IPC has appointed Paul Williams as display advertisement controller for its Country Magazine group and Leisure Network. Williams, who has been group advertising manager of EMAP’s motoring titles for the past two years, joins IPC on June 27. He will be responsible for all the titles in the Country and Leisure groups including Country Life,… Continue reading IPC Appointments
In a deal announced this morning, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is to pay more than £360m over ten years for TV rights to a new Southern hemisphere Rugby Union competition featuring Australia, South Africa and New Zealand in home and away internationals, and leading club sides in a further league tournament.It is thought that the… Continue reading Murdoch Turns His Attention To Rugby Union Now
The Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd, has announced that he is to retire from politics, and will remain in his post only until the next Cabinet re-shuffle.In a statement released a few minutes ago, he says that he informed the PM in the Spring of 1994, and re-affirmed earlier this year, that he intended to retire… Continue reading Douglas Hurd Announces Retirement
Channel One has begun transmitting live pictures of its internet programme Digital World on the internet. The experiment began this week when constantly updated live still pictures were transmitted onto Digital World’s Web pages. Next week the cable channel, owned by Associated Newspapers, hopes to include sound as well. Digital World goes out at 9.30pm… Continue reading Channel One Transmits Live On The Internet
MTV’s decision to scramble its signal from July 1st (Newsline yesterday) in an attempt to increase subscription revenues, will mean the loss of 10m homes with satellite dishes unless they get decoder boxes.Negotiations continue over 10m more homes in Belgium, Switzerland and Holland. MTV hopes its income base will become 30% subs, 70% advertising (now… Continue reading MTV To Lose 10M Viewers
The Radio Authority has received no applications for the local licence for Southwold in Suffolk. This is the first time a new licences has not attracted a single applicant. A ‘community radio’ group, which had pressed for the advertisement of such a licence, had been expected to apply but withdrew its application shortly before the… Continue reading Suffolk IR Licence Attracts No Applicants
Midland Independent Newspapers has agreed to pay £14.2m for trade publisher and exhibitions company, Inside Communications (industrial and welfare titles).The deal will be financed from existing resources.
Live TV attracted almost 50% of its available audience within its first three days of transmission, according to a telephone poll of 250 cable subscribers. 81% of people interviewed were aware of Live TV at its launch last week. 55% of the sample disagreed with suggestions that the channel, owned by Mirror Group, was aimed… Continue reading Live TV Research
Maiden Outdoor Advertising is to purchase British Transport Advertising, subject to the agreement of the Office of Fair Trading and Railtrack.The combined Maiden/BTA share of each poster sheet size would be as follows:16 Sheet 48 Sheet 96 Sheet Combined Maiden/BTA 22% 35% 23% (With NSS Link-Up)Current MMC rules state that no company may own more… Continue reading Maiden Set To Purchase BTA
Women’s Weeklies’ advertising manager, Ian Scott, is to join RSA as advertising sales director. Scott will take over from Katrina Hill, who will remain at RSA in an unspecified capacity. IPC has yet to announce who will replace Scott on the Women’s Weeklies.
