The PPA has announced that it will be organising a conference which addresses the opportunities for magazine publishers of new technology, especially the Internet. The theme of Magazines and New Media ’96 will be the idea that magazine publishers are beginning to see themselves as information providers not restricted by their traditional print medium.The conference,… Continue reading PPA Conference And MRG Evening
L!VE TV, the cable only channel famous for its News bunny and topless darts has announced expansion plans. It is to launch a series of City TV stations across Britain.The first will be Liverpool L!ve which will go to air on November 1st. Edinburgh L!ve launches a month later. Early in 1997 L!ve TV will… Continue reading L!Ve TV Announces Expansions
The Evening Standard is to launch a new section on Fridays. ‘Hot Tickets’, an A4-sized listings magazine, will begin this week. It will cover all events in London and feature a seven-day TV and radio guide. The Independent also recently launched a listings section on Fridays, called 24seven (Newsline 22/04).The launch of the new Standard… Continue reading Evening Standard To Launch New Section
National Heritage Minister Iain Sproat yesterday announced a further relaxation of cross-media ownership rules. The new arrangements will allow local newspapers with more than a 50% share of their market to own a radio station in the area concerned, (providing that there is at least one other independent local radio station in operation in the… Continue reading Local Newspapers Media Ownership Rules Relaxed
TeleWest has announced the launch of its own Internet access service called Cable Internet. Although currently wholly owned by TeleWest, the UK’s largest cable operator, Cable Internet is intended as a platform that would allow all cable operators to provide Internet services.According to TeleWest a number of major operators, including NYNEX CableComms, General Cable and… Continue reading TeleWest Launches Internet Service
Time Out is to apply for the last new Greater London FM radio licence to be advertised by the Radio Authority. Festival Radio, which would play alternative music, is also backed by Mentorn Films, EMAP, and the Mayfair Entertainment group, owners of the Curzon cinema chain.Tony Elliott, Time Out publisher said, “The station would reflect… Continue reading Time Out Applies For London FM Licence
The Guardian has announced that it will be celebrating the start of football’s Euro ’96 tournament with a guide to the event. ‘The Ticket’ is described by the newspaper as an ‘indispensable and irreverent guide to the games’ and will be launched on Saturday June 1st.Each page will be like a match ticket with essential… Continue reading Guardian To Celebrate Euro ’96
The Radio Authority has announced that twelve stations have applied to run the East Midlands Independent Local Radio licence on the FM waveband (Newsline 26/02). They are: Choice FM East Midlands (Stuart Reed, 0121 616 1000): classic and contemporary dance music aimed at young audience Flavor FM (Tony Dewhurst, 01257 480715): music-led dance and contemporary… Continue reading Twelve Stations Apply For East Midlands Licence
The European, the weekly English-language newspaper, has been launched in electronic form to subscribers via ISDN. This allows electronic transmission of the whole newspaper to a PC in exactly the same format as the original printed version – with the advantage of video, radio and voice clips. It will be available to subscribers at the… Continue reading Newspaper To Go Online
Peter Rogers, chief executive of the ITC, has announced four key appointments and a reorganisation of the television watchdog.Clare Mulholland, director of programmes, has been named as the new deputy chief executive. Her new duties, which include a range of regulatory, managerial and external representational roles, will begin on 1 July.Sara Thane, currently director of… Continue reading ITC Announces Senior Appointments And Restructure
