A magazine aimed at young rollerbladers has been launched by independent publishers Skater. Total Skater is a monthly title which will look at various aspects of the sport as well as interview celebrities. The magazine has a cover price of £2.50.Skater: 01491 614 999
The blatant pinching of big company brand names to use as Internet sites just for fun has come to an end, as a court ruling has demanded that all adopted trade names must be handed over to the big guys. As you may remember from a previous Web Round-Up, a couple of likely lads going… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 05/12/97
http://www.mediavillage.co.uk/MediaTel, the UK’s leading media data provider, relaunches its Media Village website later today with a brand new look and a range of new features.The Media Village was first launched in May 1996 by MediaTel as a “Net community” of key media and marketing sites. Today it hosts 17 member sites including the IPA, ISBA,… Continue reading Media Village Expands
Monday Capital Advertising launches today and there will be an interview with sales director Fru Hazlett appearing on Newsline.Clubbing magazine Sleaze Nation launches today as a paid-for title. It has a print-run of 15,000.The new-look Media Village launches later.Tuesday Scottish Radio Holdings and Chrysalis Group both release interim financial results.Wednesday GWR and Carlton Communications announce… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Publisher Dennis & Beyond has secured the contract to publish the customer magazine for CompuServe, the online service provider, which has over 400,000 UK members. Jo Weatherall will be the new publisher.The title was previously published by Emap.Dennis & Beyond: 0171 637 7931
How will Channel 5 now develop?The speaker for this part of the conference was Dr Stephan Buck who is group research director of Taylor Nelson AGB. He started by saying that it had been widely accepted that the station had not exactly got off to a spectacular success but it was too early to be… Continue reading Admap Conference â Channel 5 Six Months On: Firecracker or Damp Squib? (Part II)
The Radio Authority has said that it intends to advertise the national digital multiplex in March 1998, with guaranteed capacity for the three national commercial stations as well as five or six other services.The advertisement of local digital licences will then get under way as soon as the mix of programme formats to be provided… Continue reading Radio Authority Announces More Digital Details
Bristol United Press has announced pre-tax profits of £6.9 million for the six months to September, up from £4.2m last year. Turnover grew from £31.2m to £33.8m.BUP said the increases were due to a growth of 13% in ad revenue, with recruitment ads doing particularly well, and favourable newsprint prices. However, chairman James Evans said… Continue reading Good Results At Bristol United Press
Scottish Media has raised almost £8 million by selling the investment properties that came with its acquisition of Grampian Television (subscribers see STV And Grampian Merge).The £7.9m deal will see Aberdeen-based property developer, Esson Properties, buy Glenburnie Properties.Scottish Media Group: 01224 846846
According to unofficial overnight estimates, Channel 4’s premier screening of Trainspotting was watched by a peak audience of 4.26 million individuals, which is a TVR of 7.7.The average audience was just over 3 million and attracted a peak ABC1 Adult audience of 1.8m. The film was particularly popular in the C4 Northern and Southern macro… Continue reading 4 Million Viewers For Trainspotting
