Following pressure from the ITC, *BSkyB Share Price Plummets, BSkyB is preparing to pull out of the British Digital Broadcasting consortium. The two other shareholders, Carlton Communications and Granada, are said to have agreed to buy BSkyB’s one-third stake for £75 million if the bid is successful. BSkyB will still continue to benefit in the… Continue reading BSkyB Leaves The Alliance
Carlton is launching its new web-sites, Carlton On-Line and Central On-Line on June 26.Web-surfers will be able to indulge in virtual chat in the on-line café and purchase programme related merchandise from the comfort of their own homes. There will also be the opportunity to view programme schedules and read other channel related information.Carlton: 0171… Continue reading Carlton And Central Move Into Cyber Space
Capital 95.8 FM has won the Gold medal for the Best Top 40 Format at the New York Festival International Radio Awards. This is the second year running that Capital has picked up the trophy.Classic FM also won two Gold awards; one was for its 16 part documentary series Russian Revelation and, for the second… Continue reading Classic And Capital Take Gold
IPC today announces the launch of SouthBank Solutions, a new department that will focus on building long-term relationships with key clients and their agencies. It will be headed up by director Arabella Atlee and manager Hazel Barry.Primarily the consultancy will aim to develop new and existing magazine initiatives that help to fulfil the marketing objectives… Continue reading IPC Launch Magazine Consultancy
A new magazine called Golf International will launch on June 30. It will be published by Golf International Services which is a new company set up by the former editor of Golf World and his deputy. Robert Green and Richard Simmons hope that the Irish and British Opens this summer will give the fledgling title… Continue reading Golf Magazine To Launch
The Modern Review, the contemporary culture newspaper which closed in May 1995, is reported to be relaunching in the autumn as a glossy monthly magazine. Julie Burchill, one of the original founding partners is editor- in-chief of the new title and Joanne Mallabar, a former Big Issue editor, will be deputy editor. The anti-hype magazine… Continue reading The Return Of The Mod
ABC //electronic announced today that LineOne has registered for a Web audit.Geoffrey Copeman, chairman of ABC and ABC //electronic said: “We are delighted to welcome LineOne. This reflects on the quality of our product and the desire of major international companies to use the ABC gold standard for audience measurements.”ABC: 01442 870 800
The theme park Thorpe Park is sponsoring LWT’s Weekend Show. The deal runs for 8 weeks from July 11. The new programme, produced by LWT, features Andi Peters and Emma Forbes as they travel up and down the Thames, doing celebrity interviews and running down the events of the weekend.
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
