The MRG’s website has now been launched and can be found at http://www.mrg.org.uk/. The site, designed by MediaTel Interactive and hosted in the Media Village, contains information and news about MRG events, finances, publications and personnel.…The MRG will be holding an evening meeting next Tuesday to discuss website auditing. Richard Foan from ABC //electronic and… Continue reading MRG News
http://www.aloud.com/Aloud.com is your basic music ents guide on the internet with the added bonus that when you find a gig you’re interested in you can snap up the ticket there and then via the site’s booking system; and, as a further bonus, there is no surcharge on the tickets which booking agents usually charge.Now all… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Aloud.Com
For news reports regarding Q4 RAJAR data, subscribers should go to the Radio features list by clicking here.Radio revenue for the quarter will be released by the Radio Advertising Bureau in two weeks time.
The Irish edition of the Sunday Times has launched a new TV, arts, entertainment and music section called Ireland Culture. The Sunday Times is currently the best selling Sunday quality in Ireland.News International: 0171 782 6000
Mobile phone company One 2 One has secured a one year deal with Virgin Radio to sponsor the Virgin 1215AM ‘Traffic and Travel’ bulletins. The sponsorship is worth in the region of £750,000 and begins on 9 March.The deal was negotiated by Dan Levitt at Motive, on behalf of One 2 One, and by Virgin… Continue reading One 2 One Association With Virgin
Gaylord Entertainment has announced that it will be closing its CMT Europe cable network on 31 March 1998. The US company said that the 24-hour cable country music channel was “unprofitable.”Carl Kornmeyer, president of Gaylord’s Communications Group, said: “CMT’s format of providing country music videos via satellite 24-hours-per-day has resulted in losses of about $10… Continue reading CMT Europe To Close
Eastenders has now been driven to try and match the depth of trauma that the residents of Weatherfield have been wallowing in for the past couple of weeks. Sanjay is the first victim, having seemingly ‘disposed’ of his pint-sized peril of a wife Gita. The police in Eastenders are pathetically unrealistic, all with the very… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 25/01/98
Reebok has announced a deal to sponsor MTV ‘s Dancefloor Chart programme.The initial tie-up will last until the end of 1998 and will incorporate on-air sponsorship, a spot advertising campaign, in-store association, profiles of Reebok athletes on MTV, and a Reebok presence on the MTV website.Subscribers can access the Sponsorship database by selecting “Sponsorship” from… Continue reading Reebok To Sponsor MTV Show
Comcast Corporation has announced that its Comcast UK division is to be bought by UK telecommunications company NTL for $600 million (£363 million). Comcast UK shareholders are to receive 0.3745 shares of NTL common stock for each share of Comcast UK common stock held.Comcast has stipulated that if the average closing price of the NTL… Continue reading NTL Buys Comcast UK For £363m
Regional dailies publisher Northcliffe Newspapers Group has announced that Steve Batch, managing director of Northcliffe Electronic Publishing, has joined the board of directors. The appointment represents Northcliffe’s desire to develop a stronger presence in the field of electronic publishing.Batch has been responsible for the implementation of Northcliffe’s move into electronic publishing which sees the launch… Continue reading Northcliffe Appoints Board Director
