Compagnie Generale des Eaux has linked with Singapore Telecom and Yorkshire Water to invest about £200m in a cable system for Yorkshire.Singapore Telecom and CGE will each take a 45% stake, with Yorkshire Water putting up the rest. The money will be invested in Yorkshire Cable, which holds six franchises in the county. The company… Continue reading New Yorkshire Cable System
The Audit Bureau of Circulations is to split its business press titles into 2 groups which will be assigned separate audit periods. The 2 groups will be service and industrial,with the service group covering building, architecture and retail titles and the industrial group covering engineering, electronic and computer titles.The industrial group will submit returns for… Continue reading ABC Business Audit Periods
Reed Elsevier yesterday announced the first set of results since their merger – there was a 24% increase in pre-tax profits.Currency movements favoured the first half figures, which rose from £227m to £281m before tax.Professional publishing showed a 30% profit rise to £60m, and the consumer division was up 23% to £54m with a good… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Success
A new architecture magazine produced in association with The Prince of Wales’ Institute of Architecture is to be published in February next year.The monthly magazine from Wordsearch Publishing will discuss architecture and arts and crafts, seeking to inform, inspire and educate. It will also offer practical advice on house decoration and landscape gardening, as well… Continue reading Prince Of Wales Launches Magazine
London news radio station LBC is to sponsor Premier League football club Wimbledon, in a deal worth £250,000.LBC, under its new ownership with Dame Shirley Porter as chairman, is also increasing its sports coverage; there will be live coverage of a mid-week London soccer match.
London news radio station LBC is to sponsor Premier League football club Wimbledon, in a deal worth £250,000.LBC, under its new ownership with Dame Shirley Porter as chairman, is also increasing its sports coverage; there will be live coverage of a mid-week London soccer match.
Media Research Manager at The Media Business, Paul Middleton, is leaving to join the Rank Organisation in September in their market research department. Managing director of Concord, Alan Simmons, has been elected chairman of the Council of Outdoor Specialists, replacing Gerry McSharry, chief exec. of Poster Publicity.
Media Research Manager at The Media Business, Paul Middleton, is leaving to join the Rank Organisation in September in their market research department. Managing director of Concord, Alan Simmons, has been elected chairman of the Council of Outdoor Specialists, replacing Gerry McSharry, chief exec. of Poster Publicity.
August 25th sees the launch of a new motoring weekly, Carweek, published by EMAP. It will consist of two different sections, an outer colour jacket containing news and features, and an inner section of listings and classified ads. Both sections will be of around 50 pages.CAR WEEK 071 216 6200With an Initial Print Run of… Continue reading Motoring Press Overview – Weeklies
A new architecture magazine produced in association with The Prince of Wales’ Institute of Architecture is to be published in February next year.The monthly magazine from Wordsearch Publishing will discuss architecture and arts and crafts, seeking to inform, inspire and educate. It will also offer practical advice on house decoration and landscape gardening, as well… Continue reading Prince Of Wales Launches Magazine
