Following speculation (see Scottish Media Gets Results), the Scottish Media Group (SMG) has confirmed that it is planning to launch a new Sunday newspaper. The title will be edited by Andrew Jaspan, formerly of the Sunday Times, Scotland On Sunday and The Observer.The decision to launch another Sunday was made following extensive research which, according… Continue reading Scottish Media To Launch New Sunday Paper
A disagreement has escalated between Hello! magazine and the publisher of OK Magazine, Northern & Shell (N&S), which has led to Hello! launching legal proceedings against its rival.Northern & Shell circulated a letter a couple of weeks ago to advertisers and the trade press, which showed that OK has enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 50%… Continue reading Battle Of The Gossips
The British public is more interested in watching wildlife on television than sex, say the results of a survey conducted for Pace Micro Technology by Gallup, published today. 44% of people surveyed claimed they would be prepared to pay extra to watch wildlife programmes, when only 11% would pay to watch erotic programming.More men would… Continue reading British Prefer Wildlife To Sex On TV, Says Survey
Shares bounced back up again today after yesterday’s heavy losses caused by disappointment at the cut in interest rates by the Bank of England (see Interest Rates Cut By 0.25%) and further turmoil on overseas markets.The FTSE-100 Index of top shares stood up 57.4 at 4,756.3 within moments of opening.
Leicester City, the Premiership club fighting to keep manager Martin O’Neill from the clutches of Leeds United, said it was continuing talks with media companies over future collaboration.‘The Foxes’, currently in 16th place in the League, said it was clear Premier League clubs were in a strong position to benefit from digital television.Chairman Sir Rodney… Continue reading Leicester City Media Talks Continue
Widely accepted as the most disloyal viewers of all the audiences, children have been treated to a bit of an explosion in choice in recent times. Taking a look at the competitive Saturday morning terrestrial television schedules, it would appear that the honours go jointly to BBC1 and ITV with Channel 4 and Channel 5… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 27/09/98
Atlantic 252 is to use a television ad campaign for the first time in five years, which is launching today. The ads promote the station’s flagship Friday and Saturday night dance show, bpm, and follow the press campaign which was conducted during June and July this year.The ad, created by Rapier, will run on MTV… Continue reading Atlantic 252 Returns To Television
Almost a third of people are prepared to pay subscription fees to a pay-TV operator in order to watch more football, or to access a channel that is dedicated to their favourite club. These are the findings of a GALLUP survey of 1,000 British consumers, conducted on behalf of Pace Microtechnology, the digital set-top box… Continue reading Sports Fans Are Willing To Pay For TV Coverage, Finds Survey
The Bank of England is set to reveal whether interest rates are to be cut amid intense pressure from businesses hard hit by the economic squeeze. Business leaders and trade unions are demanding that rates be cut from their current level of 7.5% to boost the economy and improve the competitiveness of British industry.The calls… Continue reading Interest Rates Decision Awaited
Following the announcement last week that More Group, the billboard operator, was renamed Clear Channel International (see Newsline), the group is reportedly being fined by a French commercial court for faking its own research.The Decaux Group, which at one point was also in takeover talks with More Group (see Newsline), tried to sue More for… Continue reading More Group Could Face French Fine
