Andrew Marr is rumoured to be about to resign from his post as editor-in-chief of the Independent titles. The latest rumpus at the troubled newspaper is thought to stem from reports that the replacement for Rosie Boycott, who left the title last week (see Boycott Joins Express), is Simon Kelner, editor of the Mail on… Continue reading Marr Rumoured To Be Quitting Independent
ITV has announced the appointment of Andrew Chowns as project director for ITV2, the Network’s digital terrestrial TV channel.In this newly-created post, Chowns will be responsible for bringing ITV2 to the air in late 1998 and will be working in tandem with Brian Barwick, ITV2’s director of programmes.Chowns is currently controller of legal and business… Continue reading ITV Appoints Digital Chief
Mark Dickinson, managing director of web design company Index Finger, has told Newsline that the company has closed. While rumours regarding the company’s demise began circulating earlier this week, Index Finger was denying this as recently as yesterday.The two-year old business, which Dickinson ran along with IT director Robert Hamilton, is the latest new media… Continue reading Index Finger Closes
Edinburgh-based advertising agency, Faulds Advertising, has restructured its operations to create five new divisions. This follows what media director, Sara Maclean, describes as a “hard year”.The five new divisions at Faulds each has its own specific remit. Classic Faulds will offer the traditional creative service; Total Faulds provides a ‘total communications package’ incorporating all aspects… Continue reading Faulds Restructures In The Face Of Tough Competition
BMRB’s new website has been launched as part of the Media Village. The site, at http://www.bmrb.co.uk/, features an A-Z list of research techniques, a ‘who’s who’ list, a news section and job vacancies.The site will be featured in a forthcoming Website of the Week review.The Media Village is at http://www.mediavillage.co.uk/
It has just emerged that Andrew Marr has resigned from his position as editor-in-chief of the Independent newspapers. He will be replaced by Simon Kelner, who is currently editor of the Mail on Sunday‘s Night & Day supplement. Ian Birrell will join as deputy editor from the Daily Mail where he is currently executive editor.… Continue reading Marr Quits As Independent Editor
http://www.sky.co.ukIf there is one overriding factor in Sky’s commercial success since its broadcasting inception in 1989, it is probably the high quotient of sports coverage. With the extraordinary growth in the popularity of football, Sky is cashing in on this formula more than ever before. Fittingly, then, the Sky Online website adheres to the sports-heavy… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Sky Online
The move by Capital Radio to acquire Xfm (see today’s Capital To Buy Xfm) will be dependent on approval from both the Radio Authority and the Office of Fair Trading.Capital plans to buy 90.1% of the London alternative music station for £15.9 million, though under the 1996 Broadcasting Act a company cannot hold two licences… Continue reading Capital’s Xfm Move Dependent On Watchdogs
Reed Business Information (RBI) has this morning announced the acquisition of the controlled circulation computer titles of Dennis Publishing for an undisclosed sum.The group of titles is a six strong line-up of magazines including Microscope , The Var and Business & Technology. RBI publishes over 60 titles including Computer Weekly, Flight International, Estates Gazette and… Continue reading Reed Buys Dennis Computer Titles
The Times and Sunday Times websites have received an ABC //electronic audit which shows that during March they received combined impressions of 10.321 million. This is compared to just over 11 million last November (see Usage Grows At Times’ Websites).Individually, the Times site proved slightly more popular, with 5.2 million impressions, while the Sunday Times… Continue reading Usage Drops At Times Websites
