The new morning newspaper for Manchester is to be called Metro and is to be a free title. The paper is due to begin trialling next week before its launch in the new year.The title is being published by the Guardian Media Group (GMG), which owns the city’s local evening paper, the Manchester Evening News.… Continue reading New Manchester Paper To Be Free Title
In a groundbreaking deal Nationwide football sponsorship has been extended to include coverage of England and Scotland’s Euro 2000 play off matches. The building society, which already sponsors both of the teams, is to be the official sponsor of Talk Radio’s coverage of the games on November 13 and 17. The Independent Television Commission (ITC)… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Channel 4 has announced details of its programme schedule for the Winter 2000 season. It promises that the selection of programmes will mix contemporary stories, instant classics and returning favourites with the broadest array of upcoming talent showcased anywhere on British television.To kick things off Channel 4 finally gets round to showing Ali G, the… Continue reading C4 Unveils ‘Future Proof Schedule’ For New Millennium
Shares in Cable & Wireless Communications rose yesterday as the group announced healthy subscriber figures for its new digital service (see CWC Digital Service Attracts 46,000 Subscribers). Prices closed up 6˝p to 666˝p.Despite negative comment from Credit Lyonnais Securities, which said shares in BSkyB had been overvalued by 37%, the broadcasting group saw its prices… Continue reading Sharewatch
Commercial radio advertising revenue has hit a record high of £453 million for the year to September 1999, according to new figures released by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and the Radio Authority (RA). The figure, which represents a 13.3% year on year growth, was boosted by a huge 31.0% increase in radio adspend by… Continue reading Commercial Radio Turns In Record Revenue Growth
The UK’s first cable digital television service, launched in the North West in July by Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), has attracted 46,000 subscribers, 47% of which are new CWC customers. Of these customers, 33,000 have been installed to the digital service, the company announced today.The launch of CWC’s digital TV offering is up against… Continue reading CWC Digital Service Attracts 46,000 Subscribers
Last week saw the release of the first wave of data from the VIPer study – a new survey into the country’s ABs (see VIPer Research To Offer Advertisers Insight Into Rich And Influential). VIPer has been developed by a consortium of media owners to examine the lifestyles, media consumption and purchase habits of the… Continue reading Feature: The ABs’ Favourite Magazines
The Radio Authority (RA) is to increase the amount it charges radio stations for their licences by an average of 8%. In order to meet the rising costs of developing and licensing digital radio, as well as conducting public interest tests, the RA will introduce the new licence fee tariff on 1 January 2000.Stations will… Continue reading Radio Authority Raises Licence Fees By 8%
IPC Magazines is set to resurrect the ’60s and ’70s style bible Nova, in a new venture with Groupe Marie Claire. Under the editorship of Debbie Bee, former editor of fashion and lifestyle title Scene, Nova is set to relaunch in spring 2000.Publishing director Rita Lewis says: “Debbie Bee and I have been plotting the… Continue reading IPC To Resurrect ’60s Style Bible Nova
ITV’s peak time share of viewing for 1999 currently stands at 38.8%, just below the Network’s target of 39% for the year, according to the third quarter Trends In Television report from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). In order to push up the average to meet the targets, ITV will need a strong… Continue reading ITV Needs Strong Autumn To Meet 39% Peak Share Target
