MTV Networks Europe will launch its UK version of the channel into over 6 million cable and satellite homes across the UK and Ireland from July 1 (see New MTV Channels Announced).The new channel, tailored for a UK audience, will feature British presenters, new shows and the first phase of a redeveloped on-air identity. There… Continue reading MTV UK Launches Next Month
Fresh magazine, the monthly women’s glossy which launched in February (see First Issue Review – Fresh), has been suspended. The title, published by Hair & Beauty and aimed at 18-26 year olds, is believed to have struggled in the fiercely competitive young women’s market which include Minx and Now among its recent launches. A spokesman… Continue reading Magazine News
Following an uncertain start and several postponed launch dates, the youth orientated cable channel, Rapture promises to be hitting screens within the next month. The channel is now advertising for senior production staff, which adds weight to this claim.Rapture: 0171 287 0097
Details of the merger between WCRS’s media department and Mediapolis, set for July 1, are beginning to emerge with some appointments being made (subscribers see WCRS Set To Merge Media Department With Mediapolis).While the majority of WCRS’s media team will carry on with the same job titles, a few changes are reported. Marc Mendoza, media… Continue reading WCRS/Mediapolis Merger Gears For Launch
Charles Marks, an account manager at Express Newspapers, is to become New Media Marketing and Sales first sales director.Zenith Media has restructured its planning department. Deidre McNair, a planning director and Richard Skipper, a systems development director, have both been appointed to the Board. While, Clare Bugler, a consultant at the Davis Company, Lisa Hallinan,… Continue reading Movement In The Ranks
Channel 4 reaffirms its distinctive remit this summer with a £47 million schedule that is asking for criticism from the Daily Mail brigade. Cutting Edge, Renegade TV and a gay zone, Queer Street are just some of the shows bound to spark controversy. This summer also sees the most substantial multicultural season in the channel’s… Continue reading Channel 4 Reaffirms Its Remit
Mike Wood, media director at JWT, and Mandy Pooler, managing director at Ogilvy & Mather’s the Network, are going to be named as the joint managing directors of WPP Media, it is rumoured. The new outfit, which will bring together the media outfits at JWT and the Network, is set to launch on January 1… Continue reading Heads Named For WPP Media Outfit
http://www.newsworld.co.ukNews World is the annual conference for people who work in the electronic news gathering industry. The site, designed and hosted by MediaTel Interactive, contains basic information about this year’s conference, the speakers, sessions and the exhibition.The conference is held in high esteem by the news industry and is known to attract influential speakers, this… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – News World
National Readership Survey has decided to withdraw its first survey into national newspaper section readership due to anomalies being discovered in the results. It is thought that these occurred due to bias in the responses.Roger Pratt, managing director of NRS, told Newsline that a six-month second test was now underway which would run until the… Continue reading NRS Withdraws First Section Survey
Price Waterhouse’s Entertainment Media and Communication’s forecast for 1998 predicts that satellite technology will continue to grow and establish its prominence as a communications system. This casts doubt on the widely accepted belief that the future is cable.The report also forecasts that Internet television will grow in stature and the integration of TV and computing… Continue reading The Future Is In The Air
