Attic Futura and its sister company, North South are getting ready to launch a new entertainment magazine aimed at women, in the spring.A spokesperson for Attic Futura, who also publish Inside Soap and the teenage magazine Sugar was unable to give any further details on the frequency or overall content of the title but commented… Continue reading New Title For Attic
Bates Dorland Interactive have launched a web site to promote their multimedia activities. The site serves as an introduction to the company, with a welcome message, introductory comments from some of the staff involved, contact information, and a guestbook for visitors.At the moment, it is still very much a vanity site, with no real information… Continue reading Bates Dorland Internet Site
The 10th Media Research Group conference opened in Barcelona this morning with the theme of “Who should call the tune? – Are we paying a fair price for harmony?”The opening session gave the opportunity for the media owner, the media journalist, the politician, and the city to have a say. The key issues of regulation;… Continue reading MRG Conference 1995
After several weeks of rumours Cellnet has today announced it is to sponsor the English rugby team and England rugby in an exclusive package, making it one of the most heavyweight sponsorships of the sport.The Cellnet name will appear on all the England team training kit, and also on a range of leisurewear to be… Continue reading Cellnet To Sponsor Rugby
Rocketscience has announced that it is set to launch a new cable channel aimed solely at teenagers in the spring next year.A spokesman for Rocketscience said that Rapture is attempting to attract a target audience of 12-20 year olds with over 2000 hours worth of UK originated programming rather than imports and re-runs which are… Continue reading New Cable Channel For Teenagers
The Radio Authority has licensed its first Digital Audio Broadcasting multiplex provider, National Transcommunications Ltd (NTL). It has issued a restricted service licence to simulcast a showcase of West Midlands IR stations on both analogue and digital.NTL is launching its DAB system today at the Sound Broadcasting Equipment Show in Birmingham. The stations involved are… Continue reading Radio Authority Licences First Dab Provider
National Magazine Company’s Zest magazine, which has a circulation of 148,000 (publishers statement), is set to become a monthly title in April next year. The women’s fitness and health magazine launched as a quarterly in October 1994.Contact Nicki Wood on 0171 439 5434.
New subscribers have helped BSkyB more than double its profits in the 3-months to September 1995. Pre-tax profits increased by 108% on the same period last year, to £51m. Subscriptions accounted for 85% of total revenues, with 74% coming from DTH and 11% coming from cable. DTH subscription revenues grew by 35% and cable by… Continue reading BSkyB Profits Double
Breakfast TV viewing, along with viewing of satellite channels aimed at children/family audiences all saw marked improvements this week – as a result of half term holidays.Particular channels to benefit were as follows: Family Channel TNT/Cartoon Nickelodeon TCC Disney Channel %Sh Hr/Vw %Sh Hr/Vw %Sh Hr/Vw %Sh Hr/Vw %Sh Hr/Vw W/e 22-Oct 0.4 00:06 2.7… Continue reading Half Term Spent Watching TV?
The latest readership figures, for the period April to September this year, show readership of national newspapers declining compared to the same six- month period last year. Total readership last year was 95 million; this year it is just over 94 million; readership is down by 826,000 readers.Most of the quality newspapers did manage to… Continue reading NRS Round-Up – National Newspapers (Apr-Sep’95)
