ABC, the Audit Bureau of Circulations is investigating ways of auditing internet sites in response to requests from publishers eager to get on the net. ABC has had meetings with the Electronic Publishing Group and although things are still at the discussions stage, initial soundings suggest that any site that has a registration system would… Continue reading ABC Investigates Auditing Net Sites
Unofficial overnight figures for Sunday’s Premiership clash between bitter rivals Manchester United and Liverpool, which featured the long-awaited return to first team football of Frenchman Eric Cantona, show that it attracted a peak quarter hour audience of 2.11 million viewers and a TVR of 16 for Individuals 4+.For Men 16+ the peak quarter audience was… Continue reading 2 Million Get A Kick Out Of Cantona’s Return
IPC Magazines has announced the appointment of Nick Taylor to advertisement director across the newly created Music and Sports Group.Nick will lead the advertisement sales effort across a portfolio which currently consists of 14 titles: NME, Melody Maker, Vox, Muzik, Loaded, Goal, 90 Minutes, Shoot, Soccerstars, World Soccer, Rugby World, Golf Monthly, Cycling Weekly and… Continue reading Nick Taylor – Ad Director Promotion
The much-hyped launch of the Disney Channel on Sunday evening did not run as smoothly as expected when eager London viewers were unable to see the channel. Westminster Cable viewers did not see the first night’s programmes because of technical problems, which Westminster Cable is still investigating.The channel kicked off with a British television premier… Continue reading Disney Channel Launch Marred By London Cable Problems
The IPA yesterday held a meeting to outline plans for the future of media broadcasting radio and press. The three main areas outlined for discussion were accountability, future plans and digital broadcasting. Adrian Birchall outlined areas which the IPA believe should be lobbied.* To lobby for an early launch of Channel 5 in autumn 1996,… Continue reading IPA – Future Proposals
http://www.reednews.co.uk/All of the Reed Regional titles in the Lancashire group are have now launched on the net; the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and the Bolton Evening News launched last month, and now the nine weeklies have followed.Each title’s site is updated weekly and carried news from the paper. The classified ads section, motoring, property and what’s… Continue reading Reed Lancashire Group Fully On The Net
Max Hastings, the editor of the Daily Telegraph has announced he is to resign from the post which he has held for ten years and is to return to the London Evening Standard – as editor.Mr Conrad Black, chairman of the Telegraph said “Mr Hastings will continue to edit the newspaper for the time being…… Continue reading Hastings Back To Standard
It is rumoured in the national press that British Sky Broadcasting is exploring the possibility of broadcasting all English Premier League games live using digital technology.BSkyB have already signed digital contracts allowing 120 channels of television to be accessed. Sources in the industry say that the service could be available within a year.The service would… Continue reading BSkyB May Show All Premier Games Digitally
Borders On Sunday, the Sunday newspaper which was launched at the end of August has closed after just four issues.The newspaper was launched by the Chairman of Carlisle Football Club Michael Knighton just two weeks after rival newspaper Sunday News & Star came onto the market. Both papers were hoping for a circulation of around… Continue reading Regional Sunday Title To Close
The 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards, held on 23 November in Paris, are to be sponsored by Lee Jeans, Mitsubishi Motors, Burger King and Apple Computer.Lee Jeans is sponsoring the event for the second year running; Lee is supporting its sponsorship with a Europe wide programme of in-store promotions and competitions. For Mitsubishi Motors, the… Continue reading MTV Europe Music Awards – Sponsors
