The Capital Radio news and current affairs programme, The Way It Is, has been dropped. A spokesperson from the station could not comment on the reason for the decision but it is believed that its replacement, Drivetime Showtime, is Capital’s alternative way for conveying news.Drivetime Showtime, hosted by David Jensen, is a news based programme… Continue reading Capital Axes The Way It Is
Liberty Publishing is set to launch a new radio station, 963 Liberty, on the old Viva frequency. Mohammed Fayed, the owner of Liberty, bought Viva in May 1995 for £3m at a time when the station was struggling *(Fayed Buys Viva!). The station hopes to provide a “distinctive new format of speech and music” and… Continue reading Liberty Launches New Radio Station
Robert Findlay has been appointed as the new chairman of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA). Findlay, chairman of Findlay Publications, replaces Terry Mansfield.NABS, the advertising industry charity, has named Hamish Pringle as the new chairman. He will step down as chairmen of the IPA’s Advertising Effectiveness Committee at the end of the year.Guardian Newspapers has… Continue reading Appointments
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has published a new document which looks at the role Commercial Radio will have in the future. The Future of Commercial Radio looks at the part Commercial Radio will play in future markets as well as benefits for advertisers.Growth of audiences, characteristics of the radio audience and attitudes of the… Continue reading Future Of Commercial Radio Document Published
The Times is launching a new 52 page entertainment supplement this Saturday entitled The Directory. The supplement stiffens the competition between rival newspapers, such as the Independent Gets New Look Section Two , New Sections For Express And Mail and New Sections For Express And Mail which have recently been revamped. The Sun newspaper is… Continue reading New Sections For Times And Guardian
A new media division of Poulter plc, the advertising agency, has been launched this month. MediaVantage integrates Poulter’s in house media department with its already up and running stand alone media service.MediaVantage believe the move will make a significant impact in the media market which will open new doors to business for future investment. It… Continue reading Poulter Announces New Subsidiary
Eurosport has confirmed that it will broadcast live the European Cup Winners’ Cup match between Liverpool and Switzerland’s FC Sion. The coverage is believed to be against UEFA’s ruling but Eurosport declined to comment on the issue.For more information on next weeks European matches, subscribers can access Sports Diary.Eurosport: 0171 468 7777
Two applications were received by the ITC for the local delivery franchise for Taunton and Bridgwater. The applicants are: Convergence (Somerset) Limited, a jointly-owned subsidiary of The Convergence Group plc and Orbis Trust (Guernsey) Ltd. Convergence proposes to offer service to 71,300 homes by 2002. A cash bid of £426,027 was made. TeleWest Communications (Taunton… Continue reading Two Applicants For Taunton And Bridgwater
The Retail Prices Index for September came in at 162.6, taking 1985 as the base rate. This represents an increase of 2.1% on last year and an increase of 0.5% on August.For RPI trends subscribers can access MediaTel’s Encyclomedia section in Talking Windows.
Channel 5 has announced a $10m deal with Columbia TriStar which covers 144 titles. The material, which includes television film premieres, recent blockbusters and mini series, will be available when the channel launches early next year.Films include Streetfighter, with Jean Claude Van Damme, Robin Hood; Men In Tights, Next Karate Kid and Money Train.Dawn Airey,… Continue reading C5 Announces Deal With Columbia Tristar
