Following this morning’s announcement that the Manchester United Board has accepted BSkyB’s £623.4 million takeover bid (see Manchester Utd Board Accepts £625m Offer From Sky), Sky and Man Utd had to defend their decision to agree on the takeover in the face of protest from fans and shareholders. Opening the press conference as he clearly… Continue reading Manchester United And Sky Claim A ‘Natural Synergy’
The Mirror Group have restored Colin Myler to his position as editor of the Sunday Mirror with immediate effect. Myler was editor of the title between October 1992 and April 1994, and has also held the positions of editor and managing director at The Mirror.Brendon Parsons has been appointed editor of special projects, and will… Continue reading Old Editor Returns To Sunday Mirror
United News and Media’s interim results released today for the six months to 30 June showed good progress and higher than expected profits. Generally, operating profit was up 2.7% to £197.6 million.Pre-tax profit showed an increase of 2.2%, rising to £177.9 million, and earnings per share were up 3.3% to £25.1 million.Chief executive Clive Hollick… Continue reading United News Financial Results Exceed Expectations
It is too early to set a date for the switch-off of analogue television according to the Independent Television Commission (ITC), which issued its response to the government’s Television: the Digital Future consultation today.The ITC says that, “if viewers’ expectations are to be met and social exclusion is to be avoided, digital television needs to… Continue reading Too Early For Analogue Switch-Off Date, Says ITC
The Radio Authority (RA) has awarded two new independent local radio (ILR) licences for the Greater Manchester area. The successful applicants are Tower FM and, conditionally, Oldham FM. The award to Oldham FM is subject to a minor change in its proposed equity holdings.In June this year the Authority decided to enhance the transparency of… Continue reading RA Awards Two New Manchester Licences
The first of a new series of papers called Advalue, to be published by IPA, concludes that advertising contributes to corporate profitability and business success.The independent three-month study used data supplied by PIMS (Profit Impact of Market Strategy) and came to the following conclusions: advertising impacts on customer value through its effect on perceived quality… Continue reading Advalue says ‘Advertising Really Does Work’
Terry Tavner has been appointed editor of Woman’s Own by IPC Magazines. The position will be effective from 14 September, and Tavner moves over the recently re-launched Eva.The vacancy arose after the sudden death of the title’s previous editor, Keith McNeill (see Newsline).The weekly title has enjoyed great success this year, winning the Comag Consumer… Continue reading New Editor At Woman’s Own
The last MRG meeting looked at what role media research played in the launch and development of Channel 5. The meeting was held by Nick Milligan, director of sales, and David Harrison, research director, at Channel 5, and was chaired by Rosemary Taylor.C5’s performance set against the original predictions for the station were positive. After… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting – Channel 5 Media Research
The cable TV station The Box has launched its new website, which features items including ‘live chat’ rooms, bulletin boards and competitions, a top ten chart and exclusive interviews.Vincent Monsey, chief executive of The Box, commented: “The Box has always led the way forward in music television and we have invested major recourses in to… Continue reading The Box Unwraps Its New Website
Cabal Communications, the new publishing company set up by ex-IPC editor Sally O’Sullivan and Andy Sutcliffe (see Newsline), has announced it is to launch a new title in autumn this year aimed at young male readers.Called front, the magazine will be aimed at all areas of the young male lifestyle, including music, sex, TV and… Continue reading Cabal Front Up With A New Title
