Sky Sports is to broadcast live coverage of a new snooker tournament to start on Monday April 5th. As the last major ranking tournament before the World Championships the Sky Sports International Open will have 32 top players in competition for the £150,000 prize fund.Following the recent appointment of David Elstein as Head of Programming… Continue reading Programme Additions At Sky
Broadcasting union, Bectu, is predicting that a further 6,000 jobs will be lost at the BBC due to recently adopted programming policies initiated by director general, John Birt.
The market research society is running a seminar on March 29 entitled “The Effectiveness of TV advertising in the next decade” which will include discussions on a number of key issues including forecasting the future of TV advertising, changing the creative approach to commercials, and questioning whether multi-media will be the answer as audience levels… Continue reading MRS Training – TV Effectiveness
The takeover of ITN by a Carlton-led consortium is still being stalled by a dispute over the news supplier’s base in Gray’s Inn Road. Carlton has made it clear that the deal will not go any further until it can buy the freehold of ITN’s headquarters but it looks unlikely that this will be resolved… Continue reading Carlton Dispute Over ITN HQ Continues
Argus Press has put all of its regional division up for sale, with the management forming a buyout team to make a bid for the newspapers involved. Papers in the division include the Reading Chronicle, Surrey Mirror, Sutton Herald, Newbury Journal and East Grinstead Observer.Argus Press: 0252 875075
Just over a week since the launch of the Telegraph’s Saturday section, Money -Go-Round, the Sunday Times has risen to the challenge by introducing a new personal finance section aimed at those readers eager to catch up on the week’s financial news and analysis.The section is made up of 20 pages, although 8 of these… Continue reading Sunday Times Launches Finance Section
Argus Press has put all of its regional division up for sale, with the management forming a buyout team to make a bid for the newspapers involved. Papers in the division include the Reading Chronicle, Surrey Mirror, Sutton Herald, Newbury Journal and East Grinstead Observer.Argus Press: 0252 875075
March 18th will see the launch of British Cars, a general interest car monthly from Kimberley’s Magazine Publishing.British Cars will be aimed at British and classic car enthusiasts, will have a cover price of £1.90 and an initial print run of 55,000.Advertising Manager: Soheila KimberleyPage Mono: £1,000 Page colour: £1,800
March 18th will see the launch of British Cars, a general interest car monthly from Kimberley’s Magazine Publishing.British Cars will be aimed at British and classic car enthusiasts, will have a cover price of £1.90 and an initial print run of 55,000.Advertising Manager: Soheila KimberleyPage Mono: £1,000 Page colour: £1,800
Recorder Newspapers in Middlesex is desperately seeking a buyer after its financial backer pulled out unexpectedly last week. The group publishes titles such as the Harrow Borough Recorder and the Ealing Borough Recorder.Recorder Newspapers: 081 566 5577
