Emap is expected to make an announcement tomorrow regarding the sale of its regional newspapers interests when it announces its final results. If confirmed, the deal is expected to raise £200 million for Emap.Potential purchasers are believed to include Johnston Press, Newsquest, the former Reed regional newspaper group, and Northcliffe, owned by the Daily Mail… Continue reading Emap Close To Regional Titles Sale
The Radio Advertising Bureau has published its latest Best Practice Guide on what constitutes an effective weight of radio advertising.The booklet, which is intended as a source of reference for advertisers and agencies offers ideas and guidance on past experience. The RAB says that with increasing amounts of advertising money being spent on radio, the… Continue reading RAB Produces Guide To Effective Radio Weights
Channel Four has announced that it will be spending up to £100m over the next four years on British feature films. It is believed that the money could fund 80 new films over that time period.It is estimated that around £18m will be spent on Channel Four’s Film on Four , rising to £22m in… Continue reading Channel Four Injects £100m Into Films
BLA, the largest independent customer magazine publisher, has won the contract to publish ‘The Line’, the magazine launched in October 1995 for BT mobile phone customers.‘The Line’, to be published quarterly, will eventually be sent to approximately half the complete BT mobile customer base of one million. This win adds another brand leader to BLA’s… Continue reading BLA Wins BT Mobile Customer Magazine Contract
Yorkshire Television has this morning confirmed to MediaTel that it is definitely to go ahead with the third weekly episode of Emmerdale although it is not yet known which day the new episode will go out. Emmerdale is currently broadcast on a Tuesday and Thursday. Yorkshire Television has put in an application with the ITV… Continue reading Emmerdale’s Third Episode Confirmed
http://mediavillage.mediatel.co.uk/MediaTel is today launching its latest web development, the Media Village, available on open access. Created designed and hosted by MediaTel, the Media Village is a “net community”, which is populated by media organisations and industry bodies, including the IPA, the PPA, TDI, NRS, AGB, BMRB, Euroquest MRB, R&b and NABS.Derek Jones, Managing Director of… Continue reading Media Village Launches Today
It is reported in today’s FT that one of the bidders for the final London FM commercial radio licence is to be for a children’s station.Nigel Wray, the millionaire behind the Trocadero leisure centre, who owns the rights to Noddy and all the Enid Blyton characters is believed to be preparing an application. The radio… Continue reading Children’s Radio Station To Bid For London Licence
Granada Gold has seen its potential audience increase to almost double that of its previous by leasing a transponder from Kinnevik, the Scandinavian broadcaster. The securing Astra 1A satellite transponder means that almost five million households will be able to receive the channel in the autumn if the cable carriage deals are finalized with a… Continue reading GSB – Double The Potential
Further research to come out of the Banner Computer Readership Survey launched earlier this month shows that a fifth of all computer decision makers in businesses use the Internet, and that the number of Internet users is expected to grow by 79% next year.Comparing large and small businesses – over 33% of all organisations with… Continue reading Banner Provide Internet Usage Research
Nationwide Building Society will be the official sponsors of the Football League next season, taking over from Endsleigh Insurance.The new deal will run for an initial three year period, and is worth a total of £5.25 million. The new Nationwide Football League logo will appear on perimeter boards at all League grounds, on all match… Continue reading Nationwide To Sponsor Football League
