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
IPC Music and Sport group has announced a restructure of the management of its music titles. Bruce Sandell, who is currently associate publisher of Muzik and Uncut, will become publisher of NME, Melody Maker and Muzik, and Dan Coxon will be the new publisher of Uncut.Commenting on Bruce Sandell’s promotion, publishing director Robert Tame said:… Continue reading IPC Restructures Music Titles Management
ITV has signed international publisher, Dorling Kindersley, as the new sponsor of its longest running holiday programme, Wish You Were Here?. The sponsorship begins on 15 November and runs for 26 weeks. The value of the deal has not been disclosed, although it is expected to be worth over £1 million.Wish You Were Here? regularly… Continue reading ITV Signs Sponsorship For Wish You Were Here?
Media group EMAP, which yesterday announced the £28 million disposal of a number of business magazines and events to Informa (see EMAP Disposes Of Business Titles For £28m), rose by 2p to 822p. EMAP has recently sustained a series of heavy falls in its share price (see Sharewatch).Trinity Mirror, which has just closed its Live… Continue reading Sharewatch
Television shopping channel QVC is to launch an interactive service next year in an attempt to fight off competition from its new rival Open. Customers will be able to view and buy goods in real time instead of waiting for a product to be advertised.The service, to be called QVC Directory, will be available next… Continue reading QVC Launches Interactive Shopping Service
The Money Channel, a consumer-orientated financial programming service due to launch next February, has signed an airtime sales and sponsorship contract with Granada Media.The agreement will allow the Money Channel to continue its relationship with the group which has supported it throughout its national advertising campaigns. The Granada Mediasales Satellite and Cable division, which looks… Continue reading Money Channel Signs Granada Media For Sales And Sponsorships
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has appointed BBC secretary, Christopher Graham, as its new director general. Graham will succeed current DG, Matti Alderson, on 3 April next year. The ASA is responsible for overseeing the self-regulation of all non-broadcast advertising in the UK.Commenting on the appointment, Graham said: “I am delighted and excited at the… Continue reading ASA Appoints BBC Executive As New Director General
Capital Radio has been awarded the digital radio licence for the Cardiff and Newport area. The group was the sole applicant for the licence which was advertised by the Radio Authority in May this year (see RA Continues To Advertise Local Digital Radio Multiplexes).The Authority has granted the licence on the condition that the group… Continue reading Capital Radio Secures Welsh Digital Licence
Media group EMAP has agreed the disposal of a number of non-core business magazines and events in a sale worth £28 million. The seven events, in the areas of finance, fishing and freight, and the 13 magazines, including Insurance Age, have been bought by Informa plc.In the year ended March 1999, the business titles produced… Continue reading EMAP Disposes Of Business Titles For £28m
Last week the news emerged that a war is about to commence in the broadcasting world over the sitcom Friends. Rights to its seventh series and beyond will soon be up for grabs and ITV, Channel 4 and BSkyB all look set to fight for them. Recent data showing the amount of advertising revenue generated… Continue reading Feature: Channel 4 Is Good Friends With Comedy Shows
