http://www.erack.com/FHM/Web sites are funny places, often when you open a Web site for the first time it’s a bit like going to one of those established chain restaurants where everything is very plastic, it takes ages for you to wade through the menu and actually find something both appealing and satisfying. Things can go either… Continue reading Website Of The Week: For Him Magazine
OKTV, a new interactive television service on cable, was successfully launched in Scotland last Saturday. The station believes itself to be the first of its kind in the UK. A spokesperson from the channel said: “OKTV carries soaps, quiz shows, Oprah Winfrey style programmes, etc. It is similar to Channel 4 and ITV.” OKTV also… Continue reading Successful Launch For OKTV
LWT has signed a deal with MTV Europe to screen highlights of the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards. The awards will be broadcast live on MTV at 20.00 to 22.00 CET on Thursday November 14 and the edited highlights will be shown on LWT at 23.00 GMT on Saturday November 16.The event takes place at… Continue reading LWT Signs Agreement With MTV
Granada has denied any interests in a possible take over of Manchester United Football Club. A spokesperson told Newsline that “certain articles in today’s press are just speculation.”Last month a similar move by Michael Grade, head of Channel 4, was turned down by the club *(ITV Abandons Euro Rugby Cup). Links with the club were… Continue reading Granada Denies Man United Link
Eurosport has confirmed that it will broadcast live the European Cup Winners’ Cup match between Liverpool and Switzerland’s FC Sion. The coverage is believed to be against UEFA’s ruling but Eurosport declined to comment on the issue.For more information on next weeks European matches, subscribers can access Sports Diary.Eurosport: 0171 468 7777
Two applications were received by the ITC for the local delivery franchise for Taunton and Bridgwater. The applicants are: Convergence (Somerset) Limited, a jointly-owned subsidiary of The Convergence Group plc and Orbis Trust (Guernsey) Ltd. Convergence proposes to offer service to 71,300 homes by 2002. A cash bid of £426,027 was made. TeleWest Communications (Taunton… Continue reading Two Applicants For Taunton And Bridgwater
The Retail Prices Index for September came in at 162.6, taking 1985 as the base rate. This represents an increase of 2.1% on last year and an increase of 0.5% on August.For RPI trends subscribers can access MediaTel’s Encyclomedia section in Talking Windows.
Liberty Publishing is set to launch a new radio station, 963 Liberty, on the old Viva frequency. Mohammed Fayed, the owner of Liberty, bought Viva in May 1995 for £3m at a time when the station was struggling *(Fayed Buys Viva!). The station hopes to provide a “distinctive new format of speech and music” and… Continue reading Liberty Launches New Radio Station
Robert Findlay has been appointed as the new chairman of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA). Findlay, chairman of Findlay Publications, replaces Terry Mansfield.NABS, the advertising industry charity, has named Hamish Pringle as the new chairman. He will step down as chairmen of the IPA’s Advertising Effectiveness Committee at the end of the year.Guardian Newspapers has… Continue reading Appointments
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has published a new document which looks at the role Commercial Radio will have in the future. The Future of Commercial Radio looks at the part Commercial Radio will play in future markets as well as benefits for advertisers.Growth of audiences, characteristics of the radio audience and attitudes of the… Continue reading Future Of Commercial Radio Document Published
