The Mirror Group and the Telegraph are planning to send free, personalised versions of their electronic newspapers to users of Netscape Navigator, the Internet browser, next month.Readers of these papers on the Net will be able to specify which sections they are most interested in and these will then be sent to them via e-mail.… Continue reading Newspapers To Be Sent By E-Mail
963 Liberty Radio has announced two new appointments to their management team. Trevor Curtiss joins from BSkyB as head of talks and will supervise Liberty’s programming.Sophie Hinds joins as sales and marketing director. She previously worked with Media Sales & Marketing managing the LBC/News 97.3 FM account.Liberty also confirmed that its launch date and programming… Continue reading Liberty Announces Two Appointments
Overall among the local commercial stations in Q3 1996 there was a year-on-year decline in both reach and share of listening. Weekly reach fell from 51% (23.103 million) last year to 50% (22.823 million) this year while share of listening declined from 39.9% to 39.3%.The only local commercial station outside London to report was Jazz… Continue reading Q3 Rajar Figures: Local Commercial Stations
According to agency estimates total TV ad revenue for September reached £184.71m, an increase of 2.29% year-on-year. ITV’s revenue remained reasonably static and reached £141.71m, while Channel 4 rose to £43m.Overall among the ITV contractors there was very little change. Only Carlton showed any real fluctuation, increasing its revenue in September by 2.32% points year-on-year… Continue reading TV Revenue – September
Nynex announced its results for the nine months ending September 30 1996 at its “Marriage of the Year” conference this morning. Total revenue increased by 91% £109m (£57m last year). Net profit loss was down from £58m last year to £46m.Nynex telephony service saw substantial increases with 66% of its revenue coming from this area… Continue reading Nynex Announces Results
Cable and Wireless this morning announced a merger with Nynex Cablecomms, the UK’s second largest cable operator, Mercury Communications and Bell Cablemedia to create a new UK company called Cable and Wireless Communications.Cable and Wireless Communications will be 52% owned by Cable and Wireless, 18% by Nynex Cablecomms and 14% by Bell Cablemedia. The new… Continue reading Cable Companies Merge
The Referees Association, the governing body for all FA referees, has denied reports that it has been approached by Sega regarding a sponsorship deal.According to press articles Sega approached the RA with a view to sponsoring red and yellow cards and even offered referees cash prizes for the most cards produced in one game. Peter… Continue reading Sega Sponsorship Deal Denied
A new way for sponsors and advertisers to reach the much coveted youth market will come into being with the launch of the VID Zone, an interactive multimedia system which will broadcast channels aimed at young people in London.The VID Zone uses multimedia software and touchscreen technologies to broadcast a range of channels to specific… Continue reading New Media To Reach Youth Market
Following an increase in its September ABC figure (see Features), the Times will be continuing its Monday promotional effort. The Monday edition has been selling for 10p since June *Newspaper Price War Hots Up and an advertisement in today’s edition states that there will be “An unbelievable offer starting in The Times on Monday, October… Continue reading Times Summer Offer May Continue
The latest Rajar figures show that BBC Radio now has a share of listening of 48.9%, giving it a slight lead over Commercial Radio which has a share of 48.8%. This is a turnaround from Quarter 2 1996 when Commercial Radio’s share was 49.3% and BBC Radio’s share was 48.6%.The results for the National Commercial… Continue reading Q3 Rajar Figures: National Radio Stations
