Chronos Publishing, publishers of Boyz and Pink Paper, is planning to launch a free weekly lifestyle and information magazine aiming to reflect the bar and club culture of London’s youth. Velocity is set to launch in March 1998 and will be distributed throughout London’s bars, clubs and selected shops. Chronos claims that, “This unique distribution… Continue reading Chronos Publishing To Launch Bar And Club Listings Mag
Uploaded, the Internet version of the men’s magazine Loaded, has teamed up with Southern Comfort to create a virtual world on the Internet. The ‘Loaded Palace’ (http://www.uploaded.com/site/palace/palace.html) is styled on a derelict mansion house comprising ten rooms and including ‘The Comfort Zone’ which is a bar and games sponsored by Southern Comfort.Visitors to the Palace… Continue reading Uploaded And Southern Comfort Launch Virtual World
According to a report from the Radio Advertising Bureau one of the biggest growing sectors in radio advertising is telecom equipment manufacturers and retailers which have grown by 62% year on year from a £14m to £23m. Radio now takes a 24% share of these advertisers’ budgets. At the forefront of this growth is Carphone… Continue reading Telecoms Advertising On Radio Flourishes
A sex video soundtrack in an episode of Channel 4’s Brookside, which included noises from a pig and a woman, has provoked viewers to complain to the ITC on the grounds that it was unsuitable for transmission.Although characters Max and Susannah Farnham found the video funny, the ITC upheld the complaints saying that the sequence… Continue reading Pig Noises Upset Brookside Viewers
Bristol-based Western Daily Press has launched a Website (http://www.westpress.co.uk) intended to provide national and West Country-related news and features. The site contains news, business news, lifestyle features, television, weather and a number of other editorial areas. It also has a classifieds section with jobs and cars.Western Daily Press: 0117 934 3000
Evelyn Prouvost-Berry, president of Marie Claire International, has been awarded the IPD Publishing Award for an individual “whose achievements considerably improved the international press scene.”At the International Press Awards, held in London, there were also awards for Katie Breen, editor in chief of Marie Claire’s International Editions, who won the Gold Award for Best International… Continue reading Marie Claire President Wins Award
Bill Gates and Microsoft inevitably feature in every Web Round-Up so we may as well get their slot out of the way first. This week Mr. Gates’ empire has been mostly losing its court case with the US government to the effect that Microsoft must now change its marketing practices for the Internet Explorer browser… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 19/12/97
Television licence fees will increase to £97.50 for a colour licence and £32.50 for a black and white licence from 1 April 1998, which is an increase of 6.5% on the current cost. The above inflation rise will be used to pay for the BBC’s new digital services.The Government is quick to point out however… Continue reading Licence Fee To Rise Above Inflation
An Internet database containing regional information for Gloucestershire has been launched by the Bailey Newspaper Group. The site (http://www.glos-gateway.co.uk) contains information on news, business and lifestyle for Gloucestershire. It is updated daily, and is intended to act as a guide to living and doing business in the Gloucestershire area. It is accessible for free.Bailey Newspaper… Continue reading Bailey Newspapers Launches Gloucestershire Internet Database
Well, the Spice Girls gave 11.07 million of us ‘an audience’, a much better turn out than for Ronnie Corbett, so at least our girls can hold on to some dignity as the tide of favour seems to be turning against them. As the Spice bubble begins to lose its gas, it is becoming more… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 30/11/97
