Attic Futura has announced that Shine magazine is to close. Publication of the women’s health and beauty glossy, which launched two years ago, will be suspended from August.According to the publisher, sales of the magazine have proved difficult to sustain in recent months and the decision to fold comes after “disappointing sales in a highly… Continue reading Lights Out For Shine Magazine
MondayMediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Media Business.WednesdayTotal Publishing opens its show and conference at Earls Court. Free seminars include an interview with IPC chief executive Sly Bailey.ThursdayTotal Publishing Show continues. Interviewees at free seminars include Sally O’Sullivan, chief executive of Cabal Communications and Mark Frith, editor of last year’s… Continue reading The Week Ahead
A sharp fall in the market value of Future Network has led the company to issue a reassuring statement this morning. Future says that there has been no deterioration in its financial condition, the performance of its businesses or in the company’s expectation of its performance since the previous trading statement was posted on 8… Continue reading Future Reassures Investors
Complaints to the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) increased by 3% year on year during the past 12 months, according the organisation’s Annual Review. Presenting the report, new chairman Lord Dubs said that research showed that citizens and consumers continued to value the role of regulation in broadcasting.The Annual Review reports on collaborative measures the BSC… Continue reading Complaints Up In BSC Report
Personal video recorder (PVR) manufacturer, TiVo, has signed a channel highlights deal with UKTV.UKTV will be the fourth broadcaster to run a TiVo highlights channel, with services from BSkyB, BBC and Channel 4 already up and running. TiVo says that this, the second advertising partnership to be announced in the last four months: “Demonstrates a… Continue reading TiVo Strikes Channel Highlights Deal With UKTV
Last week’s events appeared to be taking their toll on ITV partners Carlton and Granada yesterday with both companies suffering losses. Carlton dropped 4.55% to finish at £3.25, 15˝p worse off than the previous day, while Granada was down 6.86% to close at £1.42˝p, a loss of 10˝p.Taylor Nelson Sofres and Future Network also fell… Continue reading Sharewatch
The National Magazine Company has cancelled two of its most popular exhibitions. The Prima Baby and Cosmopolitan shows will not take place next year while the viability of the events are reviewed.A spokeswoman for the company today said: “Market conditions at the moment mean that the shows have been postponed until further notice. The future… Continue reading Natmags Cancels Exhibitions
The Radio Authority has awarded the Yorkshire regional radio licence to the Guardian Media Group (GMG) which will begin broadcasting its Real Radio format in the region early next year.The licence will give GMG access to a potential audience of 3m listeners, and is one of the last big regional licences to be awarded before… Continue reading GMG Wins Yorkshire Regional Licence
Emap have used the launch of their latest online offering, kissonline, to create a cross-media package for Ford and its rebranded Ka.The three month cross-platform advertising campaign is the first to make use of the recently launched website and will target Kiss 100 FM listeners. The promotion will be driven by a strong online and… Continue reading Emap To Push Ka With Kissonline
Derek Carter has been appointed the new chairman of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA). Carter succeeds Kevin Hand in this role, after Hand quit both this and his role as chief executive of Emap in May following the company’s ill-fated US investments (see Emap Chief Executive Resigns).The new chairman has been the chair of the… Continue reading New PPA Chairman Appointed
