Optimedia have appointed Simon Timlett as Head of Press. Timlett was formerly at CIA Media Network. Keith Hallett is now Group Director of Optimedia.…Meanwhile, CIA Media Network has poached Bill Faust from IMP as Managing Director of CIA Interactive. He takes over from Rob Norman. Norman has joined Prisma Sports and Media, but will continue… Continue reading New Appointments
Customer magazine publisher Redwood has announced that it will be publishing Early Learning for the Early Learning Centre.It will be a paid-for title, costing £1.80, and will be available in Early Learning stores, via news-stands and via subscription. Early Learning will be a quarterly 100-page perfect-bound glossy with an initial print-run of 180,000. It launches… Continue reading New Title For Redwood
The ITV Network Centre has announced that it is planning to extend current affairs programming. The announcement comes following the success of the ‘Monarchy Debate’ programme, which achieved ratings double that expected for factual programmes *Monarchy Debate Breaks Records For ITV.The Network is inviting the individual ITV companies and independent producers to pitch for two… Continue reading ITV Invites Bids For New Current Affairs Shows
Milton Keynes is going to become the war zone for free newspapers this weekend. Bedfordshire On Sunday is to expand into the new town this Sunday and the Milton Keynes Citizen Group is rumoured to be considering a Sunday launch.Bedfordshire On Sunday, owned by Local Sunday Newspapers, has a 15 strong staff. The paper is… Continue reading Free Papers Set For Battle In Milton Keynes
(Updated at 3:06pm)TBWA has paid over £12 million for one of the leading names in advertising, Simons Palmer Clemmow Johnson. The deal will create a £120 million-billing agency. The new super-agency will operate from TBWA’s offices in Kings Cross. The new operation will be called TBWA/Simons Palmer.The current Chairman of Simons Palmer, Paul Simons is… Continue reading TBWA Buys Up Simons Palmer Clemmow Johnson
According to Advertising Association forecasts leaked to Media Week, radio is set to remain the fastest growing advertising medium in 1997 with growth set for 13.4% year-on-year. It is set to bring in £0.36 billion this year compared with £0.31 billion last year.Other figures suggest that the business press sector is set to hit the… Continue reading Radio Set For 13% Growth In 1997
The latest round of NRS figures, for the period July to December 1996, show that Your Garden magazine has achieved the greatest rise in readership figures, with a 55% change and an increase of 132,000 readers. The gardening sector is currently experiencing a readership boom. Amateur Gardening also saw a 15.6% rise, boosting its readership… Continue reading NRS Round-Up July-December 1996
Paramount Channel , which launched in 1995, is changing its name to The Paramount Comedy Channel from 3 February.The channel will feature only comedy programmes. 80% of the scheduled programmes are new to the channel; two thirds of these shows are Paramount produced.Paramount has produced a series of shows, for the weekday 11pm slot, featuring… Continue reading All Change At Paramount
HTV has launched its own Teletext Ancillary Service; viewers in the West of England will now be able to access a range of information on HTV and its programmes. HTV Teletext is found on pages 600-699. Viewers in Wales will receive individual regional pages.The pages will feature details of forthcoming HTV programming, studio-audience ticket availability… Continue reading HTV Now Appearing On Teletext
Cable company Telewest today issued operating statistics which show that cable penetration in its franchise area has increased by 0.7% points to 22.6% year on year. Churn was down slightly at 33.4% and cable TV customers increased year on year by 31.5% to 528,142.Telewest’s figures are indicative of most cable companies at present. Nynex for… Continue reading Telewest Penetration Shows Slight Increase
