Tim Wootton is leaving his position as chairman of TSMS to join Zenith as non-executive chairman. He will be replaced by David Arculus, the chief operating officer at United News & Media. Arculus has had only a brief stay at TSMS’s parent company, which he joined from EMAP at the end of February (subscribers see… Continue reading TSMS Chairman Leaves For Zenith
Reed Elsevier and Microsoft have announced a strategic alliance which will see Bill Gates’s company take a key role in all of Reed’s future New Media ventures. The five-year agreement is valued at approximately $30 million.As well as helping the publisher to develop its new Websites, the agreement also means that all of Reed’s 26,000… Continue reading Microsoft And Reed Announce $30m Alliance
Chris Smith, named as the new National Heritage Secretary at the weekend, has announced the allocation of Ministerial responsibilities at the Department.Mr Smith will be in charge of overall direction and major policy issues; public expenditure, control and management of the National Lottery; broadcasting and media policy; the Millennium; organisation of the Department; Royal matters;… Continue reading DNH Names Line-Up As Tobacco Ad Ban Looms
Attic Futura and North South have launched B to attract teenage girls who have out grown Attic Futura’s younger publication Sugar.The cover is as bare as the model appearing on it. There are no headlines and nothing to draw the reader in. The entire magazine is designed on these ‘less is more’ principles. B is… Continue reading First Issue Review – B
Telewest this afternoon announced financial results for the three months to 31 March 1997 which show net losses reaching £69.7m, up 31% on last year. This is despite an increase in total revenue of 39% to £90.4m. Revenue from cable TV was also up, rising 36% to £38.1m while churn fell 0.8% points to 32.6%.… Continue reading Losses Grow At Telewest
Magazines 97, the two-day conference dedicated to magazines, was held in the luxurious surroundings of the Grosvenor House Hotel. The conference kicked-off with a debate entitled ‘Making Markets Multiply’. George Bull, Grand Metropolitan, was scathing about new technology, he believes that the old tried and tested media is still the most profitable. His message is… Continue reading PPA Magazines 97 Conference – Day One
Sky TV has linked up with American Express’ Travellers Cheques and Foreign Exchange Mail Order Unit to create ‘Sky Travel Money Direct’, a television holiday money ordering service for its customers.The new service, part of Sky’s ‘Interactive Text’ function, is now available to a potential 4.6 million homes and will allow users to order between… Continue reading Sky Links Up With American Express
Sue Moseley, strategic planning director, TSMSTime after time, we know TV advertising works. The fact that it has grown into a 2.5 billion pound business is proof of that. However, there are still a great number of unknowns such as whether in large, stable, fmcg, markets advertising does actually produce incremental sales in the short… Continue reading You Read, You Watch, You Listen, You Buy – Don’t You?
BSkyB has today announced the creation of British Interactive Broadcasting Ltd (BIB) in a bid to push towards an early launch of digital satellite television. The venture owned by BSkyB (32.5%), BT (32.5%), Midland Bank (20%) and Matsuchita (15%) will finance the production of a million set top boxes with full capability to run interactive… Continue reading BSkyB Launches Digital Services Company
