Independent News & Media, owner of the Independent, has appointed former leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown MP and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke MP to its UK board of directors. The appointments are announced at the same time as the group relocates its UK businesses, including the two Independent papers, to… Continue reading Politicians Join Independent Board
Capital Radio will launch its first national radio station next year after signing a deal with Digital One to broadcast on its digital radio network. From January 2000, the new channel, provisionally called Capital UK, will play adult contemporary music on the first commercial digital multiplex for the UK.Capital Radio currently operates regional services in… Continue reading Capital Radio To Launch Its First National Station
Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue for September 1999 (including GMTV) came in at £262.7 million, according to agency estimates. The ITV Network showed a year on year increase of 12.9% in its revenue; Channel 4 was up 10.8% and Channel 5’s ad revenue was up 32.4% year on year.Revenue for GMTV dropped back year on… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – September 1999
Almost half of the population is against the Government’s proposals to switch off analogue television signals by the year 2010. Only 25% of British people think that the end of analogue transmissions is a “very good idea”.These are the results of a survey conducted by CIA Sensor in which 500 adults were questioned about the… Continue reading End Of Analogue Television Is Bad Idea, Says 48% Of The Population
From January next year, UK websites will for the first time report their audited traffic figures over standard periods and frequencies. Under new criteria put together by the Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards (JICWEBS), sites audited independently by ABC //electronic will have to produce figures which begin on the first of each month and… Continue reading Feature: New Standards For Electronic Media Audits
The National Readership Survey (NRS) is to broaden the amount of newspaper sections it covers. The decision was reached at a board meeting last week during which representatives from the groups which conduct the survey, the IPA, NPA, PPA and ISBA, discussed its future development.The issue of section coverage has been a contentious one in… Continue reading NRS To Broaden Coverage Of Newspaper Sections
IPC this week announced a new look for Melody Maker. Its transition to a glossy A4 magazine is designed to create a clearer role for the 72-year old publication as the music newspaper of choice for younger readers.Its core readership of 16-19 year olds will be primarily catered for in the relaunch. Aiming to bridge… Continue reading Melody Maker Unveils Radical New Look
Capital Radio announced yesterday the restructuring of its divisions in preparation for further growth and the launch of digital radio.Three distinct areas will be formed to be overseen by a regional managing director: Capital stations in Birmingham, Oxford and Cardiff will form a Western region; a Southern region will include stations in Kent, Sussex and… Continue reading Capital Restructures Radio Operations
New research from the Henley Centre has shown that advertising spend for both newspapers and magazines now offers similar value for money. The time devoted to magazines has seen an increase as the time spent reading newspapers has decreased so that the two now offer comparable ad value in terms of cost per hour of… Continue reading Mag Ads Are Now Better Value
Cable & Wireless Communications has begun to roll out the UK’s first national digital cable service in London and the South-East. The group has been trialling the service in Manchester since July (see Digital TV To Cost CWC £60m).Digital facilities will be available to the 600,000 customers in the area by the end of next… Continue reading CWC Brings Digital Cable To London
