EMAP Radio will complete the transition to its nation-wide AM Magic brand by renaming the Preston-based Red Rose 999 as Magic 999 and Manchester’s Piccadilly 1152 as Magic 1152. The changes will become effective from January 1999 and April 1999 respectively. EMAP will then have nine Magic AM radio stations across the country.Subscribers can access… Continue reading EMAP Works Its Magic
ITV has confirmed this morning to Newsline that, due to the late kick-off of Arsenal’s Champions’ League match against Panathinaikos, Coronation Street will be shown in the Carlton (London) region at 8pm tonight; the rest of the country saw the scheduled edition at 9:45pm last night.On the advice of the police, the match was delayed… Continue reading London Underground Delays Force ITV To Drop Corrie
Following the £475 million takeover earlier this year (see More Group Urges Shareholders To Accept Clear Channel Bid), More Group has renamed as Clear Channel International (CCI). CCI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Clear Channel Communications.CCI is expected to mirror the strategy of its parent company by developing its interests in television and radio… Continue reading More Becomes Clear Channel
Scottish Media Group (SMG) is to merge its electronic publishing business Voice with multimedia developer Delphic Media & Communications.SMG, whose main interests are the ITV companies Scottish and Grampian plus the Scottish broadsheet The Herald, said the re-named Delphic Interactive would be a leading independent electronic publishing and service provider.Scottish Media Group: 0141 300 3000
ITV’s coverage of the 1998/99 Champions’ League proper has got off to an reasonable start with an audience of 8.35 million for the first match involving the Sky Reds of Manchester and Catalan giants Barcelona. This year’s viewing figures are down slightly on the first match of last season, between Newcastle United and Barcelona which… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 20/09/98
After months of speculation, Sky digital launched the first digital television service today (see Newsline). Set-top boxes went on sale in electrical stores across the country, and people at Sky are full of optimism for how the service will be received.A spokesperson for Sky Digital said this morning: “What’s been amazing has been the demand… Continue reading Digital Launch Update
The latest NRS figures for national newspapers show that only one paper, The Mirror, managed to make any kind of gain in readership year on year for the six months March-August 1998. The Mirror now has around 6.4 million readers.It is understood, however, that the Mirror Group has admitted that circulation/sales of the paper for… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – August 1998
The latest NRS figures for national newspapers show that only one paper, The Mirror, managed to make any kind of gain in readership year on year for the six months March-August 1998. The Mirror now has around 6.4 million readers and was up by 425,000 readers (7.1%) for this period.It is understood, however, that the… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – August 1998
Cabal Communications, the company which operates under the strapline ‘probably the world’s most innovative magazine publisher’, has appointed Dan Proctor as associate business development director of its advertising division.He joins Cabal from Dennis Publishing where he was deputy ad manager of Maxim magazine. The ad team has also appointed Charmian Denison from NatMags, as business… Continue reading Cabal Appoints Business Development Director
Agency reaction has been fairly positive to the ITV ’99 schedule that was unveiled yesterday (see ITV – Coming From The Heart).Shaun Jordan, associate director at BBJ, was pleased with the sports coverage ITV had on offer, including the Champions’ League “which, providing Man Utd and Arsenal do well in the competition, should pull in… Continue reading ITV ’99: Not Quite 00Heaven But May Have A Licence To Thrill
