The glossy magazine from down under Inside Sport is set to arrive in Britain this autumn. The Australian title is launching in the UK on September 11th and is being produced under licence by Brackenbury Publishing. The glossy will be aimed at the young male market and will encompass all sports ranging from water-skiing to… Continue reading Britain Gets Inside Sport
BBC Worldwide sold 3,832,395 shares and Thames TV, a division of Pearson Television, sold 4 million shares in Flextech yesterday. The shares were sold for 605p eachFlextech requested the sale because of demand from institutions in the UK and overseas.BBC Worldwide now has 1,611,153 remaining shares in Flextech and Pearson has 4,810,081 shares left in… Continue reading BBC And Pearson Sell Flextech Shares
United News & Media has made an agreed offer to buy HTV for £371m, it has just been announced. Further details will appear on Newsline as soon as possible.
The Periodical Publisher’s Association will be focusing on a plea that business-to-business publications should be excluded from any restrictions on the advertising of tobacco when it meets the Government on 14 July – a position which is common to several countries where tobacco advertising is banned to consumers.The PPA believes that trade titles such as… Continue reading PPA To Fight Tobacco’s Corner
(Updated since 4:08pm)United News & Media has made an agreed offer to buy HTV for £371m, it has just been announced. The deal, which has long been expected, values each HTV share at 420p, which is a 27% premium on last night’s close of 330.5p. United previously owned 20% of HTV before increasing its stake… Continue reading United Swoops On HTV
Derek Morris, Ivan Pollard and Andy Tilley, the three senior media executives who are forming a partnership to launch a media consultancy firm *Media Consultancy To Launch, are slowly spilling the beans on their new venture. It has been reported that the new agency will open for business on July 4 and will be based… Continue reading July 4 Day Launch Date For New Independent
Capital 95.8 FM has signed up Jeff Young for its Saturday night spot. Young has worked at Radio 1 and Jazz FM and has most recently presented the Saturday and Sunday lunchtime shows on Kiss 100FM.This move suggests that Capital is trying to move away from its mainstream image to attract a more sophisticated audience.Capital… Continue reading Capital Tries To Broaden Its Audience
In the dispute between CableTel UK Ltd and L!VE TV, the High Court has ruled that CableTel had technically met its carriage operation contract with the TV company.The cable channel had been excluded from the First Choice package recently launched by CableTel; L!VE challenged the legality of this. In May, a court order ruled that… Continue reading L!VE Cable Dispute
Three key employees of Independent Radio Group have cut their links with the company. Neil Jones, the sales and marketing director, has left; the individual stations will now take full responsibility for their sales and marketing needs. Peter Milburn, managing director of 1458 Lite AM, and Ian Smith, marketing director of Scot FM, have also… Continue reading Movement In The Ranks
Dedicated radio services licensed by the Radio Authority, will be covering a number of major sporting and music events this Summer.For the first time Royal Ascot Day Radio took to the airwaves on 17-21 June and Special Olympics FM is also broadcasting for the first time for three weeks leading up to the National Summer… Continue reading Dedicated Radio Services To Launch This Summer
