Internet development company NetChannel is due to be taken over, it has emerged. According to industry sources NetChannel, which is based in the US but has a fledgling UK operation, is being eyed by a number of companies which are interested in developing their new media businesses. Virgin, in particular, is said to be interested.While… Continue reading Takeover Rumours Surround NetChannel
EMAP Online has launched Aloud.com (http://www.aloud.com), an online entertainment booking service.Using Aloud.com’s secure transaction facility, Internet users are able to find and buy online tickets for a range of rock, pop, festival, ice shows and other live events UK-wide.“This is the latest move in our mission to make the Internet more useful to more people… Continue reading EMAP Launches Online Booking Service
Just about the biggest TV Industry event of the year was of course the launch of Channel 5. It was always going to be controversial and the media certainly piled on the pressure in the build up to the fifth button on our remote controls coming alive. Even the Spice Girls were called in as… Continue reading TV Industry Round-Up 1997
Troubled advertising agency, GGT Group, is in talks with US media giant Omnicom which may see Omnicom performing a £150 million takeover.The loss of the £80 million Procter & Gamble account for GGT’s US arm Wells BDDP (subscribers see GGT Rocked By P&G Loss), has sent the Group’s share price tumbling and has prompted the… Continue reading GGT In Talks With Omnicom
1997 saw another year of growth in the number of homes able to receive a cable service and by the 1st October broadband cable services had become available to over 10 million homes in the UK according to ITC figures. Over 2.2 million broadband homes now receive a cable TV service, which gives it a… Continue reading Cable And Satellite Industry Round-Up 1997
The national newspaper market experienced a varied year, being characterised by major redesigns, new supplement launches, more voucher/subscription schemes and a major brouhaha throughout the beginning of the year between the ABC, the Times and the Telegraph over how “special offer” newspaper editions should be recorded on the ABC.Both of the newspaper companies complained to… Continue reading National Press Industry Round-Up 1997
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Future Publishing has announced that Tim Barr will take the helm as editor of Future Music magazine as from the March issue.Barr has been a freelance writer for many music publications, including NME, The Face and Melody Maker. He replaces Andy Jones who has moved to Future’s new music title, The Band.Future: 01225 442244
The Independent Television Commission has provisionally awarded Restrictive Service Licences to Midland Broadcasting Corporation for a television service in the Leicester area and to Manchester Student Television to provide a service in the Manchester area. Both areas had been the subject of competing bids.In considering the applications, the ITC looked to fulfil two main criteria:… Continue reading ITC Awards Two RSLs
The events in the radio world of 1997 mean the Q4 1997 Rajar’s (released next Friday) are amongst the most eagerly anticipated listening figures ever. The first-time experience for Chris Evans of running the company and presenting the flagship show simultaneously at Virgin will be measured in terms of success early next month while the… Continue reading Radio Industry Round-Up 1997
