The Modern Review, the contemporary culture newspaper which closed in May 1995, is reported to be relaunching in the autumn as a glossy monthly magazine. Julie Burchill, one of the original founding partners is editor- in-chief of the new title and Joanne Mallabar, a former Big Issue editor, will be deputy editor. The anti-hype magazine… Continue reading The Return Of The Mod
ABC //electronic announced today that LineOne has registered for a Web audit.Geoffrey Copeman, chairman of ABC and ABC //electronic said: “We are delighted to welcome LineOne. This reflects on the quality of our product and the desire of major international companies to use the ABC gold standard for audience measurements.”ABC: 01442 870 800
The theme park Thorpe Park is sponsoring LWT’s Weekend Show. The deal runs for 8 weeks from July 11. The new programme, produced by LWT, features Andi Peters and Emma Forbes as they travel up and down the Thames, doing celebrity interviews and running down the events of the weekend.
Fresh magazine, the monthly women’s glossy which launched in February (see First Issue Review – Fresh), has been suspended. The title, published by Hair & Beauty and aimed at 18-26 year olds, is believed to have struggled in the fiercely competitive young women’s market which include Minx and Now among its recent launches. A spokesman… Continue reading Magazine News
Details of the merger between WCRS’s media department and Mediapolis, set for July 1, are beginning to emerge with some appointments being made (subscribers see WCRS Set To Merge Media Department With Mediapolis).While the majority of WCRS’s media team will carry on with the same job titles, a few changes are reported. Marc Mendoza, media… Continue reading WCRS/Mediapolis Merger Gears For Launch
Charles Marks, an account manager at Express Newspapers, is to become New Media Marketing and Sales first sales director.Zenith Media has restructured its planning department. Deidre McNair, a planning director and Richard Skipper, a systems development director, have both been appointed to the Board. While, Clare Bugler, a consultant at the Davis Company, Lisa Hallinan,… Continue reading Movement In The Ranks
Channel 4 reaffirms its distinctive remit this summer with a £47 million schedule that is asking for criticism from the Daily Mail brigade. Cutting Edge, Renegade TV and a gay zone, Queer Street are just some of the shows bound to spark controversy. This summer also sees the most substantial multicultural season in the channel’s… Continue reading Channel 4 Reaffirms Its Remit
Mike Wood, media director at JWT, and Mandy Pooler, managing director at Ogilvy & Mather’s the Network, are going to be named as the joint managing directors of WPP Media, it is rumoured. The new outfit, which will bring together the media outfits at JWT and the Network, is set to launch on January 1… Continue reading Heads Named For WPP Media Outfit
http://www.newsworld.co.ukNews World is the annual conference for people who work in the electronic news gathering industry. The site, designed and hosted by MediaTel Interactive, contains basic information about this year’s conference, the speakers, sessions and the exhibition.The conference is held in high esteem by the news industry and is known to attract influential speakers, this… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – News World
National Readership Survey has decided to withdraw its first survey into national newspaper section readership due to anomalies being discovered in the results. It is thought that these occurred due to bias in the responses.Roger Pratt, managing director of NRS, told Newsline that a six-month second test was now underway which would run until the… Continue reading NRS Withdraws First Section Survey
