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A crew of media pranksters and saboteurs have set up their own website under the name of ŽTMark at http://www.paranoia.com/~rtmark/homereg.html. The group’s objective is specifically to engage in the “sabotage of mass-produced items” and has previously orchestrated the work of the Barbie Liberation Organisation. ŽTMark is currently promoting the USA Phone In Sick Day which… Continue reading Web Round-Up – W/E 13/03/98
The BBC and Sky have announced that they will be sharing live coverage of the cricket World Cup – to be staged in the UK next year.Sky Sports and the BBC will share TV coverage of the 42-match tournament to be staged in May and June of 1999 while BBC Radio will also broadcast commentary… Continue reading Sky And BBC Join Forces For Cricket World Cup
Independent Newspapers (UK) has launched a new free weekly newspaper called the Thurrock & Grays Free Post to complement its paid-for Thurrock Post. The paper launched on 5 March, and has a print run of 60,000.Independent Newspapers (UK): 0181 517 5577
Consumer spending is predicted to slow during 1998, with consumer durables being the worst hit, according to a report published by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).The Quarterly State of the Market Report forecasts that consumer durables, especially car sales, will feel the effect of an economic climate where building society windfalls are less and… Continue reading Consumer Boom Is Over, Says CIM
Here is the latest addition to the ever growing crop of BBC magazines. One by one the powers at the Beeb are turning programme after programme into glossy mags – some are hits (take for example the continuing success of Top Of The Pops Magazine which saw a 71% increase in its last ABC) while… Continue reading First Issue Review – Tomorrow’s World Magazine
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has announced that it plans to use internet browser software in its digital cable television services. It has placed an order with Network Computer Inc. (NCI), an affiliation between Oracle and Netscape, for the DTV Navigator – software which will use the internet to deliver interactive services to customers’ televisions.Graham… Continue reading CWC To Incorporate The Net With Its Digital Cable Service
Scottish Media Group has today reported a sharp rise in underlying profits for the year to December 31.Pre-tax profits fell from £61.2 million to £37 million in the year to December 31, on turnover up from £127 million to £197 million. The previous year’s figure was boosted by a one-off profit of £38 million on… Continue reading Underlying Profits Grow At Scottish Media Group
The Radio Authority (RA) has announced that it has awarded a new Independent Local Radio (ILR) licence to Chelmer FM (Mid Essex Radio Ltd.) after considering proposals from seven other applicants.The station will provide a service of news and informative speech of local relevance for the community across part of mid-Essex. It will also feature… Continue reading RA Awards Two New ILR Licences