BT has announced that it is to trial a revolutionary new payment system called BT Array which is aimed at internet users who wish to make small value purchases.The trial, scheduled to last six months, is aimed at making purchases of around a few pounds easy, secure and economical. Companies selling their services or content… Continue reading BT To Trial New Internet Service
Southern Newspapers has announced a number of changes to the structure of its main Board of Directors. James Sexton, chief executive since 1991, will now concentrate on group development, strategy and general management.Philip Ratcliff, currently operations director and Board member since 1987, is appointed deputy chief executive. Colin Rowley is appointed chairman of the group’s… Continue reading Southern Restructures Board
Saleworld Publishing will be launching Careerwoman Cars Nuts About Motoring in April.The title, which will run a variety of female-targeted articles and features on all aspects of the motoring world, will have a cover price of £2.50 and an initial print-run of 90,000. Nuts About Motoring will initially be published quarterly but there is the… Continue reading Motoring Magazine For Women To Launch
Following yesterday’s decision by the DTI to block Johnston Press’ buyout of Home Counties Newspaper Holdings (subscribers see Johnston’s Agreed Newspaper Takeover Blocked), the two have entered ‘active discussions’ to decided the way forward.The Government has said that it will refer the deal to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC) if both parties continue as… Continue reading Johnston And Home Counties Consider Next Move
United News and Media has said that its chief operating officer David Arculus will be leaving the company when his contract expires in April 1999.Arculus has been with United only nine months after he stepped down from EMAP as managing director (subscribers see EMAP Loses Boss To UNM). It is believed that he will join… Continue reading Arculus To Leave United
July-December 1997 consumer magazine ABC reports are now available to subscribers in the Press features list of Newsline. The data is also available in Press Planner.
The Independent On Sunday recorded a long-awaited year on year increase in its August-January ’98 ABC figure, with sales improving by 1.1% (3,128 copies) to 257,562. Its sister title however continued its decline with a drop of 3% to 255,324.National Newspaper Aug-Jan ’98 ABC Comparisons Title Aug 96 – Jan 97 Aug 97 – Jan… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – January
Future Publishing will be launching its first science and technology magazine in the shape of Frontiers.The monthly title will launch on 26 March and aims to target readers who are “between” Focus and New Scientist. Frontiers will have an initial print-run of 60,000 copies and launches just a few weeks after BBC Magazines’ Tomorrow’s World… Continue reading Future Breaks New Frontiers
Following a reworked set of auditing procedures unveiled last month (subscribers see ABC Revises National Newspaper Rules), the Audit Bureau of Circulations is having to go back and reassess again its procedure for auditing bulk sales.The bulk sales rules currently require that publishers provide information about footfall, which is the number of people passing through… Continue reading ABC To Redraft Bulk Sales Audit Procedure
BSkyB has announced that it has acquired a 49% stake in Music Choice Europe with a view to providing music audio channels across its digital platform.Sky Music Choice will offer subscribers as many as 60 channels of music, 24 hours a day. The channels will contain neither DJs nor commercials as is Music Choice Europe’s… Continue reading BSkyB Plans Sky Music Choice Audio Channels
