Southern Newspapers, publisher of The Dorset Evening Echo and other regional titles, is believed to be exploring the possibility of expanding its services into television. The company is apparently considering applying for licences to run city-based television services.Speculation comes in the wake of Southern Newspaper’s announcement that it is to change its name to New… Continue reading New Medium For Southern Newspapers
The future ownership of Talk Radio may see yet another twist as speculation is currently mounting that the station’s management, headed by MD Paul Robinson, is planning a second takeover bid to rival Kelvin MacKenzie.Although no-one at Talk Radio was willing to comment when contacted today, it is understood that the MBO team is planning… Continue reading Speculation Surrounds Future Of Talk Radio
The Sun is believed to be on the verge of launching a glossy weekly magazine to replace its current Saturday TV guide.The magazine is understood to be planned to coincide with the launch of Sky digital television, in which the owner of The Sun, News International, has a 40% share. The Sun had no comment… Continue reading Sun Launches A New Glossy
IPC Magazines has restructured its music and lifestyle publishing and marketing team. This follows last week’s news that Adrian Pettett had been appointed as the new publisher of Loaded (see Loaded Finds A New Publisher).Neil Robinson has been promoted to associate publisher of NME, Melody Maker and NME.COM. Bruce Sandall, associate publisher of Muzik, also… Continue reading IPC Restructures Music And Lifestyle Team
ITV has confessed that unless it moves the News At Ten programme from its current slot to an earlier time, it will not meet the audience targets set by chief executive, Richard Eyre, at the beginning of the year (see ITV Publishes Audience Targets For Next Three Years).Eyre told a Royal Television Society dinner yesterday… Continue reading ITV Confesses 40% Viewing Share Promise Is Impossible Unless News At Ten Goes
Agency estimates for August 1998 put total terrestrial TV (including GMTV) ad revenue at £166.98 million. Year on year, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 show increases in revenue and GMTV continues to lose advertising income.ITV’s total revenue was up by 12.9%, C4’s rose by 11.2% and C5’s revenue was up by 36.0% year on… Continue reading TV Revenue – August 1998
New Publisher, Cabal Communications, has unveiled the details of its home interest launch, The Real Homes Magazine. The title will launch on 15 October alongside the male lifestyle mag, front (see Cabal Front Up With A New Title), and will be edited by ex-Living etc editor, Sarah Bravo.It will target ABC1 (C2) women, aged between… Continue reading Cabal Reveals Real Homes Details
Fast-expanding regional publisher Southern Newspapers posted a big leap in profits as it unveiled plans to change its name and move to the main stock market.The company is planning to change its name to News Communications & Media, which in turn, will be shortened to NewsCom. This change has to be approved by shareholders at… Continue reading Southern Gets New Name For New Era
Agency estimates for August 1998 put total terrestrial TV (including GMTV) ad revenue at £166.98 million. Year on year, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 show increases in revenue and GMTV continues to lose advertising income.ITV’s total revenue was up by 12.9% to £118.3 million, C4’s rose by 11.2% to £35.0 million and C5’s revenue… Continue reading TV Revenue – August 1998
British Interactive Broadcasting (the joint venture formed by BT, BSkyB, Midland Bank and Matsushita to provide digital TV interactive services) has announced some reorganisation of its management team amid confusion as to whether it is to supply access to the internet for television viewers.The key appointments are as follows… Peter Hopper joins as commercial director,… Continue reading Reorganisation At BiB
