IPC Magazines has released a one-off pilot supplement with its Country Life title. The experiment could lead to a more permanent London publication and is just the latest exploratory launch by Country Life. Earlier this year Country Life Gardens was circulated as a magazine in its own right (see IPC Launches One-Off Magazine).In addition a… Continue reading London Experiences Country Life
Dixie Publishing has launched Britain’s first magazine targeted at people working from home. SoHo Life & Technology Today will consist of practical technological advice and relevant news for small businesses. The content will include articles on the non-commuter lifestyle, promoting more control over one’s life.SoHo Life takes its name from the term for ‘Small Office/Home… Continue reading UK’s First Magazine For Those With A SoHo Life
The ITC has confirmed to MediaTel’s Newsline that it is seeking legal advice on whether it can force the ITV network to enter into a partnership with BSkyB and be part of its 200-channel digital service. BSkyB wants the terrestrial network to pay for its two channels ITV and ITV2, but they are so far… Continue reading ITC Seeks Legal Advice Over ITV / BSkyB Digital Row
Despite the printed version of the title currently being suspended the Sporting Life website has recorded an 89% increase in page impressions since its first ABC //electronic audit.For the month of March Sporting Life PA received 5,684,943 page impressions and 149,059 users in its second ever audit. For August 1997 ABC //electronic had given the… Continue reading Online Sports Title Proves There Is Life After Print
A new report from Datamonitor, IP Telephony Markets in Europe and the US: Beyond Internet Voice claims that over a tenth of international telephony traffic will be carried over Internet Protocol in the year 2002. The investigation reveals that IP telephony revenues will develop faster in Europe than the USA.Datamonitor have earmarked 1999 as the… Continue reading 2002: Over 10% of International Telephone Traffic Via Internet
IPC Magazines’ editor-in-chief Iris Burton has been given the Chairman’s award at the PPA’s annual reception. PPA chairman Bob Findlay focussed upon Iris’ commitment on the industry’s behalf to the Press Complaints Commission and her support of the Period Training Council (the industry’s training body) as a board member since 1992.Since the 1960s Iris has… Continue reading IPC Editorial Chief Wins PPA Chairman’s Award
The International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP) will be holding its two yearly Business Magazine & Information Publishing Forum in Norway at Oslo’s Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel on 11 September.Cain Communication’s Joe Cappo, World President of the International Advertising Association, and Keith Jones, Reed Business Information’s Chief Executive, will be amongst the headline speakers… Continue reading Details Announced For Biennial FIPP Forum
The Capital FM website has tailored an area of the site specifically in line with a promotion with Yardley, which is using the site to promote its new fragrance ‘So…For Him’.The ‘Mayhem’ section of the site has been dedicated to the promotion of the Yardley fragrance.Douglas McCallum, head of Capital Interactive, says: “The Yardley promotion… Continue reading CapitalFM.com Provides Promotions For Yardley
The ITC today confirmed that the minimum carriage requirements (MCRs)on pay-TV channels is to end (see ITC Denies Backtracking On ‘Unbundling’ Strategy). This will start to take effect on July 1st 1998 when the services provided under those agreements are broadcast for digital reception, and from 1 January 2000 service for analogue reception.Under the new… Continue reading ITC Confirms End Of Minimum Carriage Requirements
An average European believes that there is too much advertising, and that it tempts people to buy things which they don’t need. In the UK, however, 75% of people believe that advertising is entertaining.These are the findings of a pan-European study conducted by GfK Great Britain. The survey also found the Germany was the most… Continue reading The Average European Thinks There Is Too Much Advertising, But The UK Quite Likes It
