Cable company, Telewest Communications, which is today unveiling plans for its digital television services, dropped back by 4p to close at 242˝p yesterday. Rival cable company, Cable & Wireless Communications, currently trialling its DTV service, firmed by 4˝ to 604˝p.Classic FM owner, GWR Group, closed up 8˝p at 447˝p yesterday. The company this week unveiled… Continue reading Sharewatch
Jazz Publishing has launched a bi-monthly magazine for the down-to-earth biker. 100% Biker contains features, technical articles, gossip and news produced by some of Britain’s top custom motorcycle journalists and photographers. The first issue goes on sale on 25 October priced £2.70. Another magazine dedicated to Japanese performance cars is due to launch. Japanese Performance… Continue reading Newsline Brief: Magazine Launches And Relaunches
Deputy chief executive of the Periodical Publishers Association, Peter Dear, has announced he will leave the group at the end of the year. Adrian O’Neill has been appointed to the position of marketing director at regional sales house Amra. Formerly founder director of the Newspaper Publishing Group, which launched the Independent and the Independent on… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Kellogg’s is to launch its latest breakfast cereal with a sponsorship deal on ITV. Crispix will sponsor Kids Say The Funniest Things, a new show hosted by Michael Barrymore, in which kids do classic comedy impressions.This is the second ITV sponsorship for Kellogg’s and is in a prime slot on the channel. The new series… Continue reading Kellogg’s To Sponsor New ITV Show
Mike Matthew, chief executive of IPC Magazines, has announced that he intends to retire from the position before the end of the year, ahead of the group’s plans for a Stock Market floatation. Matthew leaves the company in December after seven years as chief executive and just two years after he successfully headed the £860… Continue reading Matthew Retires As Chief Executive Of IPC Ahead Of Floatation
Kevin Hand, chief executive of EMAP, has been installed as the new deputy chairman and chairman-elect of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA). Hand will succeed current chairman Sally Cartwright when she stands down in 12 months’ time.Hand was previously a director at the PPA, until he moved to France five years ago. During this time… Continue reading EMAP Chief To Become Chairman Of PPA
Shares in Golden Rose Communications were up yesterday as the group announced its financial results (see Jazz FM Predicts Better Performance As Losses Amount). Prices rose by 3p to 56˝p.Telewest Communications showed a 4% increase in its shares prices yesterday as the group prepares to launch its digital service tomorrow (see Telewest Gets Set For… Continue reading Sharewatch
RAJAR, the radio audience research body, has confirmed today that its executive director, Peter Jenkins, is to leave the company in April next year. There is currently no replacement for Jenkins and the RAJAR Board is set to meet to discuss this shortly.Peter Jenkins was appointed as executive director of RAJAR in January 1997 (see… Continue reading RAJAR Director To Leave In Spring 2000
Telewest Communications is set to launch its long-awaited digital service on Thursday this week. As Britain’s second-largest cable company, it will beat rival NTL which has recently stalled similar plans. Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), meanwhile, began to roll-out its own service in the North West in July this year (see Cable & Wireless Communications… Continue reading Telewest Gets Set For Digital
Last week saw the launch of Turner Classic Movies (TCM), the second film channel from the Turner Broadcasting stable. With a target audience of 16-34 year olds, the old and classic movies channel brings the number of film-dedicated services available in the UK up to seven. TCM is the second new film channel to launch… Continue reading Feature: UK Film Channel Market
