A new magazine is rumoured to be launching on Monday dedicated to mobile phone users and published by Noble House Publishing. Mobile Choice is said to be a 100-page monthly title, costing £1.95 with a print-run of 40,000.Noble House Publishing: 0171 225 2656
London News Radio has said that it will be moving its sales operation in-house and will no longer trade through Media Sales and Marketing.It is reported that Nigel Reeve, managing director of LNR, is keen to have sales handled by staff who have a close affinity with the station and he believes the best way… Continue reading LNR Moves Sales In-House
Emap today publishes its new monthly cinema title, Neon magazine, at a special introductory price of £1. Published by the creators of both Empire and the music title Select, Neon is clearly aimed at the 18-25 year old Trainspotting generation. The growth in the consumer magazine sector over recent years is allowing a more confident… Continue reading First Issue Review: Neon Magazine
A Videotron spokesman has told Newsline that Saturday night’s Pay-Per-View event, the fight between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield on Sky Sports, is expected to attract around half the audience that the Bruno Tyson fight did in March * BSkyB Claims Pay-Per-View Success due to the lack of a ‘British interest’ in the fighters. Even… Continue reading Low PPV Take-Up Expected
The Radio Authority has announced that Radio 106 FM has won the new regional ILR licence for the East Midlands.Radio 106 FM will broadcast a broadly even mix of speech and melodic music targeting an audience aged 30-54 to an area which includes the cities of Leicester, Nottingham and Derby. More than 1.5 million people… Continue reading Radio 106 FM Wins East Midlands Licence
Following on from ITV’s decision to drop coverage of the event, the BBC has announced that it is to start broadcasting the Heineken European Rugby Cup. Coverage will be split between BBC1 who will show the live matches on Grandstand and BBC2 who will show highlights of the weekend’s matches as part of Rugby Special.Coverage… Continue reading BBC To Televise European Rugby Cup
Which? magazine has launched a Website on the Internet. It is a subscription-based service, with users paying £7.75 per month for full access to the site which contains all the reports from the range of Which? magazines, including Gardening Which?, Holiday Which? and Health Which?, as well as a range of Which? books. There is… Continue reading Which? Magazine Goes Online
UK Gold has announced that it is to start showing the popular BBC1/Thames television comedy series Men Behaving Badly.As part of a late night Bullet Strand, the repeats kick of with the first series which features Harry Enfield and Martin Clunes as the Nineties answer to the Likely Lads. The show will begin broadcasting this… Continue reading UK Gold Resurrects Old Favourites
The Mirror Group has said that it will be restructuring its marketing department to focus more on brand building.The main result of the changes will be the appointment of two new heads of marketing. Margaret Harvey, group account director at direct marketing outfit IMP, will become marketing director of the Independent and the Independent On… Continue reading Mirror Group Restructures Marketing Department
