Wagadon has said that it will be launching a men’s lifestyle and music magazine in the Spring next year. Deluxe will be aimed at young men past the “lads” stage and cost £2.50 with an initial print-run of 180,000.Editor Andrew Harrison, who formally edited Select, said: “We’ll cover entertainment, fashion, sex, drugs and rock ‘n’… Continue reading Wagadon To Launch Men’s Mag
Carlton Communications this morning announced annual pre-tax profits of £316.7m, up 7% on last year, on the back of turnover up 4% to £1.74 billion.The company shrugged off the launch of Channel 5, saying that Carlton Television’s performance remained “strong”. Overall Carlton’s television operations saw an increase of 16% to £150m in operating profit. Westcountry,… Continue reading Growth At Carlton Continues
The blatant pinching of big company brand names to use as Internet sites just for fun has come to an end, as a court ruling has demanded that all adopted trade names must be handed over to the big guys. As you may remember from a previous Web Round-Up, a couple of likely lads going… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 05/12/97
The Media Research Group is holding a media research computer fair at JWT on Friday 5 December. It will begin at 11:30am and close at 3:00pm and is free for all MRG members.Companies taking a stand will include: BMRB, MediaTel, SP Consultants and Taylor Nelson AGB.The MRG website can be found in the new Media… Continue reading MRG To Hold Research Computer Fair
A new survey by technology analysts Datamonitor claims that 11% of the UK will have the set-top boxes required to receive digital television by 2002. These boxes will be capable of fully interactive television. The report also claims that only Spain and France will have higher set-top box penetration than the UK by 2002, despite… Continue reading UK Digital Set-Top Box Penetration 11% By 2002
Only seven national newspapers experienced year on year June-November ABC increases, with the Sunday Telegraph again storming ahead with a massive 18% rise to 883,505 copies sold. The FT also had a good month, with an increase of just under 10% to 326,036. Title Jun 96 – Nov 96 Jun 97 – Nov 97 Actual… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – November
Virgin Megastores have linked up with the Box channel to launch the biggest sponsorship on cable TV in the UK.Virgin Megastores will sponsor Box Fresh, a programme which previews all new singles which are available for audience selection from that week. In addition the sponsorship will include the creation of a Virgin Megastore Text Page,… Continue reading Virgin Megastores Sponsor The Box
The Data Protection Registrar has published new guidelines for the interpretation of the 1984 Data Protection Act. The interim revision reflects certain new developments, including charges to the method of registration and the forthcoming Data Protection Bill, which will implement the EU’s Data Protection Directive.
The Radio Authority has reversed an earlier decision which ruled out the human rights’ lobbying group Amnesty International – which acts on behalf of political prisoners – from being allowed to advertise on radio. The earlier decision was based on an argument that Amnesty was a politically-motivated body; the 1990 Broadcasting Act says radio stations… Continue reading UK: Reprieve For Amnesty
The ministry of health has set up a working group to develop new regulation concerning alcohol advertising. It will study in particular the connections between alcohol advertising and sport and youth. The ministry has asked the advertising industry to accept the new rules, once elaborated, as part of its self-regulatory code.
