Branson-owned adult rock station, Virgin 1215, has plans to start broad- casting in stereo from August 1, using the Astra satellite- a move that will enable 9 million BSkyB viewers to receive the station on an audio channel.Virgin also plans to change the name of its hourly news service to Sky News, a continuation of… Continue reading Virgin Stereo Link-Up With BSkyB
The Radio Authority has issued details of the timetable for the next phase of local radio licence re-advertisements. They are as follows; Area Advert Closing Award Effec Leicester Nov-93 Feb-94 May-94 Sep-95 Hereford/ Worcester Dec-93 Mar-94 Jun-94 Oct-95 Preston Jan-94 Apr-94 Jul-94 Oct-95 Swindon/ W.Wiltshire Feb-94 May-94 Aug-94 Oct-95 Greater London Mar-94 Jun-94 Sep-94 Oct-95… Continue reading Radio Licence Re-Advertisements
Publisher of Perfect Home magazine, Michael Franks, believes that the magazine’s low cover price (99p) does not mean it cannot display a more upmarket image, hence the imminent revamp due to take place over the next few months. DMG Home Interest Magazines bought Perfect Home from Brackland last November and now plans to increase its… Continue reading DMG Home Mags Seek New Image
ITV chief executives meet today to make final decisions about the future of News At Ten, with sources predicting that the slot will not be changed. Plans to move the news to an earlier time met with much opposition from the public and politicians, including the prime minister. National heritage secretary, Peter Brooke, has warned… Continue reading Final News Decision To Be Made Today
After 21 years on the air, Esther Rantzen’s consumer programme, That’s Life, is to be scrapped because of a fall in ratings from 15 million to 8.4 million.
Publisher of Perfect Home magazine, Michael Franks, believes that the magazine’s low cover price (99p) does not mean it cannot display a more upmarket image, hence the imminent revamp due to take place over the next few months. DMG Home Interest Magazines bought Perfect Home from Brackland last November and now plans to increase its… Continue reading DMG Home Mags Seek New Image
ITV chief executives meet today to make final decisions about the future of News At Ten, with sources predicting that the slot will not be changed. Plans to move the news to an earlier time met with much opposition from the public and politicians, including the prime minister. National heritage secretary, Peter Brooke, has warned… Continue reading Final News Decision To Be Made Today
After 21 years on the air, Esther Rantzen’s consumer programme, That’s Life, is to be scrapped because of a fall in ratings from 15 million to 8.4 million.
Future Publishing confirmed to MediaTel today that it has purchased two computer games titles from Dennis Publishing – Sega Zone and Game Zone. Future currently publishes 17 computer and leisure titles including Sega Power (circ.102,033), SuperPlay (90,000), Mega (90,000) and Games- Master (370,000) which launched in October of last year. Dennis Publishing sold the magazines… Continue reading Future Buys Titles From Dennis
Classic FM will extend its reach later this year, with an additional 11 transmitters going on-air between July and December to cover areas including Sheffield, Carlisle, Devon, Swansea and North Wales.The second phase in Classic FM’s £5m transmitter network will increase the station’s coverage to almost 86% – adding 3 million potential listeners. The Sheffield… Continue reading Classic To Reach Extra 3 Million
