Following publisher Mollin Group’s previous association with Weider Publications (see Newsline) in the fitness sector, comes a new launch in the health magazine market.The distinctive front cover is the most immediate point of attention when considering the first edition of Men’s Fitness . It certainly breaks the usual conventions of a men’s health magazine cover… Continue reading First Issue Review – Men’s Fitness
Score Digital – the digital radio group owned by Scottish Radio Holdings – has emerged as the sole bidder to the Radio Authority for the Glasgow local digital radio multiplex, advertised in February (see Newsline). The licence will deliver programme and data services to a potential audience of 1.8 million and the closing date for… Continue reading Score Digital Is Sole Bidder For Glasgow Digital Radio Licence
The first quarter of 1999 has seen the rise in cable TV take-up continue, with 12.4% of all UK homes now receiving their TV through cable, according to the latest report from the Independent Television Commission. This compares to 11.9% in the ITC’s previous report (see Cable Take-Up Continues To Rise).Of the 12.1 million households… Continue reading Cable TV Take-Up Rises
The advertising and marketing group WPP has acquired NoHo Digital (ND), the UK new media agency. ND will be combined with one of WPP’s subsidiaries – OgilvyOne. The founder of Noho Digital, Tim Carrigan, will oversee the merger of ND with OgilvyInteractive, and the resulting company will have combined revenues of £1.5 million.WPP has also… Continue reading WPP Purchases New Media Agency
Granada has issued results for the six months until 27 March 1999 today, with pre-tax profit increasing 15% to £315 million. The group, which has interests in both media and leisure, also reported a 6% increase in turnover to £1.98 billion. Overall, diluted earnings per share for the group were up by 14% to 23.8p… Continue reading Granada Reports Double Digit Earnings Growth In First Half Results
The telephony and cable company NTL has invested £40 million in the launch of a new brand identity and ad campaign.The campaign will run for the next ten weeks on terrestrial and satellite TV, national and regional press and radio and regional poster sites. The creative work was put together by JWT and carries the… Continue reading NTL ‘Tames Technology’ In New £40m Ad Campaign
Shares in satellite broadcaster BSkyB had surged up 29p to 612˝p by 12:30pm today following speculation that it is likely to resume talks with French pay-TV company Canal Plus. The talks between the two broadcasters stalled in March this year partly because Canal Plus wanted its staff in top management of the merged group and… Continue reading BSkyB Shares Soar On Canal Plus Merger Speculation
United News & Media has acquired Two-Ten Communications from the Press Association. The sale is believed to be worth £17 million, and Two-Ten, the UK based distributor of corporate news releases, will be combined with United’s New York based PR Newswire (PRN) distribution service.Ian Capps, chief executive at PRN, is confident that the alliance of… Continue reading United News & Media Buys Two-Ten News Provider
The Scottish Media Group (SMG) has announced the acquisition of UK cinema advertising contractor, Pearl & Dean, for £22.2 million. SMG purchased Pearl & Dean from French cinema ad company Mediavision (45.1%) and private investors (53.5%). The further 1.4% will be retained by Circuit A, another of France’s cinema advertising companies.Pearl & Dean has more… Continue reading SMG Acquires Pearl & Dean For £22m
Reed International’s second profit warning of the year (see Online Competition Forces Second Profit Warning From Reed), and the third in six months, yesterday caused its shares to fall 5.7% (27˝p) to close at 453˝p. The company is still without a chief executive and this is thought to be one reason for its floundering performance.Yesterday’s… Continue reading Sharewatch
