United News & Media has confirmed that it has entered into a conditional agreement to join NTL’s Digital Television Network project.UNM will invest up to £120m in 30% of DTN if the terrestrial digital TV bid is accepted by the ITC over the rival British Digital Broadcasting consortium. Roger Loughton, chief of UNM’s Broadcasting and… Continue reading UNM Joins Digital Bid
Charles Garside has left The European newspaper as its editor. Andrew Neil will now take over as editor in chief of the title. There are also rumours that the newspaper is considering becoming a magazine, something which Garside was apparently opposed to. This development could not be confirmed however by The European.The European: 0171 418… Continue reading Changes At The European
Uncut is the latest title from IPC and is a music and movies magazine. The title has succeeded in doing something many magazines aspire to do; it looks more like a stylish coffee table book than a monthly magazine and is a modern cultural publication to be seen with.Editor Allan Jones has brought to UNCUT… Continue reading First Issue Review – UNCUT
IPC has announced that it will be merging the weekly soccer magazine 90 Minutes with its sister title Shoot , from the issues cover-dated May 17.Publishing director Andy McDuff said: “The huge increase in the popularity and media coverage of the game has changed the whole market over the last two years, and as others… Continue reading IPC Merges Soccer Titles
Chris Smith, named as the new National Heritage Secretary at the weekend, has announced the allocation of Ministerial responsibilities at the Department.Mr Smith will be in charge of overall direction and major policy issues; public expenditure, control and management of the National Lottery; broadcasting and media policy; the Millennium; organisation of the Department; Royal matters;… Continue reading DNH Names Line-Up As Tobacco Ad Ban Looms
Attic Futura and North South have launched B to attract teenage girls who have out grown Attic Futura’s younger publication Sugar.The cover is as bare as the model appearing on it. There are no headlines and nothing to draw the reader in. The entire magazine is designed on these ‘less is more’ principles. B is… Continue reading First Issue Review – B
Telewest this afternoon announced financial results for the three months to 31 March 1997 which show net losses reaching £69.7m, up 31% on last year. This is despite an increase in total revenue of 39% to £90.4m. Revenue from cable TV was also up, rising 36% to £38.1m while churn fell 0.8% points to 32.6%.… Continue reading Losses Grow At Telewest
Magazines 97, the two-day conference dedicated to magazines, was held in the luxurious surroundings of the Grosvenor House Hotel. The conference kicked-off with a debate entitled ‘Making Markets Multiply’. George Bull, Grand Metropolitan, was scathing about new technology, he believes that the old tried and tested media is still the most profitable. His message is… Continue reading PPA Magazines 97 Conference – Day One
Sky TV has linked up with American Express’ Travellers Cheques and Foreign Exchange Mail Order Unit to create ‘Sky Travel Money Direct’, a television holiday money ordering service for its customers.The new service, part of Sky’s ‘Interactive Text’ function, is now available to a potential 4.6 million homes and will allow users to order between… Continue reading Sky Links Up With American Express
Sue Moseley, strategic planning director, TSMSTime after time, we know TV advertising works. The fact that it has grown into a 2.5 billion pound business is proof of that. However, there are still a great number of unknowns such as whether in large, stable, fmcg, markets advertising does actually produce incremental sales in the short… Continue reading You Read, You Watch, You Listen, You Buy – Don’t You?
