VNU, the business-to-business and computing publisher, will this afternoon publish the first ever UK ABC for a website. The eight-page audit for the company’s Mag.net website covers the month from February 3 to March 2. Audits are also being carried out on VNU’s other sites, including Job.net, which will be available in May.VNU: 0171 316… Continue reading VNU To Announce First Website ABC Today
Eurosport’s 1st Quarter Newsletter reports that the sport’s channel is in the process of expanding the range of languages that it broadcasts in. Eurosport currently broadcasts simultaneously in 13 languages. A Portuguese version begins broadcasting in May and the company is also looking into the possibility of adding an Arabic and a Hebrew commentary service.… Continue reading Sports News
Woolworths is sponsoring BoxTops a weekly top ten video chart show on Emap’s The Box, cable channel. The sponsorship, which began in March, runs for 26 weeks and includes a Woolworth’s, ‘Single of the Week’ slot.The Box: 0171 376 2000
IPC Magazines has appointed Karen Livermore as editor of Essentials.Currently women’s editor at the Daily Star, Livermore joins Essentials in May with the brief to continue developing the women’s monthly.IPC: 0171 261 7530
It was previously thought that nothing could beat the ratings success of ITV’s This Morning show. A year ago, the BBC had to admit defeat after Richard and Judy fought off Anne and Nick’s Good Morning *Anne And Nick Faces Axe While Richard And Judy Move To London. The BBC, however, did not surrender altogether.… Continue reading BBC Pack A Punch For Richard And Judy
The Internet is a media in its infancy. It has been with us for only a few years and only recently has it begun to make inroads into the UK. As a medium, it provokes more questions than answers.Yet the one thing which can be said about the Internet is that it is here and… Continue reading Focus: The Future Of The Internet
ITV is claiming that it clocked up its highest Wednesday peak-time share so far this year this week.According to live overnight data supplied by the Network, ITV’s share of the audience was 49.5%, compared with 21% for BBC1, 10.3% for BBC2, 9.7% for Channel 4 and 2.1% for Channel 5.Neil Morrissey’s performance as The Vanishing… Continue reading Winning Wednesday For ITV
BARB has announced that it will be carrying out new procedures to measure more accurately the viewing habits of the 16-24 and 25-34 age groups.An investigation by BARB to see whether the current measurement specifications could be improved upon revealed that its measurement of the 16-24 age group was 5% lower than the 1991 census… Continue reading BARB To Carry Out New Measurements
Paragon Publishing will be adding to its growing portfolio of computing titles next month when it launches Net Gamer . The monthly Internet title, billed as “for the ultimate multiplayer PC gaming experience”, will be released on May 29. It will cost £4.99.Paragon: 01202 299900
Business Age magazine is preparing to return to the news-stands. The title, which closed last June *VNU Magazines To Close, is reported to be about to be given a new lease of life. The title’s current owner, VNU Business Publications is said to have sold the rights to Business Age to Anil Bhoyrul, former editor… Continue reading The Business Age Is Back
