Alban House Publishing is to launch a new magazine, Practical Musician, on 28 October. The A4 monthly title will have a cover price of £2.50, and an initial print run of 65,000.The magazine will be aimed at those people learning to play an instrument and enthusiasts, with tutorials, advice on playing techniques, features on classical… Continue reading CLASSICAL MAGAZINE LAUNCHING
The combined ITV/C4 revenue estimates for August have come in at £115.90m – a 9.6% increase on the same period last year. The individual revenues for ITV and C4 came in at £95.14m and £20.76m respectively – a 82:18 split – representing ITV’s best performance for a number of months.In terms of contractor shares the… Continue reading AUGUST TV REVENUE & SHARES
NBC, the US television network, is close to buying Super Channel, the European satellite television channel.Super Channel is broadcast via the Eutelstat satellite, the rival to Astra which carries Sky’s channels. Super Channel resisted a takeover bid from United Artists Entertainment in 1990, but has recently decided that it should be part of a media… Continue reading NBC To Buy Super Channel
Sky News has joined forces with three broadcasters to create an international satellite news exchange.Sky News has linked with CBS News from the United States, VTM in Belgium, and TBS from Japan. Sky News hopes to recruit French and German partners to what it claims will be the first independent satellite news exchange in Europe.The… Continue reading Sky News Linked Globally
Newspaper Publishing has appointed Patrick Morrissey as chief executive from October 1. Morrissey was managing director of Mirror Group Newspapers between 1985 and 1990. Ray Morgan is to succeed Michael Mander as Chairman of National Readership Surveys Ltd from January 1. David Lees is to join Metro Radio as head of a new client sales… Continue reading Appointments
Newspaper Publishing has appointed Patrick Morrissey as chief executive from October 1. Morrissey was managing director of Mirror Group Newspapers between 1985 and 1990. Ray Morgan is to succeed Michael Mander as Chairman of National Readership Surveys Ltd from January 1. David Lees is to join Metro Radio as head of a new client sales… Continue reading Appointments
Sky News has joined forces with three broadcasters to create an international satellite news exchange.Sky News has linked with CBS News from the United States, VTM in Belgium, and TBS from Japan. Sky News hopes to recruit French and German partners to what it claims will be the first independent satellite news exchange in Europe.The… Continue reading Sky News Linked Globally
Yesterday Sports Digest Ltd launched their new monthly, Sports Digest.The glossy A4 size title has a cover price of £1.95 and pagination of 130. The first issue comes with a 24 page supplement on Sporting Legends. The editorial is written by top sports writers from the national press who will contribute articles on a regular… Continue reading Sports Digest – First Issue Review
The Radio Authority has confirmed the timetable for the advertisement of the third Independent National Radio (INR3) licence.The INR3 licence, for a speech-based service, will be advertised by this December at the latest. The closing date will be three months later, with a decision likely in the Spring of 1994. 51% of programming airtime in… Continue reading DATES FOR RADIO LICENCES ANNOUNCED
From September 21, its 70th birthday edition, the Radio Times is to be revamped.The changes come a month after the magazine lost its top selling spot to Reader’s Digest and IPC’s What’s on TV.Details of daytime TV will appear on a single page for each day, thus creating seven facing pages for advertisers and seven… Continue reading Radio Times Extends Editorial
