BSkyB today announced that the BBC’s digital network services will be available on the Sky Digital satellite platform.Initially four digital services from the BBC will be offered to Sky Digital customers for free. These will be BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Choice (a new service with “a range of extended and additional programmes, information and… Continue reading BBC Services To Launch First On Sky Digital
TV3, Ireland’s first independent commercial television network, announced today the appointment of Laser as it sales house. The free terrestrial station will launch this September.TV3 will provide an advertiser supported, national, free-to-air, entertainment and information service, targeting the 15-44 year old age group.Rick Hetherington, managing director of TV3, said: “This is Ireland’s biggest television development… Continue reading Laser To Sell For New Irish Channel
The Radio Authority has received 14 applications for the new Independent Local Radio licences within the Solent/Mid-Hants area. The Authority expects to make avaialble four FM frequencies in the area although it will increase this number if it believs this would be justified.The applicants are: Central Hampshire Radio Ltd. (Bob Kennedy, 01264 720275): a broadly… Continue reading 14 Apply For Solent/Mid Hants Radio Licences
The next three issues of Conde Nast’s GQ magazine will contain a cover-mounted interactive CD-Rom. In a first for magazine CD-Roms, the freebie will carry a number of ads. Carling Premier has booked space on the first and there will be room for ten others on the other two.The CD-Rom will contain music and film… Continue reading GQ CD-Rom To Take Ads
The Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) group today announced first-half profits before tax of £81.1 million, a 24% increase year on year from £65.6 million in 1997.The company, which publishes the Daily Mail, also reported earnings per share up from 27.8p last time to 46.2p for the half year ended 29 March 1998.The group… Continue reading Pre-Tax Profits At DMGT Reach £80m
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has said that it believes the Government’s plans to set a switch-off date for analogue television signals are premature. The Government outlined these plans in The Multi-Media Revolution report by recommending the announcement of a switch-off date this year.The IPA indicates that “new digital channels have not yet… Continue reading Too Early To Set Analogue Switch-Off Date, Says IPA
Chronos Publishing’s Velocity magazine has been closed only three months after its launch due to insufficient interest from advertisers.The free title had a distribution of around 70,000 copies to bars and clubs within London but according to a spokesperson for Chronos other pubs and clubs were not interested in advertising in the title as they… Continue reading Velocity Closes After 3 Months
The City was shocked today when the Bank of England increased interest rates by a quarter-point to 7.5% because wage inflation was too high and the pound had fallen too quickly.Shares lost value rapidly and the FT-SE 100 index was down more than 50 points at one stage before recovering.
Axel Springer, the German publisher which recently expressed an interest in buying the Mirror Group, has remained silent since its initial announcement a couple of weeks ago (see Mirror Group Awaits Springer Bid).Mirror Group advisors are believed to be talking to the Takeover Panel in an attempt to prevent Springer from drawing out the process… Continue reading Springer Remains Silent On Mirror Takeover
Stuart Higgins, editor of The Sun, suddenly resigned yesterday after five years as editor of the tabloid newspaper.According to The Sun, commenting on his departure, Higgins said: “It has been incredibly hard work and I have had a wonderful time, but I am certain this is the right time in my life to make a… Continue reading Sun Editor Resigns
