exclusive sponsorship deal with Wella Shockwaves. The £500,000 deal, which begins on January 1 1998, will see the hair-care product tied-in with MTV Hot, a daily show examining the latest fashion, music and news.Subscribers can access the Sponsorship Database by selecting “Sponsorship” from the drop-down box at the top of… Continue reading MTV Links Up With Wella
Border TV has announced pre-tax profits for the half year ended 31 October of £1.5 million (down from £1.52m the previous year), though turnover increased from £6.728m to £7.782m. Border put the loss in profit down to the set-up costs of £679,000 for Radio 106FM.Ad revenues for the period grew 4% in the group’s TV… Continue reading Ad Revenues Grow At Border
According to the latest CIA MediaLab survey the BBC’s promotional re-work of Lou Reed’s classic ‘Perfect Day’ was fairly well-received by the public. The youth audience (15-34) was found to be most aware of the video as 60% of this group claimed to have seen it. Only 47% of 35-54s took any notice and only… Continue reading BBC’s ‘Perfect Day’ Is Okay
