Myatt McFarlane has suspended publication of its Family Active title just days after BBC Magazines announced the closure of its parenting magazine, BBC Family Life (see Less Than A Year After Launch, BBC Family Life Magazine Folds).Family Active‘s editor, Liz Bestic, has left the magazine and it is understood that the remaining staff, most of… Continue reading Family Active Ceases Circulation Only Days After BBC Family Life Closes
The Sci-Fi Channel Europe has appointed Janet Goldsmith as its new managing director, effective from 10 August, 1998.…MTV Networks have named Karen Flischel managing director of Nickelodeon International.…Mirror Group managing director, Roger Eastoe, will be the interim chairman of the National Readership Survey (NRS) review committee, which has been set up to overhaul the methodology… Continue reading Appointment Briefs
BSkyB announced today that it will be launching its digital satellite service to new customers on 1 October. Sky hopes the October launch will make it the first company to fully launch digital television, and it is likely to benefit from the key Christmas selling season.The company also announced incentives today which might well advantage… Continue reading Countdown To BSkyB Digital Launch Begins
Publishing giant Emap has announced that it is bringing its leisure and lifestyle magazine titles under the newly-created division of Emap Active.In an attempt to give the currently disparate titles a central identity, the magazines currently published by the Emap Apex, Nationals, Images and Pursuit departments will all operate under Emap Active. This will see… Continue reading Emap Groups Leisure Titles Under Emap Active
The television landscape now seems a bit bare without the World Cup to distract us – yes I know most of us are glad to see the back of those sponsorship credits that went with ITV’s coverage of the tournament – but suddenly things have got boring. The highest placing new programme is Duck Patrol,… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 19/07/98
Channel 4 intends to revitalise its children and drama output, and as part of this process is currently negotiating sponsorship deals for each.David Charlesworth, head of sponsorship at Channel 4, confirmed that discussions were currently underway, although any deals have not been finalised.Channel 4: 0171 396 4444
Move over Michael Atherton and Alan Donald, Evershed Sports & Social Club is the place to be this season for tense high-class cricket action as BMRB fielded a side to take on the collective might (!) of the MRG (Media Research Group).The second annual encounter saw Nick Hiddleston’s MRG outfit win the toss (held in… Continue reading BMRB Clinch Cricket Victory Over MRG In High-Drama Media Clash
The Radio Authority (RA) has received 13 submissions for the independent local radio (ILR) licence in Central Scotland which covers both Glasgow and Edinburgh. The following groups submitted service proposals by the deadline on Tuesday: Asian Sound Scotland (Shujat Ali, 0161 288 1000): a lively and professional service of music, entertainment, news and information for… Continue reading RA Receives 13 Scotland Licence Applications
A noticeable number of the complaints made to the Broadcasting Standards Commission in a report published today were provoked by incidences of male nudity.Tarrant on TV received 11 complaints in regard to male nudity, some of which concerned an item which showed an Indian Holy man lifting a rock with his penis. The BSC decided… Continue reading Male Nudity Provokes BSC Complaints
A number of regional sales operations and media owners have joined forces for the first time to form the Regional Press Club (RPC) North.RPC will be used to promote regional marketing, initially through presentations to planners, buyers and advertisers and, ultimately, by collaborating to develop tailored packages that fully demonstrate the benefits and opportunities offered… Continue reading Publishers And Sales Houses Form Regional Marketing Alliance
