Talk Radio is to launch a new breakfast show hosted by Nick Ferrari and David Banks.Ferrari was previously with Live!TV, where he was responsible for getting rid of the News Bunny in the relaunch of the channel (see Newsline). Banks was formerly editor of The Daily Mirror, and both presenters have 30 years of journalistic… Continue reading Talk Radio At Breakfast Time
By 2003 digital television should be safely up and running and it is the satellite platform which will dominate the European market. This is the finding of a new report released by IT and communications analysts, Datamonitor.Set-Top Box Markets In Europe And The US: Profit Opportunities In Digital Television predicts that in 2003 there will… Continue reading Digital Satellite Will Lead Set-Top Uptake, Says Datamonitor
The Government announced today that the BBC licence fee is to go up to £101 for a colour TV, and to £33.50 for a black and white licence as from 1 April 1999.The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said that the rate of increase is set according to a 5 year formula, which… Continue reading BBC Licence Fee Goes Through £100 Ceiling
Virgin Radio is the process of planning its first advertising campaign since Chris Evans took over the station at the end of last year (see Newsline).The campaign is to star Evans and his radio team, and is to feature on TV and outdoor advertising. Evans’ Virgin radio breakfast show is simulcast every weekday morning on… Continue reading Virgin Launches First Ad Campaign Since Evans’ Buy Out
Volkswagen has renewed its sponsorship of ‘Sport on 4’ in a new deal which runs from May next year until May 2000. Continuing the format of the original deal, which was struck in March this year (see Volkswagen To Sponsor C4 Sport), VW will be associated with Channel 4’s entire output of sports programmes. This… Continue reading Volkswagen Renews Channel 4 Sports Sponsorship
Premiership football club Newcastle United says it has received a takeover approach worth up to £157.6 million. The club, which has not named the possible bidder, said a “preliminary approach” had been made at no more than 110p a share.However, no formal offer will be lodged until monopoly regulators have reported on BSkyB’s controversial bid… Continue reading Takeover Bid For Newcastle United
Regional newspaper publisher, Adscene, has sold Flair Press, which comprises the substantial part of the Commercial Printing Division, to Spectrum Press for approximately £1.3 million. Adscene describes Flair’s operations as non-core and a drain on the Group’s management resources.Adscene says that its publishing operation is showing improvement on the previous year and that advertising is… Continue reading Adscene Disposes Of Non-Core Assets
BSkyB announced a deal with Wilcon Homes today that will give Sky guaranteed access to 5,000 more homes. During 1999, the house-building company will build homes which come complete with a SkyDigital minidish.The deal makes Wilcon the first developer to make a policy decision to install SkyDigital capability in all of its houses. Sky, however,… Continue reading BSkyB To Be Built In To Homes
Quality MarketTotal broadsheet circulation fell year on year by 3.5%, resulting in a total circulation of 5,633,201 for the June-November period. The Financial Times was the only title to show a substantial rise in circulation, showing a growth of 11.5% to 363,525. The Sunday Times has the highest circulation of all the quality newspapers, currently… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – November 1998
Inflation has hit the Government’s target rate for the fourth month in succession, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics put underlying inflation for November unchanged at 2.5%.The headline rate of inflation, which includes mortgage interest payments, continued to fall, dropping from 3.1% year-on-year to 3.0%.Subscribers can access RPI trends by selecting “Encyclomedia”… Continue reading Inflation On Target Again
