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Magnus Linklater, editor of The Scotsman newspaper is standing down on July 31. No replacement has been announced.NEW INDEPENDENT EDITORIt has been announced this morning that Ian Hargreaves, deputy editor of the Financial Times has accepted the editorship of The Independent, replacing Andreas Whittam Smith. Hargreaves will take up the post on Monday 15 August.More… Continue reading Scotsman Editor Leaves
Bell Cablemedia, the UK’s third largest combined cable and telephone operator has raised £309m on the New York Stock Exchange. Bell Cablemedia is the largest UK cable company yet to have floated; it groups together Bell Canada International, Cable and Wireless, of which Mercury is a part, and Jones Intercable. Bell has outright ownership of… Continue reading UK Cable Flotation In New York
London Transport has confirmed that the LDI Consortium, led by the American Transportation Displays Incorporated, and Hambro Group Investments, is their preferred bidder.The bid now has to be assessed, and the final decision is expected before the end of August. Although the management/employee buyout is the other short-listed bidder, it is now unlikely to be… Continue reading Transportation Displays Inc. To Buy LTA
Independent Radio News, the main supplier of news to Commercial Radio in the UK has acquired five new contracts; IRN will be the supplier to the three new regional ILR stations, Century Radio in the North East, Scot FM in Scotland and JFM 100.4 in the North West. IRN now has the news contract for… Continue reading IRN To Supply Three New Stations
News International is claiming that sales of Today reached 1 million on Saturday July 9, when the newspaper launched its new Weekend section. The cover price was cut from 25p to 10p for the day. Today’s June ABC was 583,845.
The Advertising Association has today released the “European Advertising and Media Forecast”. Real growth is predicted across Europe, with UK advertising expenditure forecast to grow by 5.5% in 1995 with the press predicted to show a 5.7% increase.Figures for ad spend in 1993 decreased in eight countries last year: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands,… Continue reading UK Ad Expenditure To Grow By 5.5% In 1995
Cinema admissions last month showed a year-on-year increase of 18.2%, with an average weekly admissions figure for June of 1.65 million. This is the lowest admissions figure so far this year. However, June is generally a poor month for the box office with admissions rising in July and August during the school holidays.Admissions for the… Continue reading June Cinema Admissions
The ITC has published its response to the Consultative Document on the Future Management of the Radio Spectrum issued by the Radiocommunications Agency in March. (Newsline 23/3/94). This document asked for comments on two options; administrative pricing or selective auctions.The ITC argues that, in relation to terrestrial television, it will continue to be broadcasting policy… Continue reading ITC Response To Radio Spectrum Consultation