The Radio Authority has only received one applicant for a new ILR FM licence advertised in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.The sole applicant was North East Community Radio. The licence will serve 60,000 adults in and around Inverurie.North East Community Radio 0651 891605Radio Authority 071 430 2724.
The Radio Authority has only received one applicant for a new ILR FM licence advertised in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.The sole applicant was North East Community Radio. The licence will serve 60,000 adults in and around Inverurie.North East Community Radio 0651 891605Radio Authority 071 430 2724.
MTV Europe is planning to move to digital technology by the beginning of next year. This means that MTV will be able to broadcast four channels instead of the present one.Possibilities for the extra capacity include an additional MTV channel tailored to the European market or a music channel aimed at an older audience than… Continue reading MTV TO GO DIGITAL
John Talbot, joint administrator of Robert Maxwell Holdings, said yesterday that a formal bookbuilding process would begin on Monday, covering all the 219.7m shares owned by Maxwell Holdings, or 54.8% of the total.Under the bookbuilding operation bidders have a week to submit bids either at specific prices or at the price which becomes the offer… Continue reading MGN Shares To Be Sold
Perry-Motorpress is to launch a new monthly consumer motoring magazine. Complete Car magazine will compete in the already busy motoring market alongside two other new launches, Top Gear and Carweek.Managing director, Nick Perry, believes that the timing of the launch is crucial, as they have studied the market and waited until their product is right.… Continue reading New Car Magazine To Launch
According to the Newspaper Society, which has been making private soundings in the House of Commons, the majority of MPs are opposed to the imposition of VAT on newspapers.Labour and the Liberal Democrats have already stated that they will reject any move to introduce VAT on reading matter; it now seems that they are supported… Continue reading MPS Opposed To Newspaper VAT
United Newspapers yesterday announced pre-tax profits of £51.3m for the first six months of 1993, a 10.4% rise on last year’s £46.5m. Lord Stevens, chairman of United Newspapers, publisher of the Daily and Sunday Express and the Daily Star, also announced yesterday that he plans to sell Extel Financial, the electronic information subsidiary.Interim pre-tax profits… Continue reading United Newspapers/Anglia TV Profits
The debate over changes in ITV ownership will come to a head in the autumn, at a meeting to be chaired by the Prime Minister. The nine largest ITV companies are banned under the 1990 Broadcasting Act from taking each other over.Mr Major will also decide on whether to extend the moratorium on other take-… Continue reading Major Will Decide TV Takeovers
Channel 4’s new eccentric Friday night arts programme, Eurotrash, is to be sponsored by Bass Brewers’ premium lager, TAG.The deal, worth £100,000, is the latest stage in the campaign to make TAG the leading cult lager brand. Eurotrash, which will run for 6 weeks, will cover the trendiest parts of European culture fashion, film, music… Continue reading C4 Deal With TAG Lager
Last night’s MRG meeting was devoted to 3 papers from the Sixth Worldwide Readership Symposium held in San Francisco in April. The papers were;Quality of Reading Measures Assessed by Qualitative Research – Hilary Cade of RSL MediaQuantifying the Qualities: Should We Measure Contacts or Relationships or Both? – Chris Minter of Readers DigestAudience Accumulation and… Continue reading MRG MEETING – READERSHIP RESEARCH
