Classic FM will next week relaunch its website, at www.classicfm.com, in the first of a series of portals GWR Group plans to roll out for its regional FM and AM radio stations. The new Classic site follows the launch of GWR’s free internet access service, classicfm.net, in June (see GWR Becomes First Radio Group To… Continue reading Classic FM Website Relaunches With E-Commerce Partners
Media group Pearson was boosted yesterday following the report of its half-year financial results (see FT Turns In Strong Figures For Pearson). The company announced plans to double its expenditure on internet-related business to a total of £120 million. Chief executive, Marjorie Scardino, said yesterday of Pearson: “The internet is our business.” Pearson closed up… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Guardian is to launch an international tabloid version of the paper in order to boost its readership throughout the world. The paper will be distributed to major cities around the world by publishing and distribution agency PressPoint.Launching in September, the Guardian Global Edition will be available as a daily paper in hotels and other… Continue reading Guardian Launches International Tabloid Edition
Desmond Lynam, presenter of sports programmes at the BBC for the last 30 years, has signed a four year contract with ITV, the Network announced today. Lynam will join ITV as its main football presenter where he will cover the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup.The news will come as a further blow to… Continue reading Des Lynam Leaves BBC To Present ITV Football
Thursday Radio audience listening figures will be released by RAJAR. The data cover the period ending June 1999 and include all stations which are on the RAJAR survey.The data will be available on MediaTel from 2:00pm on Thursday and Round-Ups will appear on Newsline and the Radio features list shortly afterwards.Also on Thursday, Reed Elsevier… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Despite moves by the Swedish government to create a European-wide ban on television advertising to children, 80% of parents do not object to ads which directly target their children. This is one of the findings of the latest Sensor survey from CIA MediaLab.Perhaps unexpectedly, more people without children support such a ban than those who… Continue reading Parents Do Not Oppose Children’s TV Ads, Finds Survey
The Financial Times has increased its advertising revenues by 13% year on year for the six months ended 30 June 1999, according to half-year results released by parent company Pearson this morning. Investment in the international expansion of the newspaper has also pushed up circulation at the FT, with the latest figures showing a 9%… Continue reading FT Turns In Strong Figures For Pearson
International market research company, Taylor Nelson Sofres, has moved into the Dutch market with the acquisition today of NIPO, the Netherlands’ leading market information group. The £33.4 million deal gives Taylor Nelson a market-leading position in Holland. In the year ended 31 December 1998, NIPO had turnover and profit before tax of NLG 72.7 million… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Acquires Major Dutch Group
Virgin Radio has announced the launch of a new service to all its advertisers, offering them on-demand listening to their radio commercials on the Virgin Radio website. Visitors to the website will also be able to listen to all the commercials and promotions currently being aired on Virgin Radio, with a simple click of the… Continue reading Virgin Radio Offers Online Audio Service To Advertisers
The Guardian Unlimited network of websites has launched a new kind of content affiliate programme that will allow other internet publishers to include Guardian Unlimited material in their websites. The Guardian has launched the service, which it claims is the first of its kind in the UK, in order to increase traffic across its own… Continue reading Guardian Unlimited Offers Content Affiliation To Web Publishers
