Natmags is to follow the route taken by rival magazine publishers (see Feature: Publishers Move Towards “Media-Neutral” Brands) and group its titles according to their audience or advertising market. The new structure, due to take effect from 1 October, will also see responsibilities for publishing and advertising sales divided into separate functions.“We need to make… Continue reading Natmags Announces New Brands-Oriented Structure
Pre-tax profits of £104m at the UK’s largest regional newspaper group, Trinity Mirror, were this morning overshadowed by the announcement of the resignation of group managing director, Roger Eastoe (left). A management restructure ensued which included the creation of a new senior executive position.Eastoe is to leave the company at the end of this month… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Restructures Management, Reports Profits Up 15%
Swearing. It’s not big, it’s not clever, but we all do it. But does that mean children should be exposed to it? This was one of the sticky issues faced by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) this month.One of the rulings made by the ASA centred around the word “crap”. BBC 1 obviously deems the… Continue reading ASA Shows Mixed Response To Rude And Nude Ads
The BBC has appointed Lorraine Heggessey as the new controller of its flagship channel, BBC 1. The promotion from her current position as joint director of factual and learning, comes after it was announced that Peter Salmon is to leave the position to become director for sport (see Salmon Appointed BBC Director Of Sport).Heggessey comes… Continue reading First Woman Appointed As BBC1 Controller
Granada Media’s decision to buy Irish independent TV broadcaster TV3 (see Granada Media Begins European Expansion With Stake In TV3) is thought to have prompted speculative buying of shares of its equivalent on the other side of the border – Ulster TV shares rose 16½p yesterday, to end at £3.70. Granada Media finished down 1p… Continue reading Sharewatch
Peter Salmon, controller of BBC 1, is to step down from his current job and take on the role of director of sport. The role is newly created and will see Salmon become a member of the BBC’s executive committee.The BBC’s flagship channel was criticised in the governors’ annual report earlier this year (see BBC… Continue reading Salmon Appointed BBC Director Of Sport
Tempus Group has announced pre-tax profits of £10.5m for the six months to 30 June 2000. This figure is up 42% on last year’s and caused Tempus chairman Chris Ingham to comment, “Tempus has delivered a very strong performance in the first half of 2000 and we are delighted at the progress being made across… Continue reading Tempus Group Reports Strong Performance In Interim Results
A final decision has been made on which companies will make up the core shareholders of the Digital Radio Group (DRG). Former rivals for digital multiplex licences GWR Group, The Wireless Group and SMG had already decided to team up to bid for five regional licences (see Former Rivals Team Up For Next Round Of… Continue reading Digital Radio Group Announces Final Shareholder Line-Up
On a bad day for media and technology stocks, Merrill Lynch’s faith, or rather price target, for BSkyB was raised slightly thanks to the company’s recent carriage deal with NTL (see BSkyB And NTL Strike Channel Supply Deal). Nevertheless, shares ended down 37p at £11.20.Heavier losses were seen among the telecoms companies, with Cable and… Continue reading Sharewatch
Pan-European broadcaster RTL has announced its first set of interim results since floating on the UK stock exchange 2 months ago (see RTL Lists On Stock Exchange With Value Of £16.6bn). The group has seen pre-tax profits increase by 46% to E316m, while net profits have fallen from E198m for the same period last year… Continue reading RTL States Joining FTSE 100 Index As Medium Term Aim
