The Box Music Channel has announced a new programming, marketing and production structure in an attempt to build the channel brand. A new programme unit will be led by Stephanie Price, with a team of four behind her.The music channel is also creating a new production unit, which will build and promote The Box brand… Continue reading The Box Restructures To Build Channel Brand
Scottish Media Group (SMG) has made a £35 million agreed takeover offer for Primesight, the London-based outdoor advertising company. The deal, which values Primesight at 320p per share, would represent SMG’s first major push beyond television and publishing.The expansion is also Scottish Media’s first move outside Scotland and was described by a spokesperson as “a… Continue reading Scottish Media Moves Into Outdoor With £35m Primesight Bid
BT has today confirmed the launch of a free internet service, BT ClickFree, following the lead set by Dixons’ Freeserve in September (see DoubleClick To Sell Ad Space On UK’s Fastest-Growing ISP). As part of the service BT has teamed up with Value Direct to allow customers to shop online; information and entertainment content will… Continue reading BT Confirms Free Internet Access Launch
The radio group GWR is to back a bid to launch a new multicultural radio station in Bristol. GWR has taken a 30% stake in Respec FM, which is an afro-caribbean music led local station which aims to ‘meet the needs of the diverse community of Bristol.’GWR currently owns GWR FM and Brunel Classic Gold… Continue reading GWR Sends Respec Out To Bristol
After sustaining a fall in its share price at its close on Friday, Reuters was on the up again at its close yesterday, rising 5.8% to 866p, an actual rise of almost 50p.Portsmouth & Sunderland’s shares remained static at their close yesterday, ending a day of trading at 1725p, the same as Friday. Newsquest confirmed… Continue reading Sharewatch
Whilst many will continue to ask whether men are indeed ‘from Mars’ and women ‘from Venus’ there are a worrying number of 16-30 year old boys who firmly believe that they are from the world of F1 racing, Bond-esque gadgetry, stunning (and one day “available”) women and Premiership football.There is nothing new in adolescent aspiration… Continue reading First Issue Review – Boys’ Toys
Alec Davidson, managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers since 1995, was put forward by the Newspaper Society to become the Society’s vice-president. Mr Davidson will succeed James Evans in the year 2000 as president, and Mr Evans takes over from the Society’s current president Charles Brims this July. Director of training and development at the IPA,… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Newsquest, the regional publisher, has confirmed that it is in preliminary discussions with Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers, with a view to acquiring P&S’s newspaper assets, after speculation last week that the group intended to put in an offer for P&S (see Newsline). Newsquest is understood to be seeking the deal on a ‘friendly and agreed… Continue reading Newsquest Confirms Interest In Portsmouth & Sunderland
A new government social classification scheme for the twenty-first century has been unveiled in a report from the Office for National Statistics and the Economic and Social Research Council. The new scheme, to be called the National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NSSEC), will replace the current government social classifications, Social Class based on Occupation (SC –… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting – The National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification
