MTV Europe has switched Blah Blah Blah‘s publisher from Ray Gun to Attic Futura in a move which, according to MTV, is aimed at broadening the music title’s distribution to the Continent.Sandra Keenan, vice president of MTV Europe’s corporate affairs, dismissed talk that Ray Gun had dropped Blah Blah Blah due to poor sales. She… Continue reading MTV Changes Blah Blah Blah Publisher
Media group Pearson is at the centre of speculation today that it is about to be taken over. Though Pearson recorded disappointing financial results last week, the sale of Westminster Press boosted shares by 19p to 630p *(Newsline 05/08/96). Another reason for the interest in Pearson is a report by CL-Laing which views Pearson as… Continue reading Pearson Likely To Be Bought
The Monopolies and Mergers Commission announced at 3pm today that it will be investigating Pearson’s sale of Westminster Press to Newsquest Media. No other details are available at present, though a statement from the MMC is expected tomorrow.The takeover, which occurred last week *Newsquest Buys Westminster Press For £305m, boosts Newsquest’s titles to almost 200… Continue reading Westminster Press Sale Referred To MMC
http://www.slate.com/Since its launch in June *(Microsoft To Provide Quality Journalism Online) Microsoft’s website, Slate, has received many awards and critical acclaim. The on-line magazine is Microsoft’s attempt to bring quality journalism to the Internet. The site features articles on culture, politics and public policy. Since its release Slate has accounted for approximately 10,000 readers per… Continue reading Website Of The Week: Slate
Heartland Cablevision II has applied to run the cable delivery licence for Daventry, offering service to almost 9,000 homes.Heartland, which is owned by Telecential Communications, made a bid of £7,400 for the licence which would form a contiguous area with Northampton, Northeast Northamptonshire and Rugby. These areas are currently covered by Telecential’s existing franchise.Heartland was… Continue reading Heartland Cablevision Applies For Daventry Licence
A survey analysing trends in IT broadsheet supplements has found that there is a tendency to focus on feature discussions, primarily on the Internet, rather than more technical issues. National broadsheet newspapers were selected for the survey because of their reach to senior businessmen who are thought to be less inclined to read more specialist… Continue reading Supplements Focus on The Web
On-line information provider MAID has announced that it will be setting up an International Executive Division which will supervise and drive the Group’s global strategy and development. The new division will be headed by Dan Wagner, chief executive of MAID, and will oversee activity in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Wagner said the move was… Continue reading MAID Announces Expansion Plans
The substantial peaktime audience lead built up by ITV during the BBC’s Olympics coverage *ITV Claims Loyal Viewers was maintained last week (5th-11th August) as the BBC returned to a normal schedule.Initial data shows that ITV’s peaktime share was over 8 points ahead of BBC1 (41.4% compared to 33.2%). ITV had an all-time share of… Continue reading ITV Claims Best Performance Of The Year
Emap Pursuit will launch a new sports magazine tomorrow, the same day that the BBC’s football title Match Of The Day makes its debut *Match Of The Day Magazine. The Emap title, called Sported!, has been rumoured since April *New Magazine Launches but, with the market becoming increasingly competitive, it has been kept under very… Continue reading Emap Launches New Sports Title
QualitiesThe Times and the FT performed the best among the daily quality newspapers in July, while The Independent suffered the biggest loss. The Times‘s circulation was up 14.94% on July last year to over 753,000 copies, with the FT‘s circulation rising 4.54% year-on-year to 297,194. The Independent‘s circulation dropped by over 31,000 copies (or 10.41%)… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – July
