Contrary to press reports earlier this week, a spokesperson for the English Professional Rugby Union Clubs has told MediaTel that the top 24 English rugby union clubs have no intention of abandoning their coverage deal with BSkyB.EPRUC said that the arrangement was beneficial to all those involved and its quarrel was not with BSkyB but… Continue reading Rugby Clubs To Stay With BSkyB
MTV Europe has this week introduced a new production and scheduling system which will mean splitting its single, pan-European programming into three separate schedules for each of the channel’s new European services – in northern, central and southern areas.MTV will now be able to schedule the same programme at different times in different regions to… Continue reading MTV Introduces Regional Scheduling
In a bid to revive its flagging Express titles, United News & Media has announced a major reorganisation at the Daily and Sunday Express. The plans mean the merging of the two titles into one seven-day operation, the loss of the Sunday Express editor and a revamp of both titles including the launch of new… Continue reading Express Titles Face Upheaval
Zenith Media’s UK Media Yearbook 1996, published this week, reveals that during 1995 total advertising spend reached almost £11 billion, 8.1% higher than the previous year. This is a faster growth than either general economic growth or retail price inflation.The book reveals that 76% of the population reads a daily national newspaper, while quality newspapers… Continue reading Zenith Publishes Media Yearbook
Tyne Tees Television this week launched its new identity and became Channel 3 North East.As reported on *Tyne Tees Television To Change Name, the change in identity is prompted by what the company sees as the “massive regeneration of the North East and the new multi-channel broadcasting environment”.As part of the change there will also… Continue reading Tyne Tees Launches New Identity
An advertisement for Future Publishing’s Total Football in PC Answers has drawn complaints due to its aggressive nature. The ad read “Do you fancy some, pal, or what?” and went on to state “Buy it or we will kick your ribs off.” The Advertising Standards Authority, reporting the complaint in its monthly bulletin, did not… Continue reading Football Magazines Provoke Complaints
News International has this week extended the Times‘s aggressive promotional push. As well as its Monday edition still selling at 10p, this week readers will be able to pick up free any one of a number of magazines which include Cosmopolitan, Company, She, Esquire and Country Living.To receive their magazine readers must collect any four… Continue reading News International Promos Continue
The Daily Mail & General Trust is believed to be in negotiations with BSkyB to set up a new cable channel.The channel, dubbed “Daily Mail TV”, would be aimed at a mostly female audience broadcasting lifestyle and fashion programming to mimic the Mail‘s mid-market appeal. Under the terms of the deal the channel would launch… Continue reading Daily Mail TV Speculation
Scottish Radio has announced that it will be acquiring Downtown Radio of Northern Ireland for almost £9.7m.Scottish Radio has interests in nine radio stations in Scotland and, following interim results in May *Scottish Radio Profits Rise To £3.23m which showed good growth, it was widely believed that the group was in expansion mood. Downtown last… Continue reading Scot Radio Acquires Irish Station
Conde Nast, publisher of Vogue, House & Gardens and Vanity Fair, will be launching two new titles next year.A UK edition of the American Conde Nast Traveller will launch in September 1997, while GQ Active will go monthly in April 1997. The Traveler was launched in the United States in 1987 and its circulation currently… Continue reading Conde Nast To Launch Two Magazines
