Michael Portillo has been made the new Employment Secretary, it has just been announced. Gillian Shepherd moves to become Education Secretary, replacing John Patten. The new Tory party chairman is Jeremy Hanley, a junior minister. Peter Brooke is replaced by Stephen Dorrell.FULL DETAILS OF CABINET CHANGES: POSITION OLD NEW Transport MacGregor Mawhinney Lords Leader Wakeham… Continue reading Cabinet Reshuffle Details
The Radio Authority is meeting with JFM (formerly Jazz FM) on Friday, to discuss their jazz output following complaints from listeners.The problem has arisen because the current licence runs out in December. Jazz have been reawarded their licence, but with different programming promises. Currently there is no strict quota of jazz in their promise of… Continue reading Jazz Output Under Scrutiny
Future Publishing has announced that the majority shareholder, Chris Anderson, has put Future up for sale, to allow him to concentrate on his publishing interests in the United States.Future, which was founded in 1985, is Britain’s largest independent consumer magazine publisher, with 30 specialist titles covering computing, video games, music and cycling. Titles include Amiga… Continue reading Future Publishing For Sale
London Regional Transport has been criticised in an attack by Roger Fernley, managing director of British Transport Advertising over their handling of the sale of London Transport Advertising.British Transport Advertising was made to understand that London Regional Transport did not want any delays to the sale of LTA by referrals to the Monopolies and Mergers… Continue reading LRT Criticised Over LTA Bidders
A consortium of broadcasters and organisations working with visually impaired people have launched a trial of Audetel, a system which provides an aural commentary to selected television programmes.For the next four months, selected programmes on ITV and BBC will be broadcast with a data signal which carries an audio commentary describing what happens in the… Continue reading Test TV Transmissions For Visually Impaired
Royal Liver Assurance, the financial services group, is to sponsor a new snooker tournament, the #35,000 Home International Open Handicap Snooker Championship, open to amateurs and professionals. Royal Liver Assurance already sponsors the UK Professional Championships.
The Oldie, the magazine aimed at the elderly is to close on August 5. The fortnightly title, which launched in February 1992, was unable to survive financially after circulation stuck at around 20,000. Dennis Publishing is to close Windows Magazine from September. Despite a circulation of over 50,000, the title is to be closed so… Continue reading Oldie To Close
ITV has today released details of its Autumn 94 schedule, with the emphasis on new and returning drama as the highlight of the season, together with a themed week, “The War Machine”.“Staying one step ahead of the competition is getting increasingly tough in this new multi-channel environment”, said Marcus Plantin, but he emphasised the new… Continue reading ITV Concentrates On Drama For Autumn
Today is launching a Scottish edition of its daily paper from today. It has gone on sale today at the special price of 10p; the planned price for the next few months is 20p, 5p less than the usual cover price. In a spoiler move the Daily Mirror is also cutting its price to 10p… Continue reading Scotland Today – Price War
The ITC has warned Yorkshire Television to tone down the plots of the soap, Emmerdale, after hundreds of complaints. In its quarterly review of programme complaints, the ITC says it is concerned about the introduction of a “tougher and more violent style” in the soap. The review says, “particular care is required in a programme… Continue reading ITC Warns Soap
