Virgin Radio has this week launched an online media companion that gives internet users extra information about the station and its advertisers alongside the live web broadcast. Called the GIMP, the media player has a live link with Virgin’s broadcasts to show information about the current DJ, the track being played and links to further… Continue reading Virgin Radio Launches Live Interactive Internet Player
The computer, videogames and internet titles of Rapide Publishing have been put up for sale following the closure of the business. All Rapide staff have been left without jobs as the company was forced to cease trading in the face of mounting debts.A former editor on one of Rapide’s Playstation titles told Newsline that the… Continue reading Rapide Titles Up For Sale As Business Folds
Chrysalis Radio has today launched an internet service for its two radio brands, Heart and Galaxy. The online facilities allow real time listening to be combined with interactivity, enabling users to buy CDs and find related information about songs being played.The websites incorporate all of Chrysalis’ current five Galaxy and two Heart stations around the… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Launches On The Net
IPC Music & Sport has appointed Will Watt as marketing manager for the publisher’s two weekly music titles, NME and Melody Maker. Watt joins IPC from advertising agency Leagas Delaney where he has been account manager for Adidas Europe.Commenting on the appointment, publisher Neil Robinson says: “In the future our music brands will need to… Continue reading New Marketing Manager For NME And Melody Maker
Initiative Media has set up a new division to house its technology-related clients. Initiative.com will be headed by Simon Foster and will include the Sun Microsystems account which the company obtained last week for £60 million. A new magazine from Company’s Good Housekeeping brand is set to launch on September 23. Buy The Best will… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Telewest Communications, which yesterday announced plans to begin trialling video-on-demand services early next year (see Cable Companies Promise Video-On-Demand), dropped back by 6p to close at 218žp. Meanwhile, rival cable group Cable & Wireless Communications, firmed 8p to 634p.After a brief rise earlier in the week, stock in media and hotels group Granada fall back… Continue reading Sharewatch
Gaming and internet magazine publishing, Paragon Publishing, has bought a number of consumer titles from IDG Media, boosting its presence in the videogame and PC magazines sector. Paragon has acquired Playstation Pro, N64 Pro, Planet Playstation, PC Home and PC Basics.The combined videogames portfolio gives Paragon a 23% market share in this sector; Paragon already… Continue reading Paragon Publishing Acquires IDG Gaming Titles
A new advertising campaign for the Financial Times will begin next week and introduce changes to the newspaper including the launch of a new weekend supplement. The news comes as this week sees the launch of the latest stage in a £7 million advertising campaign for ft.com, as it also prepares for a revamp.Changes within… Continue reading Pearson Rolls Out FT Revamp Campaigns
Programmes With no major new series starting in August, a number of special one-off programmes littered the schedules of the major terrestrial channels. The heavily publicised In Excess: The Death of Michael Hutchence managed to pull in 3.13 million viewers for Channel 4, while ITV’s An Unsuitable Job For A Woman had 6.31 million viewers… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – August 1999
ONdigital has completed its senior director line-up with the appointment of Rob Fyfe to the newly-created position of chief operating officer. Fyfe joins the digital terrestrial broadcaster from Telecom New Zealand where he was general manager, consumer.Fyfe’s appointment to the ONdigital team of directors follows a stormy period at the company during which a number… Continue reading ONdigital Rebuilds Senior Team With Operating Officer Appointment
