The popular internet search engine Lycos is planning to launch a search facility which will make it easier for consumers to find MP3 files, the compressed sound files on which music is stored on the internet. Downloading songs from the internet is becoming increasingly popular, but the move is expected to cause controversy as the… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Digital television managed to shift 171,000 digital satellite set-top boxes through retail outlets between the launch of digital TV on 1 October to 26 December last year; 16,000 analogue satellite units were sold in the same period. These are the latest findings from research company GfK Marketing Services and combines sales from both Sky Digital… Continue reading Sky Set-Top Box Sales Below Predictions
The Newspaper Society has issued a list of the top 20 regional press publishers as at 1 January 1999. The list is comprised of the same companies as 1 June last year, but there have been a few changes to the ranking.Recent acquisitions have affected the ranking; for example Mirror Group bought Derry Journal for… Continue reading Trinity Tops 1998 Regional Publishers Table
The takeover battle for Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers (P&S) (see New Approaches For Portsmouth & Sunderland) has received another player after the group’s board rejected an offer from regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press this weekend. Charles Villiers, formerly head of Score, Scottish Radio’s newspaper division, has announced that he is potentially interested in making a… Continue reading Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers Receives Further Interest
The supermarket chain Tesco is launching subscription free internet access for its 10 million Clubcard households across the UK. Tesco has been retailing groceries through the internet since November 1995 from its website at www.tesco.net and was the first retailer to provide internet access.Marketing director of Tesco, Tim Mason commented: “This is an exciting new… Continue reading Tesco Introduces Free Internet Access
Tuesday NRS data for December 1998 is released. A round-up of the national newspaper readership figures will be available on Newsline.Emap launches its weekly entertainment title Heat, formerly known as the very secretive Project J. A first issue review is available on Newsline by clicking here.Wednesday The second consumer magazine launch of the week takes… Continue reading The Week Ahead
It is understood that The Guardian is to undergo some redesigning soon. Described as ‘tweaking’ rather than a revamp, reports circulating suggest that the title is to have an overhaul of fonts and body displays, although a spokesperson for the group would not confirm or deny this.A representative from The Guardian did say however, that… Continue reading The Guardian To Undergo Tweaking
In the age of virtual villages, teleshopping and a supposed freedom of mobility it has been argued that the fabric of traditional communities is wearing thin. As people leave the High Street for out of town supermarkets and others spend more and more time on the internet (this is probably being read on the Net… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting – Putting Geography On The Map – Is Locality Still Important In Targeting?
Publisher of Marketing Week, Centaur, is to launch a new title devoted to the electronic media.The magazine, called Evolve, will be be aimed purely at the marketing community and, according to publisher of Marketing Week Annie Swift, “will aim to guide marketeers in current and future electronic media marketing opportunities, and what these new technologies… Continue reading Centaur To Launch New Media Marketing Title
After last week’s rather sycophantic summary of ITV’s peaktime weekend schedule, I thought I would try and line up a cushy job with News International by raving about BSkyB.Sky’s decision to nab the rights to broadcast American imports Friends and ER before Channel 4 has had mixed results. Friends is by far the more popular… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 17/01/99
