http://www.cntraveller.co.uk/As with its printed counterpart, the quality of Condé Nast’s Traveller Online cannot be faulted. There is a wealth of information to be found within Traveller Online and the site is unusually easy to navigate. There is a refreshing minimalism in the site’s design which allows each section to be clear and still visually effective.Traveller… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Condé Nast Traveller
The Radio Advertising Bureau has today announced that Quarter 3 radio revenue grew 15.3% year on year to £89.25 million – the highest ever quarter revenue figure. For the last full year total revenue reached £341m, a growth of 13.6%.The net effect is that commercial radio has grown its share of the display marketplace to… Continue reading Q3 Radio Revenue Grows 15%
The Sunday Telegraph achieved a year on year sales growth of almost 24% for May-October to take its circulation to 886,954. The Daily Star meanwhile had the distinction of being the only tabloid to record a growth in circulation during the period, showing an 8% growth to 730,742 copies sold. The Express managed a year… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – October
ITV has announced that it will be restructuring the factual commissioning operation at the Network Centre.Steve Anderson, currently editor of the BBC’s Watchdog programme, will take up the new post of controller of news and current affairs in January.Anderson will work alongside a new controller of documentaries and features and a new controller of daytime.… Continue reading ITV Restructures Factual Department
The ITC has granted its first renewal licence for a cable company. Swindon Cable has now extended its licence for a period of 15 years from 1999. It launched in 1984 and was the first broadband cable network in the UK to become operational.ITC: 0171 255 3000
The rugby union Five Nations championship is to be sponsored for the first time. Lloyds TSB today announced a three-year deal which will see the banking group give its name to the 1999 World Cup as well as the Five Nations tournament that year and 12 months later.It also means that Lloyds TSB will sponsor… Continue reading Rugby Union Secures More Sponsorship
The Bank of England has just announced that it will be raising interest rates by 0.25% to 7.25% in a decision that took the City by surprise. Financial markets had apparently been expecting rates to remain unchanged for the third month in a row.
Although many may dispute it (and with good reason), the PC is essentially designed to be a labour-saving device. It is reasonable to assume that in general such equipment would be used to save time doing jobs which aren’t particularly enjoyable, ie. labour, thus freeing up more spare leisure time. It is a strange turn… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 07/11/97
The minister for public health, Tessa Jowell, has requested that the EU considers exempting Formula 1 from its sports sponsorship ban policy.Whilst the government and EU are both seeking to eradicate tobacco sponsorship of sports events, Jowell has argued that if Formula 1 were included the sport would simply move to Eastern Europe and Asia… Continue reading Government Seeks To Exclude F1 In Tobacco Ad Ban
The latest set of audience figures released by the ITC for the year ended 30 September show that Channel 5 has achieved a share of 1.4% (estimated share averaged out over 12 months) compared to 0.7% for the twelve months ended 30 June.ITV’s overall share (including GMTV) dropped from 34.2% to 33.5% while BBC1 fell… Continue reading C5 Doubles Audience Share
