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
According to Campaign Bartle Bogle Hegarty, GGT and DMB&B all saw their billings drop in the latest quarterly Register-MEAL figures.BBH lost £26 million year-on-year to record £93m, GGT dropped £12m to £59m and DMB&B fell £16m to £174m. M&C Saatchi’s first full year figures show that the agency reached its highest position yet at thirteenth… Continue reading Agency Billings Fall
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
The Advertising Association is holding a seminar in Cardiff to help small businesses with their advertising decisions. It will take place on Thursday 21 November at the Quality Friendly Hotel.Subjects covered will include: setting advertising objectives; communication choices; the role of ad agencies; an introduction to local media; and a local case study. Speakers will… Continue reading Ad Seminar For Small Businesses
