The heart sinks at the first glimpse of No Limits World , the new “extreme lifestyle” title from Future. A busty brunette pouts from the cover above the line “Thrills, Excitement, Challenge…Its All Out There (And In Here!)”. In fact it looks like a carbon-copy of AIM’s Adrenalin magazine but, as with that title, the… Continue reading First Issue Review – No Limits World
Future Publishing will be launching a new lifestyle motoring magazine called Redline on 23 April.The title, which will be about “fast cars, fast bikes and fast living”, will be one of Future’s biggest-ever launches supported by a substantial marketing spend – this will include above the line TV advertising, a £1 introductory cover price and… Continue reading Lifestyle Motor Mag Launch For Future
Granada Media Group (GMG) and Littlewoods have reached an agreement to create a jointly operated TV home shopping company. The as yet unnamed company is expected to begin broadcasting in Autumn this year on digital terrestrial, digital satellite, digital cable and analogue cable. The digital terrestrial broadcast will feature as part of British Digital Broadcasting’s… Continue reading Granada And Littlewoods Plan Home Shopping Channel
British Digital Broadcasting has selected Pace Micro Technology to manufacture its digital terrestrial TV set-top boxes. BDB’s service is set to launch in the Autumn of this year.The Pace boxes will use the SECA encoding system which is not compatible with BSkyB’s digital satellite TV (subscribers see BDB Snubs Murdoch In Decoder Choice). This system… Continue reading BDB Chooses Pace For Set-Top Boxes
Monday: The Mirror Group releases final year financial results. The group has said that no announcement regarding the sale of its stake in the Independent is expected to be made (subscribers see Rumours Surround Future Of Independent Ownership).Home Counties Newspapers and Johnston Press will be making a submission to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission which… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The Mirror Group issued its preliminary annual results for the year ended 28 December 1997 today. The company makes no reference to the reportedly imminent sale of Newspaper Publishing (producers of The Independent) to Irish co-owners, Independent Newspapers.The Group reports profit before tax and exceptionals of £92 million, up 12% from £82 million. Turnover is… Continue reading Mirror Group Profits Up 12% But No News On Independent Titles
The Radio Authority (RA) has announced that it has awarded a new Independent Local Radio (ILR) licence to Chelmer FM (Mid Essex Radio Ltd.) after considering proposals from seven other applicants.The station will provide a service of news and informative speech of local relevance for the community across part of mid-Essex. It will also feature… Continue reading RA Awards Two New ILR Licences
Emap On Air has appointed Charlie Norton as head of sponsorship and promotions for Emap’s television interests which include The Box and Magic TV, due for launch this Spring (subscribers see Box To Launch Sister Channel). Norton joins Emap On Air from Kiss TV where he was commercial manager.Tom Toumazis, managing director of Emap On… Continue reading Emap Appoints New Head Of TV Sponsorship & Promotions
