The ITC is inviting applications for a local delivery franchise for North Wales and South Cheshire and Dumfries and Galloway. Local delivery franchises will enable a range of multichannel television and telecommunications services via cable or microwave distribution. The Wales and Cheshire area includes Flintshire, Wrexham, Denbigshire, Conwy, Anglesey, Bangor and Caernarfon. This area contains… Continue reading ITC Invites Applications For Delivery Channels
Maiden has announced its interim results for the six months to 30 June 1997. Pre-tax profits are up by 68% (£2.8m) to £4.8m and earnings per share are up by 37% (6p) to 8.2p. There is an interim dividend of 2p and operating margins before exceptional items rise from 15.5% to 16.9%.Maiden Group Plc: 0171… Continue reading Maiden Group Interim Report
Following a meeting of the various members of the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) trade consortium, which includes BSkyB, there has been an agreement on the standardisation of the set-boxes which will be required to receive digital television. This agreement by the consortium, including France’s Canal Plus and Kirch of Germany, will mean that the companies… Continue reading Members Of Digital Video Broadcasting Agree Set-Top Standard
Virgin Radio will begin a new schedule on Monday 29 September. The 105.8 FM London station will have dedicated programmes which are separate from the 1215AM national network. 105.8 FM will now focus on London news and events. Certain programmes will broadcast on both AM and FM; at other times the programming will diverge.Virgin Radio… Continue reading Virgin Radio Will Diversify Programming Between FM And AM
Today sees the launch of the ITV Network Centre Website at http://www.itv.co.uk/. The site, produced in partnership with ITN and IPC, contains information on forthcoming programmes and personalities as well as interactive games, screensavers, video previews and competitions. There are also links to individual ITV company Websites.A trade site is expected to be launched later… Continue reading ITV Launches Website
Tesco supermarket chain is to cut the price of all women’s weekly magazines by 20 per cent from today for four weeks. Tesco says that it is part of a campaign to demonstrate the need for a more flexible pricing scheme for magazines. According to Tesco the distribution system for magazines makes it difficult for… Continue reading Cut Price Women’s Weeklies At Tesco
BBC Magazines are planning the launch of a new home interest magazine but are keeping quiet on the details. The magazine will apparently have a generic title and will be launched next year although not necessarily in Spring as reported in some trade press.It is believed that it will aim at a more contemporary market… Continue reading BBC Keep New Home Interest Title A Mystery
A new project by GMTV and GMTV Magazine to promote the ‘informative’ national campaign ‘Get Britain Baking’ is to be sponsored by companies with a vested interest in the subject. The series of cookery supplements in the magazine and a national culinary expedition by GMTV’s chef Ross Burden will be sponsored by Silver Spoon, Whitworths… Continue reading GMTV Utilises New ITC Sponsorship Codes
Sleaze Nation, the clubland magazine normally distributed free at venues, is to hit the newsstands as a £2 lifestyle title.The magazine will now get a redesign and publish ten times per year. Some copies will still be given away with the rest going on sale in newsagents.This coincides with the planned launch of a Ministry… Continue reading Clubbing Title To Hit Newsstands
The new Modern Review sets out to shock from the outset. The cover depicts a young girl in a union jack dress, with bulging eyes and a rope around her neck alongside the line: ‘Swinging London – The Myth of a British Renaissance.’ Other cover-lines include ‘Bye bye baby – Julie Birchill on her abortions’… Continue reading Relaunch First Issue Review – Modern Review
