The Radio Authority has awarded three new small-scale Independent Local Radio licences on the FM waveband for the East Kent area. The winning stations are:CTFM (CTFM LTD, Richard Johnson, 01534 888 103): This station will be broadcasting news and community information and a blend of popular music for the district of Canterbury.T.L.R. Thanet Local Radio… Continue reading Three New Radio Stations For Kent
BBC Radio 1 has confirmed that Mark Radcliffe is to takeover from Chris Evans as the Breakfast Show host. The new show will hit the airwaves on 17 February. Simon Mayo will fill in until then.Radcliffe’s salary is not going to be in the same league as his predecessor’s. He is reported to be getting… Continue reading Evans’ Replacement Announced
Coronation Street returns to the top this week, recapturing the top two places from Eastenders. Emmerdale continues to build a solid following, this week holding eighth, ninth, and tenth place giving ITV a slight edge over the BBC in holding six of the top ten places.ITV drama continues to do well, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries,… Continue reading TV Weekly Viewing Summary W/E 12/01/97
A row is threatening to erupt over the latest batch of July-December NRS figures for the women’s weekly sector, with some magazine companies querying the Survey’s research methods.Of particular concern is the quality of the research for young upper-class women in the weekly sector since most of the titles have shown a drop in the… Continue reading Row Threatening Over NRS Figures
RAJAR has named its new executive director as Peter Jenkins. He will join at the beginning of March, replacing Roger Gane who is leaving at the end of February to join the IPSOS group. Mr Jenkins was previously a self-employed consultant and has many years market and media research experience.RAJAR has also said that it… Continue reading New RAJAR Executive Director Named
It is rumoured that the ITV Network Centre is gearing up for a major restructuring programme which would see the appointment of a chief executive and a change to a limited company.The plan is aimed at creating more cohesion and unity among the ITV companies, something which the companies themselves and the ITC are said… Continue reading ITV Set For Restructure
The women’s weekly Enjoy! has had a facelift. The title, which launched last September, has been overhauled by TV Quick editor, Lori Miles. The launch editor, Margaret Nicholls left late last year.Enjoy!, a Bauer magazine, is now focusing at 25-30 year olds. It was originally targeted at the wider 18 to 34 age range. *… Continue reading Enjoy! The Change
A new monthly motoring magazine will be parked on the news-stands from Monday. V-10 Magazine is aiming to give Max Power, Performance Car and F1 Racing a run for their money. The title is published by Charter Publishing who also publish Property Plus.V-10 promises to deliver what the reader has been longing for, a magazine… Continue reading New Motoring Mag Pulls Into Gear
The television production company, Planet 24 has teamed up with Chelsea Football Club to kick off Radio Chelsea; a station dedicated to the club’s matches and Chelsea fans.The Radio Authority has awarded Planet 24 and Chelsea FC a restricted to licence to broadcast between 7am and midnight, on home match days, during the playing season.… Continue reading New Programme For Chelsea Football Club
A report by Mintel International into men’s lifestyle magazines has found that many titles have become more notorious than their readers.Magazines like GQ and Loaded do not only appeal to the ‘lads culture.’ The research has discovered that family men and working ABs also enjoy these magazines. The main attraction of these titles is their… Continue reading Men’s Magazine Readers Fail To Live Up To Their Image
