BBC Radio 1 has confirmed that Mark Radcliffe is to takeover from Chris Evans as the Breakfast Show host. The new show will hit the airwaves on 17 February. Simon Mayo will fill in until then.Radcliffe’s salary is not going to be in the same league as his predecessor’s. He is reported to be getting… Continue reading Evans’ Replacement Announced
Coronation Street returns to the top this week, recapturing the top two places from Eastenders. Emmerdale continues to build a solid following, this week holding eighth, ninth, and tenth place giving ITV a slight edge over the BBC in holding six of the top ten places.ITV drama continues to do well, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries,… Continue reading TV Weekly Viewing Summary W/E 12/01/97
A row is threatening to erupt over the latest batch of July-December NRS figures for the women’s weekly sector, with some magazine companies querying the Survey’s research methods.Of particular concern is the quality of the research for young upper-class women in the weekly sector since most of the titles have shown a drop in the… Continue reading Row Threatening Over NRS Figures
RAJAR has named its new executive director as Peter Jenkins. He will join at the beginning of March, replacing Roger Gane who is leaving at the end of February to join the IPSOS group. Mr Jenkins was previously a self-employed consultant and has many years market and media research experience.RAJAR has also said that it… Continue reading New RAJAR Executive Director Named
http://www.designercity.com/cosmopolitan.Cosmopolitan joined its American sister publication on the Net this week.The new site has a modern, fresh layout that is easy to navigate. The style-conscious visitor will quickly be tempted to explore beyond the front cover. The American Internet is primarily feature led; British Cosmo on the Web is fashion focused.There is wardrobe advice, reports… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – Cosmopolitan
United News & Media has announced a reorganisation of its businesses. Two businesses, formerly in its regional newspaper division, will in future form part of United Advertising Publications. The two businesses concerned are the portfolio of Spanish titles principally the leading Madrid-based advertising periodical, Segundamano; and the free London based newspapers, including the Yellow Advertiser… Continue reading United News & Media Take London Papers Off The Market
The WPP Group has taken a minority stake in Peapod, the leading American home-delivery grocery service. Peapod offers PC-based home shopping and delivery to consumers in Chicago, San Francisco, San Jose, Boston, Columbus and Houston. They work in partnership with local retailers.The joint venture between WPP and Peapod will be overseen by Eric Salama, Group… Continue reading WPP Buys Into On-Line Shopping Service
Optimedia have appointed Simon Timlett as Head of Press. Timlett was formerly at CIA Media Network. Keith Hallett is now Group Director of Optimedia.…Meanwhile, CIA Media Network has poached Bill Faust from IMP as Managing Director of CIA Interactive. He takes over from Rob Norman. Norman has joined Prisma Sports and Media, but will continue… Continue reading New Appointments
Customer magazine publisher Redwood has announced that it will be publishing Early Learning for the Early Learning Centre.It will be a paid-for title, costing £1.80, and will be available in Early Learning stores, via news-stands and via subscription. Early Learning will be a quarterly 100-page perfect-bound glossy with an initial print-run of 180,000. It launches… Continue reading New Title For Redwood
The ITV Network Centre has announced that it is planning to extend current affairs programming. The announcement comes following the success of the ‘Monarchy Debate’ programme, which achieved ratings double that expected for factual programmes *Monarchy Debate Breaks Records For ITV.The Network is inviting the individual ITV companies and independent producers to pitch for two… Continue reading ITV Invites Bids For New Current Affairs Shows
