Sky television is to broadcast the Montserrat Benefit Concert as a pay-per-view event. Sky is charging £4.95 or £6.95 if purchased after midnight on Monday 15 September, with all proceeds going to victims of the Soufriere Volcano. Artists appearing on the bill include Paul McCartney, Sting, Elton John and Mick Hucknall.This is the latest in… Continue reading Sky Make Montserrat Benefit Concert PPV
IPC is rumoured to be planning a new homes magazine, with a pilot issue ready to launch next month. According to Press Gazette the project has a working title of 20 Beautiful Homes and is aimed at attracting middle to upper-market readers.
BT has successfully negotiated a cut of about 20% in the price it is paying to take over US rival MCI Communications.The takeover deal, which was announced in November (subscribers see BT Merger Creates Murdoch Alliance), appeared under threat after BT said it wanted to renegotiate the terms of the deal. The new arrangement values… Continue reading BT Renegotiates MCI Takeover
Classic FM will be five-years old on Sunday September 7 and the station plans to “focus on drawing new audiences into the network” and building on the current listener base.Station managing director Murray Dudgeon has also been working closely over the summer with Brand Futures, a division of AMV, which is currently carrying out a… Continue reading Classic FM Looks To Growth
The Evening Standard is planning a new Monday lifestyle section which will be aimed at 20 to 35-year-old women. The as-yet unnamed pull-out will be launched on 8 September in addition to a new jobs section.Evening Standard: 0171 938 6000
Ulster Television today blamed “difficult trading conditions” for the marginal growth in its advertising revenue for the half year to 30 June 1997. Though the broadcaster’s share of viewing for the period was 39.5% against an ITV average of 33.2%, there was a drop in pre-tax profits from £4.67m to £3.64m.Ulster: 01232 328122
The new Rugby Union season starts on Saturday, with BSkyB having live rights to the major competitions at international, domestic and European level. This will include the new Allied Dunbar Premiership One and European Heineken Cup competitions as well as England’s Five Nations games and internationals against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.Sky’s live Rugby… Continue reading Rugby Union On Sky
Emap On Air has now filled more key senior positions with the appointment of Karen Stacy and Sarah-Jane O’Malley as account directors. Both Stacy and O’Malley were previously in the Channel 4 sales team.Two new account managers have also been appointed in the shape of Adam Verby and Nick Downs who were previously at Scottish… Continue reading Emap On Air Announces Senior Appointments
Express Newspapers will be opening a sales office in Manchester in the Autumn. It will be headed by Nora Flannery who was previously sales and marketing manager at National Union of Students Services.Express Newspapers: 0171 921 5900
Trista Grant, managing director, of Universal McCann, will be leaving the company in October to become media director of McCann-Erickson in Sydney. Fiona Smedley and Chris Shaw, joint planning directors, will then become joint managing directors.…G&J has appointed a new ad controller in Clare Dove, who joins from Atlantic 252, while Fiona Beard has been… Continue reading Appointment News
