24-hour cable channel The Weather Channel has signed its first major distribution deal with a UK cable operator.The channel, owned by US company Landmark Communications, has secured cable carriage with ComTel which operates across central and southern England in Andover, Oxford, Stafford, Salisbury and Coventry. A pilot service will be launched on ComTel on June… Continue reading Weather Channel Signs Distribution Deal
The PPA has announced that it will be organising a conference which addresses the opportunities for magazine publishers of new technology, especially the Internet. The theme of Magazines and New Media ’96 will be the idea that magazine publishers are beginning to see themselves as information providers not restricted by their traditional print medium.The conference,… Continue reading PPA Conference And MRG Evening
Media group Chrysalis has announced six-month figures which show that its losses after tax have dropped to £2.5m from £2.65m last year. Turnover rose from £47.1m in 1995 to £56.3m this year.Chrysalis point out that in terms of its radio interests (Heart 106.2 London, Galaxy 101 Bristol and Heart 100.7 Midlands) last week’s Rajar figures… Continue reading Chrysalis Losses Drop To £2.5m
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO is about to sign a deal to buy Pattison Horswell Durden which could be worth as much as £5m.David Pattison, one of the owners of PHD, confirmed to MediaTel that the merger was going ahead: he said it would be complete in a matter of weeks rather than months though he… Continue reading AMV Creates Media Giant With PHD
Gruner and Jahr has confirmed that it will be launching a weekly magazine called Here! as a rival to Hello! on June 3rd.Here! will be a glossy, 68-page publication costing 70p and aimed at 20-34 year old BC1C2 women. It will have an initial print-run of 1.3 million and is aiming for a circulation of… Continue reading Gruner And Jahr Launch Hello! Rival
IPC’s Amateur Photographer will be publishing a special one-off Erotica issue on June 8th. The fourth annual edition will feature 40-extra pages of editorial as well as 60 pages of erotic photos.Bob Carlos Clarke, a respected and well-known erotic photographer, will be the guest editor of the issue. To get maximum point of sale the… Continue reading Erotica Issue For Amateur Photographer
Charles Kirchner has quit his post of group marketing director at the Mirror Group. Mr Kirchner had only been in the job six months after joining the media group in November as brand development director. No one has yet been appointed to replace him.Abbie Rawson will be leaving her post as head of research at… Continue reading Mirror Group And Optimedia Lose Senior Executives
Time Out is to apply for the last new Greater London FM radio licence to be advertised by the Radio Authority. Festival Radio, which would play alternative music, is also backed by Mentorn Films, EMAP, and the Mayfair Entertainment group, owners of the Curzon cinema chain.Tony Elliott, Time Out publisher said, “The station would reflect… Continue reading Time Out Applies For London FM Licence
The Guardian has announced that it will be celebrating the start of football’s Euro ’96 tournament with a guide to the event. ‘The Ticket’ is described by the newspaper as an ‘indispensable and irreverent guide to the games’ and will be launched on Saturday June 1st.Each page will be like a match ticket with essential… Continue reading Guardian To Celebrate Euro ’96
The Radio Authority has announced that twelve stations have applied to run the East Midlands Independent Local Radio licence on the FM waveband (Newsline 26/02). They are: Choice FM East Midlands (Stuart Reed, 0121 616 1000): classic and contemporary dance music aimed at young audience Flavor FM (Tony Dewhurst, 01257 480715): music-led dance and contemporary… Continue reading Twelve Stations Apply For East Midlands Licence
