Cable and Wireless, the UK’s largest cable and communications company, has appointed Graham Wallace as its new chief executive. Wallace was formerly chief executive of Granada Group’s Restaurants and Services division. He has no telecoms or cable experience.Wallace is to be chief executive of Cable and Wireless Communications, a telephony to cable television group formed… Continue reading Granada Chief Moves To C&W
TMD Carat has made three new appointments at its Manchester office.Angie Farmer joins TMD Direct Manchester from McCann’s. She brings with her the experience of working on Greenflag National Breakdown and Great Universal Stores accounts. At TMD Direct, Farmer will be working exclusively on the AA, JD Williams and Corgi accounts.Rossana Murphy joins TMD Direct… Continue reading New Appointments At TMDC And IPC
Paragon Publishing is sending three new computing magazines to the printers. They will join their current computing magazines; CD-ROM Series, CD-ROM Games, PC Power Platinum, CD-ROM Games Gold, Internet Today, Windows Plus, II Shareware Gold, III Edutainment Gold, Net User and Iv PC Office.Nintendo 64 Magazine is the first of the new launches to go… Continue reading Paragon Launch 3 New Computing Titles
Press reports claim that a revaluation of ITV licences will lead to a reduction in the sums ITV companies pay to the government.The ITV companies in total pay an annual £400 million to the treasury. No mention has been made of how much this sum will be reduced by. Savings for the companies could be… Continue reading ITV Revenue To Treasury Is Set To Fall
World in Action, the television documentary series, have launched a web site. The site is full of information on past, current and future programme subjects. It also gives the visitor the chance to feedback on previous programmes and has details of where to find out more on certain subjects. It also gives you the chance… Continue reading Web Round Up – W/E 17/1/97
Radio Times magazine has added a film guide section in a move taken to fight off the competition.Barry Norman will front the new 14 page section.. This will be the first time that the Radio Times has covered video and film releases, as well as its traditional radio and TV listings.A poster promotion pack and… Continue reading Radio Times Expands Into Film
The Financial Times reports today that WPP, the advertising and marketing services group, has been busy buying up stakes in US companies. WPP has spent over £5.9 million purchasing minority stakes in American companies to give its clients access to new interactive technologies. WPP wants to learn all it can about the benefits of the… Continue reading WPP Buying Stakes In US Technology
The Banner Computer Readership Survey will be adding three new questions to this year’s survey in response to subscriber feedback.The first addresses factors such as price, brand and cost of ownership in order to help manufacturers pinpoint areas on which they should focus when advertising. The second question investigates the length of time spent by… Continue reading BCRS Changes Survey Questionnaire
Yesterday saw the launch of the new Independent On Sunday, with a new look broadsheet and Real Life section, a revamped business section which includes sport and a brand new section in the shape of Spending – the “practical guide to travel, property and personal finance.”The main broadsheet section now has a new masthead, taking… Continue reading Review – New Look IoS
Total terrestrial TV revenue for December reached £163.55 million, an increase of 4.88% year-on-year. Of this, ITV brought in £126.55m, up 6.15% year-on-year, and Channel 4 reached £37m, up slightly by 0.76%. This brings the revenue ratio between ITV and Channel 4 to 77:23.Among the ITV companies there was very little change year-on-year. Carlton experienced… Continue reading TV Revenue – December
