People have always paid over the odds for a classy address, but Business Systems International has just sold a virtual address for £94,000 to an unnamed Texan company. London-based BSI bought the domain name business.com four years ago for just $100.Nationwide has launched the UK’s first Web banking service at http://www.nationwide.co.uk. Account holders can check… Continue reading Web Round-Up
Angler’s Mail , the weekly fishing title, is screening a series of television ads on Discovery Home & Leisure to support the launch of its Fantasy Fishing League.The series of 10 second ads will feature in breaks in and around the channel’s various angling programmes. The TV campaign is also supported by a Teletext information… Continue reading Angler Throws Line To TV
The demand for newspapers in the five largest economies (the USA, Japan, Germany, France and the UK) is falling, according to Zenith’s World Press Trends 1997 report in collaboration with the World Association of Newspapers.The report goes on to say that newspapers are losing their share of advertising markets, principally to television, while circulations are… Continue reading Zenith Report Highlights Demise Of Newspapers
Alan Watson has been appointed general manager of NTL’s broadcast television business. Watson will be preparing the company for the digital era. He returns to NTL from News Digital Systems.NTL: 01962 822 582
Films Minister, Tom Clarke has started working on an action plan to boost the film industry and film going in Britain. He has also announced the make-up of a new film policy review group. The group will be co-chaired by the Minister and Polygram Filmed Entertainments’ Stewart Till and will include industry big-hitters and innovative… Continue reading Film Action Man
Midland Independent Newspapers has announced that it is involved in discussions with Mirror Group Plc, which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the company. Both Boards are exploring the level of benefits which would accrue from a combination of their respective businesses. Any such offer would be subject to a… Continue reading Mirror In Talks With Midland
The British Interactive Multimedia Association presented its 1997 BIMA Awards last night. The awards celebrate commercial success, technical achievement and creative innovation in both business and consumer markets.There were two winners for advertising and promotion; Saatchi & Saatchi’s British Army site http://www.army.mod.uk shared the award with Abbey Road Interactive’s Neneh Cherry site, http://raft.vmg.co.uk/nenehcherry.Orange, http://www.orange.co.uk, won… Continue reading And The Winner Is
MediaTel’s new Cable and Satellite Database has now launched onto the Internet.The new database includes full details on all UK and major European cable and Satellite stations including a view all/print all facility which provides an up-to-date and concise synopsis of the stations. Multiple station reports are available for Astra and ITC data and also… Continue reading MediaTel Launches Cable And Satellite Database On Internet
Mediaforce has lost its sales contract for Four Counties Newspapers. Adscene, who own Four Counties, have moved the contract to Central Independent Newspapers, its in house sales department. From August 1, CIN will handle the Four Counties sales contract.
Portsmouth and Sunderland Newspapers’ preliminary results show the company has returned strong profits after two difficult years.Operating profits, before exceptional items, for the 52 weeks to March 29 this year rose 16% to 9.4 million. This growth came from publishing, up 16% to £6.6 million and from retailing, up 23% to £2.7 million.Advertising revenue across… Continue reading Portsmouth Profits
