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Shareholders of Pearson and Granada Group have endorsed the agreed deal to buy part of a 3.66% holding in BskyB from Reed International (Newline 10/2).

Both the April and May issues of BBC Gardeners’ World will have covermounted gifts, the first of which will be a flat packed hanging basket. The cover price will increase to £1.55 from the April issue.BBC Magazines: 081 576 2000

Man to Man, a London-based company, is planning to launch a gay satellite channel in the Spring, to be transmitted on Eutelsat. No further details are available at present.Eutelsat: 010 331 45 38 47 57

The former head of sales at London station Kiss FM, John Reilly, has set up a radio sales consultancy. He is currently operating from David Knight Advertising.John Reilly: 0932 227389

The ITC has demanded that Teletext UK, the ITV teletext service which replaced Oracle at the beginning of the year, does more to improve the service it offers. Thousands of complaints have been lodged by viewers with regard to missing pages, insufficient news, religious and regional pages, plus the fact that the service has not… Continue reading Teletext Warned For Second Time

Man to Man, a London-based company, is planning to launch a gay satellite channel in the Spring, to be transmitted on Eutelsat. No further details are available at present.Eutelsat: 010 331 45 38 47 57

Shareholders of Pearson and Granada Group have endorsed the agreed deal to buy part of a 3.66% holding in BskyB from Reed International (Newline 10/2).

As part of its 30th anniversary, next week, BBC Wildlife magazine is set to be revamped.Changes to the magazine include a new presentation aimed at highlighting the news-based, campaigning elements of the magazine.

Thomson Information Services Ltd has sold 14 business magazines including Broadcast, Drapers Record and CTN to Emap PLC for £20.7m. The deal, which was first suggested two weeks ago, also includes 3 directories and related exhibition interests (Newsline 3/2).The acquisition increases Emap’s portfolio to 65 titles with an annual turnover of £65m. Last March Emap… Continue reading Emap Buys Thomson Business Titles

Newly appointed managing director of BBC Network Radio, Liz Forgan, has pledged her support for Radios 1 and 2. Speaking at a debate on the future of radio she rejected suggestions that the output of the 2 stations could be provided by the commercial sector.Forgan said “Radio 1 has a blend of programming which is… Continue reading BBC Chief Pledges Support For Radios 1&2