The Radio Authority will be carrying out a public interest test with regards to the proposed acquisition of Leicester Sound by DMG Radio, a subsidiary of Daily Mail General Trust plc *GWR And Classic In £215m Merger.The Authority is inviting comments from interested parties and the public which, when a newspaper group proposes control of… Continue reading RA Carries Out Public Interest Tests
The shape of Liberty Publishing’s 963 Liberty Radio is slowly coming together with the announcement that Anna Raeburn has been plucked from Talk Radio to join the revamped Viva! station.Ms Raeburn will present a ‘thought provoking’ daily magazine programme which will occupy a flagship position in the schedule of London’s newest station. She previously presented… Continue reading Liberty Recruits Anna Raeburn
Choice FM has appointed Katz Radio Sales as its national sales house in a move aimed at achieving the station’s long-term strategy to grow the Choice FM brand across the UK.Choice currently broadcasts in London and Birmingham but has applications out for four additional licences: Greater London; Liverpool; East Midlands and Cambridge. The Radio Authority… Continue reading Choice FM Appoints Katz
The BBC published its first annual statement of promises yesterday, laying what it believes is “the foundations of a stronger relationship with licence payers.”The “BBC Statement of Promises to Viewers and Listeners” spells out a series of specific promises covering the full range of the BBC’s output. Statements regarding taste and decency include observance of… Continue reading BBC Makes Promises To Audience
Sarah Fisher has been appointed publisher of IPC’s SouthBank Group teenage titles, 19 and Mizz. She was previously assistant publisher of Woman and Home.The appointment is part of a publishing restructure within SouthBank announced today by Heather Love, SouthBank’s publishing director, with one publisher to head up each of her three market sectors.Publisher Andrew Taylor… Continue reading Southbank Publishing Restructure
The passing of more relaxed cross-media ownership rules on Friday *New Media Ownership Rules Become Law has meant that the ITV company possibly most likely to be taken over, Yorkshire-Tyne Tees TV, has reached a record 52-week high today of £13.15 (at 3pm).Granada is the most likely bidder, since it has increased its share in… Continue reading Takeover Talk Causes YTTV To Soar
The Independent Television Commission has published its first report on television audience share figures, which will now be issued on a quarterly basis.The Broadcasting Act 1996 introduces, with effect from November 1, new provisions which rule that no person or company may hold licences or have qualifying interests in television programme services whose share together… Continue reading ITC Publishes TV Audience Shares
Emap Metro, publisher of Empire and Premiere, is launching a new film magazine called Neon . The monthly title will have an introductory cost of £1 when it launches on Friday and will have a cover-price of £2.20 thereafter.Emap say that the title will recognise how film has become an “essential part of youth culture”… Continue reading Emap Launches New Film Mag
The men’s monthly magazine sector is now firmly established in the market with titles now reflecting various different target audiences, and most still showing good growth. Though one of the main problems faced by consumer magazines is fighting amongst themselves, it would appear that the men’s sector has now settled sufficiently to cope with this,… Continue reading Men’s Magazine Market Round-Up
The latest JNLR/MRBI Interim Report, which covers the six month period from April to September, shows that the Irish independent radio stations are continuing to increase their listenership.The survey shows that nationwide 54% of listeners tuned into the independent stations each weekday compared to 34% for RTE Radio 1 and 29% for 2FM. For the… Continue reading Independent Radio Stations Show Increased Listenership
