According to today’s Guardian, the report from the Radio Authority to be published later in the year on the privatisation of Radio 1, shows that putting Radio 1 in the commercial sector would have a disastrous impact on the rest of independent radio.According to the report, ads on Radio 1 would be a serious blow… Continue reading Commercial Fears From Radio 1
A revolutionary new way of renting video films is being developed. The system, developed by a US entrepreneur called Will Graven, has the backing of Hitachi, Samsung, Goldstar and Daewoo.The four companies intend to take a stake in the company set up by Graven, EMC3, and will build new video recorders able to use the… Continue reading Film Rentals From Satellite
According to today’s Guardian, the report from the Radio Authority to be published later in the year on the privatisation of Radio 1, shows that putting Radio 1 in the commercial sector would have a disastrous impact on the rest of independent radio.According to the report, ads on Radio 1 would be a serious blow… Continue reading Commercial Fears From Radio 1
The Daily Express is to launch a new Saturday supplement on October 9, called the Saturday Review. It launches the week before the Daily Mail’s Saturday supplement, with Express Newspapers stealing the thunder from Associated Newspapers again, just as they did with the Sunday section.The Express Review will be a 40-page tabloid, with 20 colour… Continue reading Daily Express Supplement
This Wednesday saw the (delayed) launch of the magazine following on from the C4 series, Transworld Sport.The quarterly title has a cover price of £2.50 and an initial print run of 100,000. The first issue has pagination of 100. It is a glossy magazine, full of articles on a wide variety of international sports, as… Continue reading TRANSWORLD SPORT – FIRST ISSUE REVIEW
MTV Europe is planning to move to digital technology by the beginning of next year. This means that MTV will be able to broadcast four channels instead of the present one.Possibilities for the extra capacity include an additional MTV channel tailored to the European market or a music channel aimed at an older audience than… Continue reading MTV TO GO DIGITAL
The Radio Authority has only received one applicant for a new ILR FM licence advertised in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.The sole applicant was North East Community Radio. The licence will serve 60,000 adults in and around Inverurie.North East Community Radio 0651 891605Radio Authority 071 430 2724.
John Talbot, joint administrator of Robert Maxwell Holdings, said yesterday that a formal bookbuilding process would begin on Monday, covering all the 219.7m shares owned by Maxwell Holdings, or 54.8% of the total.Under the bookbuilding operation bidders have a week to submit bids either at specific prices or at the price which becomes the offer… Continue reading MGN Shares To Be Sold
Perry-Motorpress is to launch a new monthly consumer motoring magazine. Complete Car magazine will compete in the already busy motoring market alongside two other new launches, Top Gear and Carweek.Managing director, Nick Perry, believes that the timing of the launch is crucial, as they have studied the market and waited until their product is right.… Continue reading New Car Magazine To Launch
According to the Newspaper Society, which has been making private soundings in the House of Commons, the majority of MPs are opposed to the imposition of VAT on newspapers.Labour and the Liberal Democrats have already stated that they will reject any move to introduce VAT on reading matter; it now seems that they are supported… Continue reading MPS Opposed To Newspaper VAT
