Yesterday IPC announced the launch of their new mass-market weekly listings magazine, TV & Satellite Week, due for release on March 2.The new weekly full colour magazine will focus on accurate, detailed listings for cable & satellite, as well as terrestrial channels. With a total pagination of 76, each day’s viewing will have 6 pages… Continue reading TV & Satellite Week Launch
Liz Howell, director of programmes at GMTV, has resigned and will be replaced by Peter McHugh current editor of ‘The Time..The Place’ – the ITV morning chat programme. The resignation comes only three days after the appointment of Greg Dyke as chairman of the ailing station, and follows Dyke’s refusal to endorse Howell’s programming strategy… Continue reading Howell Leaves GMTV
Channel 4 and International Management Group have made a last minute £1.2m bid to host the World Chess Championship between Gary Kasparov and Nigel Short. If successful the event is likely to be held in London later this year.
Following last week’s revelation that Thomson Regional Newspapers is planning to counteract the effects of the recession by selling off one fifth of its free titles, it has now emerged that Midland Independent Newspapers is showing interest in purchasing the company’s Herald & Post papers.Although the group has yet to reach an agreement as to… Continue reading MIN Shows Interest In TRN Titles
In an effort to sell off Zenith Productions, Carlton Communications is planning to sell Action Time, a subsidiary of the production company, in a deal worth £6m. The remainder of Zenith is likely to be sold to management which will involve further dealings with Paramount, the US media group which has a 49% stake in… Continue reading Carlton To Sell
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The Carlton-led consortium bidding for ITN has announced that it may withdraw its offer if it cannot get the freehold on ITN’s £100m headquarters. The news suppliers are currently losing up to £6m a year on the 35-year lease.
Following last week’s revelation that Thomson Regional Newspapers is planning to counteract the effects of the recession by selling off one fifth of its free titles, it has now emerged that Midland Independent Newspapers is showing interest in purchasing the company’s Herald & Post papers.Although the group has yet to reach an agreement as to… Continue reading MIN Shows Interest In TRN Titles
The Independent Radio and Television Commission has agreed to allow the merger of two regional radio stations in the south of Ireland, putting Shannonside Radio and Northern Sound Radio under the umbrella of Midland Radio Group Ltd.The group consists of the original shareholders from both stations and they will operate from their present bases. Shannonside… Continue reading Irish Radio In Joint Venture
The Independent Radio and Television Commission has agreed to allow the merger of two regional radio stations in the south of Ireland, putting Shannonside Radio and Northern Sound Radio under the umbrella of Midland Radio Group Ltd.The group consists of the original shareholders from both stations and they will operate from their present bases. Shannonside… Continue reading Irish Radio In Joint Venture
The Radio Authority has re-advertised the ILR FM and AM licences for Peterborough currently held by Hereward Radio, part of Mid Anglia Radio. The closing date for applications is May 4 1993 and the new licences take effect from January 1995.Following the re-advertisement of the FM and AM licences for Southend and Chelmsford, the only… Continue reading IR Licences
