Stephen Grabiner, the outgoing United News & Media chairman, has been released by the media group to begin working at British Digital Broadcasting as chief executive.It has emerged that legal wrangles (subscribers see UNM To Take Grabiner To Court) over Grabiner’s move have now been dropped. As part of the reconciliation deal BDB and UNM… Continue reading United Link-Up With BDB In Grabiner Deal
Right, I’m not going to pull any punches here. Future’s new lifestyle/car/motorbike magazine Redline is for sad boy-racers who can’t get girlfriends and spend all of their money and affection on lumps of metal which are only supposed to get them from A to B. They also probably still listen to Iron Maiden and wear… Continue reading First Issue Review – Redline
Rosie Boycott has been installed as the new editor of the Express newspapers following the resignation of Richard Addis. She will now edit the Express and Express On Sunday titles.Lord Hollick, chief executive of UNM, commented: “I am very pleased to have attracted someone of Rosie Boycott’s calibre and flair to edit the Express which,… Continue reading Boycott Joins Express
Bids for the only national digital radio multiplex licence are to receive another player shortly, as a company called Digital Media Broadcasting (DMB) prepares to submit its application. The company, which is headed by ex-Planet 24 figure, Peter Leutner, will compete with the Digital One consortium for the extra space on the multiplex.Leutner’s pitch for… Continue reading New Company To Enter Bids For National Digital Radio Licence
Mirror Group’s New Media division has launched an internet sales house called Mirror Internet Sales.The new sales team includes David Kidman as sales executive responsible for the sporting-life.com site and Andrew Hulse, who joins from the Economist, becomes sales executive for the Mirror’s national newspaper sites.Mirror Internet Sales will also be looking to sell for… Continue reading Mirror Group Launches Online Sales House
This Friday The Mirror is to launch a new entertainment listings supplement called A List. On the same day The Sun also launches a similar guide called The Source.The Mirror‘s A List will replace the paper’s current Screen supplement; it will have double the pages (around 32) and is to be printed on higher quality… Continue reading Mirror And Sun Both To Launch Ents Guides
World Cup ’98 coverage on Talk Radio is to be sponsored by The Times in a deal which continues the paper’s ‘Under the Skin of Sport’ promotional campaign.The newspaper has also created an international version of its interactive fantasy football game. Participants in the game will be able to follow the teams’ progress on the… Continue reading Times To Sponsor Talk Radio World Cup Coverage
Express Newspapers has said that it will be launching a sports website in partnership with ITN.The site, to be called Express Sport Website, is expected to launch in the early Summer and will feature audio sports bulletins from ITN.Express: 0171 928 8000
GMTV has signed a sponsorship deal with Transitions Lenses which will see the optical lens company sponsoring the station’s weather forecasts. The association will begin in May and run until July.GMTV: 0171 827 7000
The Advertising Association has announced the publication of a new reference guide to EU rules on advertising, marketing and other commercial communications in Europe.The 140-page guide is edited by deputy director-general Lional Stanbrook and fills a long-standing gap in the industry’s reference literature.The European Advertising Briefing service is available by clicking here.AA: 0171 828 2771
