Tobacco advertising on billboards will be banned by the end of next year as part of a renewed Government drive to get people to cut down on smoking. The Government is investing £100 million to cut the number of people smoking by 1.5 million by the year 2010.As well as targeting billboard, magazine and press… Continue reading Government Announces Ban On Tobacco Advertising
Capital Radio and Emap have announced that they have entered into a joint 50:50 venture to bid for and operate local digital radio multiplexes in the London, Birmingham and Manchester areas.If the bid is successful, both parties will simulcast their existing stations, and their analogue licences will be automatically renewed for a further six to… Continue reading Emap And Capital Join Forces To Bid For Digital Licences
Flextech is understood to have been approached by CanWest Global Communications, the Canadian broadcaster, about buying out its 20% share in Scottish Media Group. CanWest already own a 29.9% in Ulster TV and thought to be keen to build a presence in the UK. The Observer has appointed Mark Honigsbaum as its new chief reporter.… Continue reading Newsline Brief
‘Being here on this island and surrounded by all these beautiful women, makes me feel very funny inside’ – Miss Liberia. As well it might, love.Over the past few months Channel 5 has used sex and sport in a bid to attract viewers, so the next logical step was to bring back the global institution… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 29/11/98
Daily Mail & General Trust today released its preliminary results for the year, showing a turnover of £1,417.8 million, an increase of 18% from last year. Pre-tax profit was £197.4 million for the year ended 27 September 1998.The group reported significant market share increases of its titles, the Daily Mail and the Mail On Sunday,… Continue reading DMGT Reports Increase In Market Share
Mike Soutar, managing director of EMAP Radio’s Kiss 100 London station, has been moved to the post of creative director for the company.Soutar will be responsible for creating new programme ideas across all the company’s stations, but he will not be in control of specific programming decisions. Whilst a replacement is being sought, EMAP Radio’s… Continue reading EMAP Radio Moves Kiss MD To Creative Role
The Bank of England has delivered a pre-Christmas boost to hard-pressed manufacturers and retailers by cutting interest rates by a half-point.The Bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee voted for the third month in succession to reduce its base rate for lending, moving it from 6.75% to 6.25%. However, this falls below the 1% cut which a… Continue reading Bank Cuts Interest Rate By 0.5%
Face and Arena, says that the market was not open to a magazine which didn’t primarily focus on ‘babes’.The magazine’s last issue, which featured a speed garage covermounted CD, still only managed to sell 48,000 copies – well below the title’s target circulation of 80,000. “There is only so much money you can spend,” said… Continue reading Wagadon’s Deluxe Closes After Eight Months
Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and Evening Standard in London, is planning to launch a new free daily newspaper to be given away to commuters.It is expected that the paper will be launched within the next six months, following year-long preparations and a reported £8 million investment. The morning title will feature news,… Continue reading Associated To Launch Free Daily In London
It has emerged that Sky News is to bid for the Talk Radio news contract, hoping to takeover from current providers, Independent Radio News (IRN).IRN’s contract for the service runs out at the end of the year, and the new director at Talk, Kelvin MacKenzie (see Newsline) is fielding pitches from both IRN and Sky… Continue reading Sky Bids For Talk Radio News
