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
UBS and Cazenove have announced that they have sold 10.2 million non-voting shares in Daily Mail and General Trust. The total value of the shares was put at £150 million.DMGT shares have already lost 5p and are now down to 1592.5p
New Media Age has announced that it will be launching the first awards for new media in a business context.The New Media Age Effectiveness Awards have four objectives: to demonstrate and promote the quality of new media in the UK; to provide client companies and their suppliers with objective, demonstrable reward; to provide a clear… Continue reading New Media Age Launches Awards
The Electronic Telegraph has decided to continue to develop its Internet database from its press archives and is concentrating on developing readership interaction. It is not, like many of its counterparts, going to launch a rolling news service.The first fully interactive section went on-line today. Euronet is a guide to the history and issues surrounding… Continue reading Electronic Telegraph Encouraging Interactivity
Danny Baker’s days at Radio 5 Live ended yesterday. The presenter was involved in a ferocious on-air argument with his producer, he then went on to abuse listeners and encourage “unacceptable behaviour towards a football referee”.BBC bosses called Baker’s actions intolerable and fired him straight after the show.The presenter is now rumoured to be in… Continue reading Baker Follows Evans Out Of The BBC
The newly merged company, Cable & Wireless Communications plc *Cable Companies Merge, has announced the composition of its board.Richard H. Brown, chief executive of Cable & Wireless plc and chairman of Cable & Wireless Communications plc will chair the Board. Graham Wallace, chief executive of Cable & Wireless Communications will be an executive director. The… Continue reading Cable And Wireless Announce Board
Future Publishing is planning to add a new title to the music magazine sector; The Band will be targeting at musicians who want to form a band, play live and record their own music. It aims to offer readers an in-depth analysis of the music business; offering advice on how to record masters right through… Continue reading The Band Of The Future
H. Bauer has closed its troubled weekly celebrity gossip title Enjoy! .The title, which launched last September, was given a facelift in January *Enjoy! The Change, but the new look failed to turnaround the falling readership. Although no official audits were conducted on sales, estimates put circulation at between 130,000 to 200,000 a week. In… Continue reading No More Joy For Bauer
