GWR has just announced that it will be selling its Kings Lynn radio station, KLFM, to Dawe Media for £1.075 million.The main reason for the sale is to bring GWR’s audience share to within the 15% maximum allowed by the Radio Authority. In order to comply with this the group sold three of its “gold”… Continue reading GWR Sells KLFM
Alton Towers will be launching a Website on 15 March. The site, created by JWT, will contain 120 pages of interactive and animated images representing all areas of the theme park. Education is also represented, with over 15 pages devoted to Alton Towers’ Science Alive and Design and Technology projects.http://www.alton-towers.co.uk
The three largest UK cable operators, Telewest Communications plc, Bell Cablemedia plc (including Videotron Holdings plc) and NYNEX CableComms Group have selected NextLevel Broadband Networks Group, of General Instrument Corporation, as an initial supplier of digital equipment.The cable companies are discussing with General Instrument how the supply of transmission equipment and set-top boxes will provide… Continue reading Cable Industry Appoints Digital Supplier
Danny Baker, who was sacked from his Radio 5 Live football slot for insulting listeners, has now joined Talk Radio .He will be presenting a new weekly two-hour show at 5.30pm from tomorrow. The as yet untitled slot will run in direct opposition to Radio 5 Live’s David Mellor show, Six-O-Six.…According to leaked audience figures… Continue reading Baker Signs To Talk Radio
Real Business magazine launched today. The title intends to offer a fresh approach to business publishing and aims to inform, guide and support small and medium-sized businesses intent on growth.The first issue includes a list of the top 100 fastest growing companies in Britain. There are also features on how a future Labour Government could… Continue reading Getting Down To Business
The Monarchy officially launched itself into the future yesterday when the Queen and the Royal Family went on-line.The official Web-site of the British Monarchy can be found at http://www.royal.gov.ukWhen One heard that Her Majesty was to go gadding about in cyber-space, One thought it would be fun to join her. One was hoping to be… Continue reading Web Site Review Special – The Royal Site
At the beginning of this year, the Radio Advertising Bureau introduced a selection of new training sessions tailored for specific customer groups to which it received a phenomenal number of applications.As a result, the number of courses taking place has been increased from the initial 2 to a fully subscribed 11.In addition, 4 courses are… Continue reading Demand Exceeds All Expectations
Quality Market Both of the Telegraph titles showed good sales growth in February, with the Sunday Telegraph increasing its circulation by a spectacular 25.5% to 835,635, its highest ever six-month ABC. The Daily Telegraph meanwhile experienced a growth of 5.56% to 1.106 million copies sold. The Times also had a good month, showing the greatest… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – February
The world’s first virtual business park has gone on-line. Trade UK aims to connect British businesses to the global export market. The site provides an electronic directory of UK exports companies for overseas groups who want to buy British products or services. The site can be found at http://www.tradeuk.com.Dun and Bradstreet has launched a direct… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 14/03/97
The Sunday Times will be expanding its Style supplement by twelve pages to cover health and beauty for the first time. The change takes place on March 16.The paper is also reportedly planning a new section called Capital, a London-focused magazine. It is expected to launch on April 6 and have around 30 pages.News International:… Continue reading Sunday Times Style Expands
