The last issue of the monthly ES magazine will be out on September 27. The Evening Standard weekly supplement which will come out on Fridays will be launched on October 22nd.The new supplement will be a weekly version of the ES magazine with a weekly TV listings guide.Evening Standard 071 938 6000
September sees the launch of two new children’s titles; Marvel Comics are to launch James Bond Jnr, a fortnightly comic, and Dennis Publishing is launching Gladiators, a spin-off from the TV series.Gladiators launches on 2 September. The monthly A4 magazine will have a cover price of £1.95 and an initial print run of 120,000. The… Continue reading JAMES BOND JNR Vs GLADIATORS
The head of business affairs at ITN, Mark Young has left to work at the BBC. Earlier this year, the head of ITN Bob Phillis left to become deputy director-general of the BBC.These departures, together with the loss of the finance director, Clive Timms to the Royal Opera House, mean that the likely success of… Continue reading ITN Radio Bid In Trouble
Zenith has issued the August update to their UK TV Forecasts to 2003.The key points of the update are as follows: General UK economic forecasts have been revised upwards, with the UK economy now expected to grow by almost 1.7% in real terms this year, with total advertising expenditure expected to grow by 2% and… Continue reading ZENITH UK TV FORECASTS TO 2003
Four PC Games titles are to launch in October and November.PC Action from Europress will launch at the end of October. The monthly will have a cover price of £3.95. The final details are still not decided, but the initial print run is estimated to be 60-70,000.The editorial content will be in a similar vein… Continue reading New PC Games Titles To Launch
The last issue of the monthly ES magazine will be out on September 27. The Evening Standard weekly supplement which will come out on Fridays will be launched on October 22nd.The new supplement will be a weekly version of the ES magazine with a weekly TV listings guide.Evening Standard 071 938 6000
Zenith has issued the August update to their UK TV Forecasts to 2003.The key points of the update are as follows: General UK economic forecasts have been revised upwards, with the UK economy now expected to grow by almost 1.7% in real terms this year, with total advertising expenditure expected to grow by 2% and… Continue reading ZENITH UK TV FORECASTS TO 2003
The ITV Network Centre has appointed Initiative Media Programming (IMP) to help test the feasibility of developing a computer system to evaluate the potential of new programmes.David Brennan, Controller of Audience Planning from September will be responsible for developing the system. Dick Emery, Director of Market Strategy said that the Network Centre needed “a completely… Continue reading ITV Programme Evaluation System
The Builder Group is to relaunch RIBA Journal, the Royal Institute of British Architects’ magazine, on 31 August.The relaunch comes 6 months after the Royal Institute of British Architects pulled out of the joint venture and the Builder Group assumed full ownership.The magazine was an institutional title but it will become more professional and news-orientated,… Continue reading Magazine Relaunches
The Cheltenham Newspapers group, owner of the Gloucestershire Echo and Gloucester Citizen is taking a major interest in local radio. It is a 20% investor in BIG AM and FM, the proposed stations of Broadcasting in Gloucestershire, one of the consortia which hopes to take the IR licence which has been readvertised in Gloucester.Oxford station… Continue reading Cheltenham Newspapers Radio Interest
