The court case which will decide the legitimacy of the £670m four-year TV deal between the Premier League and BSkyB will be held in January 1999, it has emerged.The Restrictive Practices Court is still considering the case which will be looking at whether the deal creates “significant restrictions on competition which are against the public… Continue reading Date For Premier League Court Case Set
IPC has today announced that it has acquired Women & Golf magazine from In Focus Publishing.The monthly title was launched in 1991 and its co-founder, Jane Carter, will transfer to IPC with the magazine as editor. Ad sales for Women & Golf will be handled by the existing Golf Monthly team, under ad manager Phil… Continue reading IPC Acquires Golf Title
The Redan Company is launching the first official licenced Tamagotchi magazine on 4 December.Aimed at a core audience of 5-10 year olds, it will contain stories and activities about Tamagotchis with advice on caring for both virtual and real pets, plus tips, a Tamagotchi progress log book and TamAstronomy.The monthly title will have a cover-price… Continue reading Tamagotchi Magazine To Launch
Average daily viewing levels continue to show a slight improvement over the same period last year, according to the Third Quarter Trends In TV report from the IPA. For Q3 average daily viewing hours stood at 3.29 compared to 3.25 the previous year.1997 Trends in Channel Share For All Individuals ITV C4 C5 Cab/Sat BBC1… Continue reading IPA Third Quarter TV Trends Report
The RAB has appointed two members of the executive team to its board. Andrew Ingram, account planning director and Justin Sampson, operations director, are now full members of the RAB Board.RAB: 0171 306 2555
This week the Simpsons recapture their place at the top of the Sky Chart, pushing the football down into second place, with the Sunday afternoon Premiership slot attracting 1.42 million viewers. The Simpsons reappear in third place, this of course being a repeated episode, as Sky capitalise on the programme’s popularity by showing an old… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 26/10/97
Revolution, Haymarket’s new media marketing title, has launched a Website at http://www.revolution.haynet.com/. The site features a database of new media contacts, a list of new media jobs and a discussion page called the Wall.
Capital Radio saw pre-tax profits rise 9% to £35m for the year to 30 September on the back of turnover up 14% to £86.1m. The results also revealed that the cost of MSM’s closure is £1.6m.Turnover in London improved in the second half though increased local competition resulted in slower growth than among the group’s… Continue reading Profits Rise 9% At Capital
IPC has appointed Sylvia Auton, publishing director of the Science and Special Interest group, to the position of new media publishing director. She will take up her new role on January 2, which will still include publishing responsibilities for the special interest portfolio. New Scientist leaves the group as a result of the sale of… Continue reading IPC Appointment News
Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers today reported a strong in increase in interim pre-tax profits which jumped 26% to £5.9 million. The improvement was on the back of a 16% rise in turnover, up from £75.2 million to £87 million. The company publishes titles such as the Sunderland Star and Chichester Observer Series .Portsmouth & Sunderland:… Continue reading Portsmouth & Sunderland Sees Good Growth
