Hot on the heels of The Times announcing that it has passed the half-million mark for registered readers of its Internet site (Newsline 8th January 1997), the Electronic Telegraph has reached the same milestone.Danny Meadows-Klue, from the Electronic Telegraph’s new media department, confirmed to Newsline that the number of registered users at the beginning of… Continue reading Telegraph And Times Neck And Neck On The Net
Northcliffe Newspaper Group has begun the new year with new staff in the advertising department. The London-based department has seen Sonia Edwards become group head of display advertising, reporting to the London sales director, Debbie Kinlay. Helen Lawson joins Clairedy Gardiner-Hyne as a senior advertisement manager and Jonathan Lancaster from AMRA has been recruited to… Continue reading Northcliffe Newspapers Makes New Appointments
The long-running dispute between Bates Dorland and its ex-chief executive, Paul Twivy, *Twivy Issues Writ Against Dorlands may be settled in the coming months by a court hearing.A hearing is scheduled to take place in three months, when a judge will decide whether Mr Twivy should receive compensation regarding his departure from the agency. He… Continue reading Court Hearing For Ex-Dorlands Chief
Film & TV Week , the new listings magazine from the IPC stable, will hit the newsstands next Tuesday, 14 January. The new publication is hoping to cash in on increased interest in film viewing. There will be emphasis on in-depth film coverage. The title will carry listings for terrestrial, cable and satellite channels.The magazine… Continue reading Film And TV Week Launches Next Week
Raymond Snoddy reports in today’s Financial Times that Imedia, an American company, is offering to treble the number of channels available via British digital terrestrial television.Originally, land-based digital TV was only expected to broadcast 30 channels. There were worries that it would be unable to compete with satellite and cable services offering over 200 channels.… Continue reading Digital TV Channels Set To Multiply
The Digital Multiplex Group, encompassing the BBC and the BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, ITV, Channel 4, Carlton Communications, Granada and International CableTel, have formed a coalition which aims to facilitate a smooth passage for the introduction of digital terrestrial television within the UK.The Digital Multiplex Group of potential investors is coordinating the project, to… Continue reading Digital Group To Facilitate Launch
According to press reports, a fresh dispute has erupted between BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster, and British cable-operators. Accusations are flying from both sides, with each claiming that the other is spreading misinformation and deceiving each others’ customers.Two cable operators, one of whom is CableTel, have filed complaints with the ITC accusing BSkyB of coordinating a… Continue reading BSkyB Goes Into Battle With Cable Companies
Campaign magazine has announced the winners of its annual awards ceremony.Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO is Campaign‘s Agency of the Year. AMV fought off strong contenders to win the prestigious award. St Luke’s came in in second place and M & C Saatchi took the bronze.TMD Carat scooped the Media Agency of the Year Award, while… Continue reading And, The Winner Is…….
Express Newspapers will be merging the advertising business for its Express and Daily Star titles at the end of this month.The move, in a bid to operate more cost-effectively, means that agencies will be pitching for the new business. Agencies believed to be pitching include DMB&B (the incumbents), Trott Chick Smith (Express On Sunday), Leo… Continue reading Express Set To Merge Advertising
Times Newspapers has confirmed that it is lodging a formal complaint with the ABC and “will take legal action if necessary” over its dispute concerning the Telegraph‘s circulation figures.The row first erupted last month *Telegraph To Hold Meeting With ABC when, as a result of petitioning by Times Newspapers, the ABC excluded the Telegraph‘s November… Continue reading Times Threatens ABC With Legal Action
