The Radio Authority has received four applications for a new Independent Local Radio licence for Huddersfield. The applicants for the FM station are:Henna FM – (Abdul Razaq: 0973 525954) Music, entertainment and information relating to, and for, the Asian community.Huddersfield FM Ltd – (Phil Marshall: 01274 374020) Local news, information and features, together with musical… Continue reading New Radio Station For Huddersfield
Ken Bennett has joined EMAP Radio from Midland Independent Newspapers.Bennett has been appointed head of public relations for EMAP Radio’s six Yorkshire stations: The New 96.3 Aire FM, Magic 828, Hallam FM, Magic AM, 96.9 Viking FM and Magic 1161.EMAP Radio: 0114 285 3333
Magazine publishers are most likely to find effective partnerships with cable, satellite and digital broadcasters, according to a new report from the PPA entitled From Page To Screen and launched at the Magazines ’97 conference (see last week’s Newsline).Following the ITC’s announcement in March that publishers will not be permitted to develop their magazine brands… Continue reading Non-Terrestrial Broadcasters Best For Masthead TV
The Virgin Media Group is preparing to launch a TV channel dedicated to travel. There are also plans to launch a music TV channel. Virgin is currently talking to a number of different distributors about carriage. It is hoped that the channel will hit the air waves later this year.Further details will be announced in… Continue reading Virgin Travel Into TV
The Newspaper Society has announced that it will become more streamlined after a new constitution, new rules and a new president were approved at its AGM last week.Outgoing president Robin Burgess, to be replaced by Midland Independent Newspapers chief executive Chris Oakley, said that the changes were part of a strategic plan aimed at restructuring… Continue reading Overhaul At Newspaper Society
16.53 million viewers tuned into see if Courtney Mitchell had Grant’s muscles or Tony’s beer belly, this was enough to ensure that Eastenders took pole position in the top 30.Britain’s two favourite soaps dominated the top 10 once again this week, but Robson Green managed to breakthrough the soap monopoly, taking his show Touching Evil… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – W/E 4/05/97
The National Heritage Secretary Chris Smith has said that he will be carrying out a review of the BBC’s internal structure to ascertain whether the Corporation was functioning as efficiently as it could.Speaking on Radio 4’s Mediumwave programme Mr Smith expressed concern that the reforms introduced by John Birt, the BBC’s director general, last year… Continue reading Smith Announces Review Of BBC And Changes To Lottery
The City was not impressed by Capital’s move on Tuesday to buy Virgin Radio for £64.7m. The London radio group’s share price initially fell 6p to 539p and then dropped throughout the week to finish at 531.5p on Friday.BSkyB also had a busy week. On Wednesday it announced both an increase of 21% in profits… Continue reading Sharewatch – W/E 9/05/97
Capital Radio’s Website is currently being audited by both the ABC and the BPA and will be publishing an audit for May in either June or July.Julian Hardy, of the Capital Radio New Media department, told Newsline that the reason for the dual auditing approach was the size and complexity of its Website’s user logs.… Continue reading Capital Website In Process Of Joint Audit
Newsline will be reporting from tonight’s Media Guardian event. Has Channel 5 Come Alive? is the subject under debate. David Elstein and Dawn Airey will be cross questioned by the industry. A full report will be on Newsline tomorrow morning.Cable and Wireless’s year end figures are due on Wednesday; this will include the results of… Continue reading The Week Ahead
