Channel 5’s greatest test broadcast so far was carried out at the weekend. The test produced significantly less interference to existing channeling than had been expected.13,000 people living in London and the surrounding area reported that they suffered interference. The test was expected to lead to 175,000 calls from homes that had been missed.Channel 5… Continue reading Tuning Successes For Channel 5
The ITC agreed on 23 January to invite applications for the local delivery franchise for Fife. The licence area covers those areas of Fife not included in existing Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy broadband cable franchise. The area contains around 74,000 homes.The ITC has set percentages of revenue as the minimum price to be paid by any… Continue reading New Delivery Areas For Fife And Northumberland
British Telecom is cutting the prices of its dial-up Internet access service. The price-cuts have now come into effect. The new prices include more than 20% off BT’s flat, monthly subscription fee, 50% off high-speed ISDN Internet access and an end to the £20 one-off registration charge.The new subscription fee for unlimited use enables customers… Continue reading BT Cuts Net Costs
Amra will no longer be handling sales for Westminster Press titles after Newsquest Media decided to take on the titles itself.Newsquest bought the 60 Westminster Press titles from Pearson for £305m in August *Newsquest Buys Westminster Press For £305m, adding to the 120 it already owns. The takeover was investigated by the Monopolies and Mergers… Continue reading Newsquest To Sell For Westminster Press
First Leisure Corporation has announced that Michael Grade will be leaving his post at Channel 4 to take up his new role as First Leisure’s executive chairman. Grade said: “I shall ensure First Leisure continues on its present and highly successful course.”It is reported that First Leisure intend to expand the company’s entertainment interests and… Continue reading Confirmed, Grade Moves To First Leisure
The ITC announced today that it will be amending two of the rules in its Code of Advertising Standards and Practice. Those rules are rule 5, which deals with the separation of programmes and advertisements, and rule 40(k) which is concerned with sales promotions for alcoholic drinks.The Commission approved the amendments, following requests from the… Continue reading ITC Revise Advertising Code
EMAP Images has promoted Advertisement Director, Sandra McClean to the newly created position of Commercial Director. McClean will continue to manage Images’ advertisement department, but will in addition take responsibility for all promotional and marketing activity. She will be relinquishing her role as publisher of CU Amiga. Andy McVittie publisher of Nintendo Magazine and Sega… Continue reading EMAP Images Restructures
EMAP plc has bought Golf Magazine, from French-based, BC Editions. EMAP acquires the title and goodwill, but will receive no net assets.Golf Magazine has a monthly circulation in France of over 41,000 and is targeted towards new players of the game. It has an annual turnover of FF20 million.This latest purchase will join EMAP’s six… Continue reading EMAP Buys Golf Magazine
The web site of Future Publishing, FutureNet, has a new web address: http://www.futurenet.com.Pearson New Entertainment, the parent company of future publishing, obtained the address after a month-long negotiation with its previous owners, a firm of American architects.The site, which is already one of the biggest commercial web sites in Europe, will be completely redesigned for… Continue reading New Address For Futurenet
Research has shown that more and more women are tapping into the web. Internet research group, Intelliquest has found that women make-up 56% of people intending to go on-line in the very near future.An increasing number of women’s publications are developing sites to take account of this increased demand. Cosmopolitan at http://www.designercity.com/cosmopolitan/frame.htm and The World… Continue reading Web Round Up – W/E 31/1/1997
