Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation, publicly rebuked the editor of the News of the World, Piers Morgan for the invasion of privacy and treatment of Countess Spencer.The reprimand came after the Press Complaints Commission found Mr Morgan guilty of a serious breach of its code of conduct. The newspaper had published an article and… Continue reading Tabloid Editor Reprimanded By Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and MCI, Americas second largest telephone company, have signed a $2.4bn deal to create a global entertainment and information joint venture.MCI, in which British Telecom holds a 20% stake, will invest up to $2bn to aquire a 13.5% voting stake in News Corporation. Seperately MCI, and News Corporation will invest $200m… Continue reading Murdoch In $2.4bn Telecom Link
A new media ownership policy setting a limit of 15% on the total share of the marketplace for any one owner has been created by senior ministers, according to the Independent today. A Green Paper will be published early next month setting the new limit which will cap Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in Britain, but… Continue reading New Media Ownership Rules
Express Newspapers has made two personnel moves within its Research Department at Ludgate house. Iain McLellen has been promoted to Research and Sales support Director from Group Research Controller. His former deputy, Bob Salmons moves up to Group Research Controller.
Introduction To Magazines ’95The 1995 conference of the Periodical Publishers Association was opened by the new chairman of the PPA, Terry Mansfield (National Magazine Company). He tried a very upbeat speech to welcome delegates, and to introduce the first session of the day. In it he outlined the themes that would run throughout the rest… Continue reading PPA Conference 1995 – Full Report
The Independent Newspaper is due to relaunch its Saturday review on June 6. It will be relaunched on enhanced newsprint, and will have a less-packed look and feel. The ed:ad ratio will remain 60:40.It is expected that the changes will be expensive, but necessary if the Independent is to successfully re-build its circulation. Ad Director… Continue reading Independent To Launch Review
The latest viewing summary has shown that viewing for Total TV has risen by 9% compared to the same week last year but down 8.6% on last week’s summary. Viewing for ITV/C4 is up by 5.3% on last year’s figures and ITV on its own is up slightly by 1% on last year.The top non-soap… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 30/04/94
David Stam has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director of MarketForce (UK) Ltd. Mr Stam will take up his new appointment on July 1.
Labour leader, Tony Blair, speaking at the Newspaper Society’s AGM last week acknowledged the “tremendous importance” of the regional press. Noting their “enormous readership”, Blair paid tribute to the role that local papers play, although he did not touch on any of the issues currently concerning publishers such as cross-media ownership restrictions or self-regulation of… Continue reading Blair Support For Regional Newspapers – NS AGM
Research by Propeller Marketing Communications has revealed that the Wonderbra poster and magazine ads were the most written about ads in the national press during the first quarter of 1995.The campaign generated 28 stories in the national daily and Sunday newspapers and form the first of the new wave of “Ads that Make News”.Propeller’s findings… Continue reading Ad Campaigns Boosted By Newspaper Interest
