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The long-awaited teenage cable channel Rapture launches tomorrow. It will initially be shown on Telewest cable systems only, though the channel hopes more operators will take it up in the future. According to the latest ITC data Telewest is connected to just over half a million homes in areas throughout the country.Rapture will broadcast between… Continue reading Rapture Launches Tomorrow

Amongst the plethora of internet magazines currently available Internet Works is slightly different. It’s subtitled “making the internet work for your business”, and is biased towards the business user.This means you won’t get any of the “hidden camera” type reviews so common to other magazines, but instead articles on web statistics, banner advertising and the… Continue reading First Issue Review – Internet Works

Tim McCabe is to join BBJ Media Services filling the role of head of radio left by the departure of Rupert Garrett (subscribers see Rupert Garrett To Join GWR). McCabe will leave his current post as press and radio buyer at The Network next month.…Stan Park has been appointed as Talk Radio’s commercial director, second… Continue reading Appointment Briefs

Upon writing, we are witnessing the aftermath, but the beginning of this TV week gave us a glimpse of the storm that was to rage through Weatherfield. Unusually, Monday’s episode of the Street proved to be the most popular, attracting 17.71 million viewers. By Friday Jim MacDonald had succumbed to the ‘green eyed monster’ and… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 09/11/97

http://www.revolution.haynet.com/The media planner’s new media reference guide is what Haymarket’s Revolution aims to be. As a natural extension from the printed title, the Revolution Website aims to provide services which it can’t do, or do as well, in the magazine. The result of this is essentially a number of databases. The site holds information on… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Revolution

Future will be publishing a new monthly customer magazine for Blockbuster, the video rental store, in February next year.The magazine will be edited by Dean Evans in addition to his duties as review editor of Future’s Total Film magazine. It will cover Blockbuster’s main product lines – movies, games and music – and will have… Continue reading Future To Produce Blockbuster Customer Mag

The Internet recently faced what was perhaps its biggest test to date. The world logged on in anticipation of Judge Hiller Zobel’s announcement of the fate of Louise Woodward. His decision was to be posted first on the Internet and disseminated from there. In theory then, anyone in the world was allowed access to the… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 21/11/97

Granada Group has this morning announced annual financial results which show a 35% increase in pre-tax profits to £650 million. Turnover in this period increased from £3.8 billion to £4 billion.The group stressed its commitment to developing its media operation which it considers a “core” business. In the media division profits rose 20% to £188… Continue reading Granada Shows Good Media Growth

Atom Publishing is preparing to launch a film magazine which will be given away free at all United Cinemas International (UCI) venues. UCI has awarded a three year contract to Atom to publish the magazine for UCI customers throughout the UK and Eire.The first issue of Blast is planned for April 1998 and will circulate… Continue reading UCI Cinema-Goers Magazine To Launch