Bids for the only national digital radio multiplex licence are to receive another player shortly, as a company called Digital Media Broadcasting (DMB) prepares to submit its application. The company, which is headed by ex-Planet 24 figure, Peter Leutner, will compete with the Digital One consortium for the extra space on the multiplex.Leutner’s pitch for… Continue reading New Company To Enter Bids For National Digital Radio Licence
It has just been announced that Pearson New Entertainment has sold its Future magazine publishing group to a management buyout team for £142 million. The sale includes FutureNet, the company’s internet publication.The deal, funded by Apex Partners, will see Chris Anderson become chairman of the publisher while the management board will remain the same.Further details… Continue reading Future Goes To Management Team
Mirror Group’s New Media division has launched an internet sales house called Mirror Internet Sales.The new sales team includes David Kidman as sales executive responsible for the sporting-life.com site and Andrew Hulse, who joins from the Economist, becomes sales executive for the Mirror’s national newspaper sites.Mirror Internet Sales will also be looking to sell for… Continue reading Mirror Group Launches Online Sales House
This Friday The Mirror is to launch a new entertainment listings supplement called A List. On the same day The Sun also launches a similar guide called The Source.The Mirror‘s A List will replace the paper’s current Screen supplement; it will have double the pages (around 32) and is to be printed on higher quality… Continue reading Mirror And Sun Both To Launch Ents Guides
World Cup ’98 coverage on Talk Radio is to be sponsored by The Times in a deal which continues the paper’s ‘Under the Skin of Sport’ promotional campaign.The newspaper has also created an international version of its interactive fantasy football game. Participants in the game will be able to follow the teams’ progress on the… Continue reading Times To Sponsor Talk Radio World Cup Coverage
Express Newspapers has said that it will be launching a sports website in partnership with ITN.The site, to be called Express Sport Website, is expected to launch in the early Summer and will feature audio sports bulletins from ITN.Express: 0171 928 8000
GMTV has signed a sponsorship deal with Transitions Lenses which will see the optical lens company sponsoring the station’s weather forecasts. The association will begin in May and run until July.GMTV: 0171 827 7000
The Advertising Association has announced the publication of a new reference guide to EU rules on advertising, marketing and other commercial communications in Europe.The 140-page guide is edited by deputy director-general Lional Stanbrook and fills a long-standing gap in the industry’s reference literature.The European Advertising Briefing service is available by clicking here.AA: 0171 828 2771
The UK broadcasts of NBC Europe are to be converted to the National Geographic Channel from 1 July this year. The change to National Geographic programming in the UK continues NBC’s partnership with the company in the US and Europe.The NBC news and entertainment format will continue to be broadcast in Germany and German-speaking regions.… Continue reading UK’s NBC Channel To Become National Geographic TV
