According to its first set of buy rate figures released this week, the movies-on-demand service Front Row is three times more popular than predicted at the time of its launch back in March (see Newsline). The buy rates were 34% for July.According to the independent RSMB quarterly survey for June, Front Row has a 1%… Continue reading Front Row Is First In Line
Xfm’s new owner, Capital Radio (see Capital Receives Go-Ahead On Xfm Takeover), is to relaunch the station on Monday 24 August, with a new daily afternoon programme hosted by Bob Geldof. Geldof is to host a two-hour show, between 4pm and 6pm, and will be playing “simply the music that I like”.Until Monday’s relaunch at… Continue reading Capital Puts Xfm On Hold Pending Relaunch
Cabal Communications, the publishing company recently set up by Sally O’Sullivan (see O’Sullivan Plans A Batch Of New Magazine Launches), is planning to launch two consumer magazine titles this October. A lads’ magazine and a home interest magazine are in the pipeline, although Cabal will not reveal titles or editors at this stage.It is understood… Continue reading Cabal Winds Up To Two October Launches
EMAP has announced a £9 million deal to buy the bulk of Register Information Services (RIS) and Shots magazine from the Register Group. Register Group was recently purchased by EMAP and eXtreme Information, but EMAP has also now completely bought out the services RIS and Shots, which will operate as parts of EMAP’s Business Communications… Continue reading EMAP Splashes Out On RIS
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is in the process of taking satellite broadcaster BSkyB and football’s Premier League to court over a broadcasting rights deal struck five years ago.The £670 million deal between the League and BSkyB, which gave Sky the rights to broadcast live games in England between 1993 and 1996, was completed… Continue reading OFT Takes BSkyB And Premier League To Restrictive Practices Court
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is carrying out a preliminary enquiry on ITV’s insistence that it is not going to allow its channels to be carried by BSkyB’s digital service (see Newsline) which launches in October.The move is the latest development in a debate which has also involved the Independent Television Commission (ITC), which… Continue reading OFT Becomes Involved In Digital War
Sky has announced plans to create the first digital TV listings magazine to coincide with the launch of Sky Digital on 1 October. The Sky Digital TV Guide will be produced by Redwood Publishing, which already publishes the Sky TV Guide.BSkyB: 0171 705 3000
The Guardian and The Observer have set up an Integrated Solutions Unit (ISU) to offer advertisers cross media sales opportunities. Headed by Mary O’Hara, the unit will incorporate the sponsorship department, opportunities on the Guardian Unlimited internet sites, and database marketing.The advertisement department has also seen some new appointments…Chris Pelakanou and Adam Freeman have been… Continue reading Internal Changes At The Guardian And The Observer
Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was a satellite title, Sky TV Guide, that showed the highest circulation figure for the January-June 1998 ABC period. Cable Guide continues its growth showing the greatest percentage increase in circulation compared to last year’s figures.Cable Guide experienced a massive 45.6% increase, putting it in third place in the circulation battles within… Continue reading Television Listings Magazines – Cable Guide Leads The Way
