The Guardian’s New Media Lab will launch a new Internet magazine entitled Shift Control on October 4. Updated weekly, the site will look at culture, arts and lifestyle with material specifically designed for the Internet. Also featured is By Products, a satirical animation which will be updated daily.Shift Control is being sponsored by Whitbread and… Continue reading Guardian Launches Shift Control
United News & Media is believed to have received up to twenty expressions of interest in its regional newspaper business, United Provincial Newspapers, which was put up for sale last month *United Set For Regional Sell-Off. Tony O’Reilly’s Independent Newspapers and Trinity International, the regional newspaper group, are thought to be front-runners in any competition… Continue reading Significant Interest In UPN Titles
According to a report in Sunday Business Channel 5 may have to reduce the advertising revenue forecasts it made to shareholders.It is believed that forecasts of £100m in ad revenue will have to be reduced to £40m after advertisers raised questions about the quality of programmes being offered. As a result of this, shareholders, which… Continue reading C5 May Need To Revise Ad Revenue Forecasts
August’96 Year on Year Comparisons Title August ’95 August ’96 % Ch Actual Change TIMES 678,451 764,617 12.7 86,166 FINANCIAL TIMES 281,178 289,384 2.91 8,206 GUARDIAN 375,981 385,496 2.53 9,515 DAILY TELEGRAPH 1,054,032 1,073,016 1.8 18,984 INDEPENDENT 291,724 266,802 -8.54 -24,922 DAILY MAIL 1,842,810 2,104,216 14.18 261,406 EVENING STANDARD (LONDON) 410,374 412,254 0.45 1,880 DAILY… Continue reading National Newspaper ABCs
“He believes the good things in life are often worth bribing for. He dines out on food that suits his mood – hungry or hungover – and drinks to change it. He pays by credit, because he’s got no cash, and drives fast because he’s late. And when he arrives at a table, he always… Continue reading First Issue Review – Eat Soup
The national newspaper ABCs, released today, show that among the broadsheets The Times has once again performed the best. The News International title showed a 7.85% increase in circulation year-on-year to 709,374 copies. The FT and Guardian both showed slight increases, while The Daily Telegraph‘s circulation dropped 1.22% to just over 1 million and the… Continue reading August ABCs Released
Sky Television today announced details of its £130 million programming package for the Autumn, boasting several new channels and a range of new shows.The choice of entertainment will supposedly be broadened on Sky 1 and its new sister channel Sky 2 with the inclusion of Xena: Warrior Princess, Nash Bridges, High Incident, The Lazarus Man… Continue reading BSkyB Unveils Autumn Schedule
Bauer Publishing have confirmed details of their new launch, Enjoy!, which goes on sale Monday. It will be a weekly title aimed at women aged 18-34 and aims to bridge the gap between teen titles and the traditional women’s weeklies.The first two issues will have a cover-price of 20p and the regular price will be… Continue reading New Title From Bauer
BSkyB will launch a new channel on Friday 1 November. The Computer Channel will broadcast in prime-time from 6pm-8pm, seven days per week as part of BSkyB’s Multi-Channel package *BSkyB Announces £178m Profit And Plans For More Channels.Sky say that the channel will have a broad appeal, attracting everyone from children to grandparents and novices… Continue reading BSkyB Unveils New Channel
Bob Mullings, the TV buying director who left Optimedia in August as a result of a restructure *Optimedia Managers Go, has joined Channel 4 in the role of regional sales controller for Manchester. His role will be to increase regional sales and target the agencies based in Manchester.…John Beadell’s departure from ABC as chief executive… Continue reading Optimedia Man Joins C4
