United News & Media has announced a reorganisation of its businesses. Two businesses, formerly in its regional newspaper division, will in future form part of United Advertising Publications. The two businesses concerned are the portfolio of Spanish titles principally the leading Madrid-based advertising periodical, Segundamano; and the free London based newspapers, including the Yellow Advertiser… Continue reading United News & Media Take London Papers Off The Market
The WPP Group has taken a minority stake in Peapod, the leading American home-delivery grocery service. Peapod offers PC-based home shopping and delivery to consumers in Chicago, San Francisco, San Jose, Boston, Columbus and Houston. They work in partnership with local retailers.The joint venture between WPP and Peapod will be overseen by Eric Salama, Group… Continue reading WPP Buys Into On-Line Shopping Service
Optimedia have appointed Simon Timlett as Head of Press. Timlett was formerly at CIA Media Network. Keith Hallett is now Group Director of Optimedia.…Meanwhile, CIA Media Network has poached Bill Faust from IMP as Managing Director of CIA Interactive. He takes over from Rob Norman. Norman has joined Prisma Sports and Media, but will continue… Continue reading New Appointments
Customer magazine publisher Redwood has announced that it will be publishing Early Learning for the Early Learning Centre.It will be a paid-for title, costing £1.80, and will be available in Early Learning stores, via news-stands and via subscription. Early Learning will be a quarterly 100-page perfect-bound glossy with an initial print-run of 180,000. It launches… Continue reading New Title For Redwood
Murray Dudgeon has been appointed Managing Director of GWR’s flagship national radio station, Classic FM.Dudgeon joins GWR, the independent radio group, from the media agency, Universal McCann Worldwide where he is currently European Media Director. He is renowned for his expertise in the field of programme sponsorship, production, barter and syndication.Dudgeon takes up his new… Continue reading New Managing Director For Classic FM
HTV has launched its own Teletext Ancillary Service; viewers in the West of England will now be able to access a range of information on HTV and its programmes. HTV Teletext is found on pages 600-699. Viewers in Wales will receive individual regional pages.The pages will feature details of forthcoming HTV programming, studio-audience ticket availability… Continue reading HTV Now Appearing On Teletext
Cable company Telewest today issued operating statistics which show that cable penetration in its franchise area has increased by 0.7% points to 22.6% year on year. Churn was down slightly at 33.4% and cable TV customers increased year on year by 31.5% to 528,142.Telewest’s figures are indicative of most cable companies at present. Nynex for… Continue reading Telewest Penetration Shows Slight Increase
Submissions from major broadcasters, sports organisations and consumer and viewer groups have been received by the Independent Television Commission in response to its consultation on listed sports events.The ITC is required to draw up a Code on Sports and Other Listed Events as part of the Broadcasting Act 1996 to protect certain sporting events for… Continue reading ITC Receives Responses On Listed Events
According to a report in today’s Guardian the Labour party is planning a radical overhaul of the television regulatory system which will see the ITC merged with Oftel.The BBC, which currently regulates itself, would also lose most of its regulatory powers to the Independent Television Commission. At the moment the ITC monitors only commercial TV… Continue reading New TV Regulator Under Labour
Total terrestrial TV revenue for December reached £163.55 million. Of this, ITV brought in £126.55m and Channel 4 reached £37m. Among the ITV companies there was very little change year-on-year. Carlton experienced the biggest change with an increase of 0.9% point change while YTTV had the biggest drop at 0.65% points.
