World in Action, the television documentary series, have launched a web site. The site is full of information on past, current and future programme subjects. It also gives the visitor the chance to feedback on previous programmes and has details of where to find out more on certain subjects. It also gives you the chance… Continue reading Web Round Up – W/E 17/1/97
Radio Times magazine has added a film guide section in a move taken to fight off the competition.Barry Norman will front the new 14 page section.. This will be the first time that the Radio Times has covered video and film releases, as well as its traditional radio and TV listings.A poster promotion pack and… Continue reading Radio Times Expands Into Film
The Financial Times reports today that WPP, the advertising and marketing services group, has been busy buying up stakes in US companies. WPP has spent over £5.9 million purchasing minority stakes in American companies to give its clients access to new interactive technologies. WPP wants to learn all it can about the benefits of the… Continue reading WPP Buying Stakes In US Technology
The Banner Computer Readership Survey will be adding three new questions to this year’s survey in response to subscriber feedback.The first addresses factors such as price, brand and cost of ownership in order to help manufacturers pinpoint areas on which they should focus when advertising. The second question investigates the length of time spent by… Continue reading BCRS Changes Survey Questionnaire
Yesterday saw the launch of the new Independent On Sunday, with a new look broadsheet and Real Life section, a revamped business section which includes sport and a brand new section in the shape of Spending – the “practical guide to travel, property and personal finance.”The main broadsheet section now has a new masthead, taking… Continue reading Review – New Look IoS
Total terrestrial TV revenue for December reached £163.55 million, an increase of 4.88% year-on-year. Of this, ITV brought in £126.55m, up 6.15% year-on-year, and Channel 4 reached £37m, up slightly by 0.76%. This brings the revenue ratio between ITV and Channel 4 to 77:23.Among the ITV companies there was very little change year-on-year. Carlton experienced… Continue reading TV Revenue – December
The Guardian relaunched its Media Section today; it is now a stand-alone supplement.The ITC will be publishing the complaints report for December and MTV will announce details of new channels at some point this week. See today’s news story.Tuesday sees the launch of Cosmopolitan’s Internet site. Cosmo’ enthusiasts will find the site at www.designercity.com/cosmopolitan. This… Continue reading The Week Ahead
IPC magazine’s Marie Claire Health & Beauty is to increase from a quarterly to a bi-monthly from March 27.Marie Claire Health & Beauty launched in 1994 as a quarterly. Over the last three years it has seen a steady growth in circulation. The magazine is now acting on demands from readers and advertisers to increase… Continue reading Marie Claire Health & Beauty Goes Bi-Monthly
MTV will announce this week that it will be launching two new music channels, one of which being aimed specifically at the UK. They are expected to be called MTV in the UK and M2: Music Television.It has long been rumoured that MTV was considering some new channel launches *(MTV Planning New Channel) and the… Continue reading MTV To Announce New Channel Launch
Paragon Publishing is sending three new computing magazines to the printers. They will join their current computing magazines; CD-ROM Series, CD-ROM Games, PC Power Platinum, CD-ROM Games Gold, Internet Today, Windows Plus, II Shareware Gold, III Edutainment Gold, Net User and Iv PC Office.Nintendo 64 Magazine is the first of the new launches to go… Continue reading Paragon Launch 3 New Computing Titles
