Compagnie Generale des Eaux has linked with Singapore Telecom and Yorkshire Water to invest about £200m in a cable system for Yorkshire.Singapore Telecom and CGE will each take a 45% stake, with Yorkshire Water putting up the rest. The money will be invested in Yorkshire Cable, which holds six franchises in the county. The company… Continue reading New Yorkshire Cable System
Reed Business Publishing has this week confirmed its acquisition of Blakebeck Magazines, which publishes grocery and catering titles.Blakebeck’s portfolio includes Checkout (UK), Checkout Fresh and Inside Hotels. The company had planned to move into the consumer market earlier this year with the launch of Go Travel. The launch was postponed and now looks unlikely to… Continue reading Reed Acquires Blakebeck
The Daily Express is to launch a weekly Friday section in London on 13 August. The 28 page tabloid supplement is to be called New London, and will provide competition for the Evening Standard. New London will have an estimated circulation of 290,000; the June ABC figures for the Evening Standard were 461,732.New London will… Continue reading Express To Launch London Section
August 25th sees the launch of a new motoring weekly, Carweek, published by EMAP. It will consist of two different sections, an outer colour jacket containing news and features, and an inner section of listings and classified ads. Both sections will be of around 50 pages.CAR WEEK 071 216 6200With an Initial Print Run of… Continue reading Motoring Press Overview – Weeklies
Redwood Publishing has finally released details about BBC Top Gear, a new monthly motoring magazine launching on September 16. The title will be linked to the BBC series of the same name and will comprise a combination of news, features and information covering all aspects of motoring.While it will be targeted at a core readership… Continue reading TOP GEAR LAUNCH
Redwood Publishing has finally released details about BBC Top Gear, a new monthly motoring magazine launching on September 16. The title will be linked to the BBC series of the same name and will comprise a combination of news, features and information covering all aspects of motoring.While it will be targeted at a core readership… Continue reading TOP GEAR LAUNCH
Reed Business Publishing has this week confirmed its acquisition of Blakebeck Magazines, which publishes grocery and catering titles.Blakebeck’s portfolio includes Checkout (UK), Checkout Fresh and Inside Hotels. The company had planned to move into the consumer market earlier this year with the launch of Go Travel. The launch was postponed and now looks unlikely to… Continue reading Reed Acquires Blakebeck
The Family Channel, which launches on the BSkyB satellite service on September 1st, will provide a positive, uplifting service, with “Tune in to the affirmative” as one of its jingles.The aim will not be to mirror today’s violent society, but rather to set their own basic values of old-fashioned adventure and romance.Most programmes will be… Continue reading Family Values For Family Channel
The Family Channel, which launches on the BSkyB satellite service on September 1st, will provide a positive, uplifting service, with “Tune in to the affirmative” as one of its jingles.The aim will not be to mirror today’s violent society, but rather to set their own basic values of old-fashioned adventure and romance.Most programmes will be… Continue reading Family Values For Family Channel
The Daily Express is to launch a weekly Friday section in London on 13 August. The 28 page tabloid supplement is to be called New London, and will provide competition for the Evening Standard. New London will have an estimated circulation of 290,000; the June ABC figures for the Evening Standard were 461,732.New London will… Continue reading Express To Launch London Section
