British Telecom is cutting the prices of its dial-up Internet access service. The price-cuts have now come into effect. The new prices include more than 20% off BT’s flat, monthly subscription fee, 50% off high-speed ISDN Internet access and an end to the £20 one-off registration charge.The new subscription fee for unlimited use enables customers… Continue reading BT Cuts Net Costs
Amra will no longer be handling sales for Westminster Press titles after Newsquest Media decided to take on the titles itself.Newsquest bought the 60 Westminster Press titles from Pearson for £305m in August *Newsquest Buys Westminster Press For £305m, adding to the 120 it already owns. The takeover was investigated by the Monopolies and Mergers… Continue reading Newsquest To Sell For Westminster Press
First Leisure Corporation has announced that Michael Grade will be leaving his post at Channel 4 to take up his new role as First Leisure’s executive chairman. Grade said: “I shall ensure First Leisure continues on its present and highly successful course.”It is reported that First Leisure intend to expand the company’s entertainment interests and… Continue reading Confirmed, Grade Moves To First Leisure
The ITC announced today that it will be amending two of the rules in its Code of Advertising Standards and Practice. Those rules are rule 5, which deals with the separation of programmes and advertisements, and rule 40(k) which is concerned with sales promotions for alcoholic drinks.The Commission approved the amendments, following requests from the… Continue reading ITC Revise Advertising Code
EMAP Images has promoted Advertisement Director, Sandra McClean to the newly created position of Commercial Director. McClean will continue to manage Images’ advertisement department, but will in addition take responsibility for all promotional and marketing activity. She will be relinquishing her role as publisher of CU Amiga. Andy McVittie publisher of Nintendo Magazine and Sega… Continue reading EMAP Images Restructures
http://www.condenast.co.uk/cnp5686291792/main.htmlWorld of Interiors is the latest Conde Nast publication to go on-line. Like most of its sister sites, this interior designer’s delight has a section that is updated daily. This means that you feel like you are doing more than standing in your local news-agents browsing through the pages of the magazine.The site is packed… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – The World Of Interiors
The Nintendo 64 gaming console arrives in the UK in March. This has created a wave of new Nintendo related magazines.Rapide Publishing is adding Total 64 to its range of specialist titles. Total 64 goes on sale on 28 February with a cover price of £3.95. It is promising to be a mix of news,… Continue reading Nintendo Publications Multiply
EMAP plc has bought Golf Magazine, from French-based, BC Editions. EMAP acquires the title and goodwill, but will receive no net assets.Golf Magazine has a monthly circulation in France of over 41,000 and is targeted towards new players of the game. It has an annual turnover of FF20 million.This latest purchase will join EMAP’s six… Continue reading EMAP Buys Golf Magazine
The web site of Future Publishing, FutureNet, has a new web address: http://www.futurenet.com.Pearson New Entertainment, the parent company of future publishing, obtained the address after a month-long negotiation with its previous owners, a firm of American architects.The site, which is already one of the biggest commercial web sites in Europe, will be completely redesigned for… Continue reading New Address For Futurenet
Research has shown that more and more women are tapping into the web. Internet research group, Intelliquest has found that women make-up 56% of people intending to go on-line in the very near future.An increasing number of women’s publications are developing sites to take account of this increased demand. Cosmopolitan at http://www.designercity.com/cosmopolitan/frame.htm and The World… Continue reading Web Round Up – W/E 31/1/1997
