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IPC Magazines has appointed Karen Livermore as editor of Essentials.Currently women’s editor at the Daily Star, Livermore joins Essentials in May with the brief to continue developing the women’s monthly.IPC: 0171 261 7530

It was previously thought that nothing could beat the ratings success of ITV’s This Morning show. A year ago, the BBC had to admit defeat after Richard and Judy fought off Anne and Nick’s Good Morning *Anne And Nick Faces Axe While Richard And Judy Move To London. The BBC, however, did not surrender altogether.… Continue reading BBC Pack A Punch For Richard And Judy

The Internet is a media in its infancy. It has been with us for only a few years and only recently has it begun to make inroads into the UK. As a medium, it provokes more questions than answers.Yet the one thing which can be said about the Internet is that it is here and… Continue reading Focus: The Future Of The Internet

ITV is claiming that it clocked up its highest Wednesday peak-time share so far this year this week.According to live overnight data supplied by the Network, ITV’s share of the audience was 49.5%, compared with 21% for BBC1, 10.3% for BBC2, 9.7% for Channel 4 and 2.1% for Channel 5.Neil Morrissey’s performance as The Vanishing… Continue reading Winning Wednesday For ITV

BARB has announced that it will be carrying out new procedures to measure more accurately the viewing habits of the 16-24 and 25-34 age groups.An investigation by BARB to see whether the current measurement specifications could be improved upon revealed that its measurement of the 16-24 age group was 5% lower than the 1991 census… Continue reading BARB To Carry Out New Measurements

Paragon Publishing will be adding to its growing portfolio of computing titles next month when it launches Net Gamer . The monthly Internet title, billed as “for the ultimate multiplayer PC gaming experience”, will be released on May 29. It will cost £4.99.Paragon: 01202 299900

Business Age magazine is preparing to return to the news-stands. The title, which closed last June *VNU Magazines To Close, is reported to be about to be given a new lease of life. The title’s current owner, VNU Business Publications is said to have sold the rights to Business Age to Anil Bhoyrul, former editor… Continue reading The Business Age Is Back

The LBC 1152/News Direct 97.3 sales team has been restructured, with Tony Robinson being promoted to national sales manager and Gill Ashworth joining as senior sales executive from MSM. The reshuffle was prompted by the departure of Karen Morris who joined Classic FM.LBC 1152/News Direct 97.3: 0171 973 1152

The Radio Authority has awarded the new small-scale licence on the FM waveband for Wolverhampton to: 107.7 The Wolf . The Wolf, owned by Wolverhampton Area Radio Ltd, promises to provide a lively full service of local news, information, music and entertainment, dedicated to the specific needs of the community.The licence is being offered for… Continue reading Radio Goes To The Wolves

Nynex CableComms, one of the UK’s largest cable operators, has announced that it has started carrying Channel 5 to all of its franchise areas. This will enable those people who receive a poor terrestrial C5 signal to view the channel via their cable subscription without interference. Those people who are not cable subscribers will have… Continue reading Nynex To Carry C5 To All Franchises