Multimedia giant Bloomberg has teamed up with Financial Communications Ltd., publishers of Investment Week, to launch a new financial title called Bloomberg Money. The magazine will have to compete against titles such as Money Observer, Moneywise, and Investor’s Chronicle.Bloomberg produces over 3,000 finance and business stories a day which are accessible worldwide and will provide… Continue reading Financial Communications To Launch Bloomberg Money
The famous dance club Ministry Of Sound is setting up Ministry, a glossy monthly magazine for clubbers. According to publishers Dennis, Ministry is intended to fill a gap in the lifestyle market and provide a forum for advertisers to speak to British youth under a credible title. They also say that the editorial team will… Continue reading Ministry Of Sound Launch Dance Magazine
The youth and entertainment publishers Attic Futura have announced two top-level editorial appointments this week. Jonathan Bowman, currently features editor of What’s On TV, joins as editor of Inside Soap replacing Kate Ekberg who is now appointed as editor of TV Week in Australia. TV Week is owned by PMP Communications which is Attic Futura’s… Continue reading Top-Level Magazine Appointments
http://www.megastar.co.ukWelcome to the world of the Ooh, Aah Newspapaah. The Daily Star launched its Internet version of the newspaper last week after postponment following Diana’s death. Now it is available in all its cheeky glory.Lifting the no-nonsense, ‘avin’ a laff nature straight from the printed Daily Star, the Mega Star is a bright, fast and… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Mega Star
Everything you need to know about student life can apparently be found in Time Out‘s Student Guide 1997. The magazine will feature articles about accommodation, money and health as well as interviews and music features.The guide will be given away free to all first-year students at London colleges and goes on sale nationwide this month… Continue reading Time Out Student Guide 1997
The Mirror Group and Press Association plan to add yet another vice to the Internet through the introduction of online betting. The service, ‘SportingLife.com’, will take bets on all sports and is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK. Punters can use debit cards to place their wagers.…Also anyone with an… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 26/09/97
The board of the Manchester Evening News has “widened its range of expertise” with the appointment of four new heads of department.Debbie Phillips and Mark Rix become joint advertisement directors, with Elaine Darbyshire as marketing director and David Benjamin as finance director joining them. Since cutting the cover price on Fridays the Evening News is… Continue reading Manchester Evening News Gains Four Heads
Douwe Egberts will be sponsoring Channel 4’s new drama series A Dance to the Music of Time. Sponsorship idents will appear both throughout and at the beginning and end of the four two-hour films.Subscribers can access the Sponsorship database by selecting “Sponsorship” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.C4: 0171 396 4444
IPC Magazines and BT have arranged to provide interactive versions of Loaded and Marie Claire magazines via BT’s Touchpoint Multimedia kiosks.The interactive magazines will be launched at the beginning of October to coincide with BT revamping the service. The 200 Touchpoint Kiosks, located all around London, are free to browse and provide a variety of… Continue reading Marie Claire And Loaded Appear On BT’s Touchpoint Service
Don Cruickshank, director general of telecoms watchdog Oftel, has said that he will be stepping down from the post when his term of office ends in March next year.Mr Cruickshank plans to split his time between public and private sector activities. He has already accepted a part-time role with the Education and Public Access Task… Continue reading Cruickshank Steps Down From Oftel
