The merger between MAID and Knight-Ridder (subscribers see MAID Shareholders Approve Knight-Ridder Takeover) will see the loss of around 450 jobs at the resultant online information provider, Dialog Corporation. The group is attempting to cut its workforce by 24% in order drive down operation costs of the enlarged Dialog group. So far 70 jobs have… Continue reading 450 Jobs To Go At Newly-Formed Dialog
This week is the last week to grab the chance of winning a Nintendo 64. If you haven’t yet filled out the MediaTel questionnaire then do so post-haste in order to be entered into the draw. Good luck…
Titan Magazines is to launch a title dedicated to the extra-terrestrial beast in the Alien sequence of films. The magazine, Aliens Comic Magazine, will launch to coincide with the opening of the fourth film in the series, Alien: Resurrection. The first issue will feature a guide to all the Alien films as well as the… Continue reading An Alien Launch
Thursday Newsline interview with Capital Advertising’s group sales director, Fru Hazlett. Also, overnight viewing figures for Channel 4’s screening of Trainspotting.Friday Report from the Channel 5 And Other New Television Prospects Admap Conference. Perfect 10 magazine launches.Also this week: A TV round-up for October will appear on Newsline.
Abbott Mead Vickers (AMV) has announced the acquisition of The O’Connell Partnership for an initial cash payment of £700,000. The marketing company’s Ordinary share capital was bought by Momentum Integrated Communications Ltd., an AMV Group company. O’Connell provides marketing solutions to UK clients including Avon, Kerrygold and Next.AMV will make a series of three additional… Continue reading AMV Acquires O’Connell Partnership
The long-awaited teenage cable channel Rapture launches tomorrow. It will initially be shown on Telewest cable systems only, though the channel hopes more operators will take it up in the future. According to the latest ITC data Telewest is connected to just over half a million homes in areas throughout the country.Rapture will broadcast between… Continue reading Rapture Launches Tomorrow
Amongst the plethora of internet magazines currently available Internet Works is slightly different. It’s subtitled “making the internet work for your business”, and is biased towards the business user.This means you won’t get any of the “hidden camera” type reviews so common to other magazines, but instead articles on web statistics, banner advertising and the… Continue reading First Issue Review – Internet Works
Tim McCabe is to join BBJ Media Services filling the role of head of radio left by the departure of Rupert Garrett (subscribers see Rupert Garrett To Join GWR). McCabe will leave his current post as press and radio buyer at The Network next month.…Stan Park has been appointed as Talk Radio’s commercial director, second… Continue reading Appointment Briefs
Upon writing, we are witnessing the aftermath, but the beginning of this TV week gave us a glimpse of the storm that was to rage through Weatherfield. Unusually, Monday’s episode of the Street proved to be the most popular, attracting 17.71 million viewers. By Friday Jim MacDonald had succumbed to the ‘green eyed monster’ and… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 09/11/97
