The BBC has announced that it is to sell its UK transmitter network for £250 million.Bob Phillis, deputy director general of the BBC, announced that a consortium led by Houston–based Castle Tower Corporation and the French group, TeleDiffusion is the “preferred bidder” for its UK transmitter network. The network is to be privatised in a… Continue reading BBC Sells Transmitter Business
Two national newspapers have started the new year off with a new look.Sunday Times showed off its revamp yesterday, with a separate, bigger business section, an expanded Travel and a more in-depth sports section. The paper now has a regular page committed to giving information and advice to small businesses.The Daily Mirror unveiled its new… Continue reading New Look For Sunday Times And Mirror
The Radio Authority has received nine applications for the new regional Independent Local Radio licence for the East of England. The applicants for the licence, which will reach around 1.3 million adults in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, are: Anglia Country (Paul Kerriage, 0171 384 1175): country music with local, national and international news as well… Continue reading Radio Authority Receives Applications For Licences
The latest NRS figures for November show that the Times recorded the biggest year on year increase amongst the whole national daily newspaper market, increasing its readership by 16.92%.Amongst the daily broadsheets the Independent fell by 2.49% to 859,000 while the Daily Telegraph decreased by 5.31% to 2.547 million. In the mid-market the Daily Mail… Continue reading Newspaper NRS Figures – November
The Guardian Media Group has posted interim financial results which show a loss of £1.84 million in the six months to September.Although trading profits were up 40.9% on last year at £17.9m the group suffered heavily as a result of the Docklands bombing and a rise in newsprint costs. The cost of moving the Guardian‘s… Continue reading Guardian Media Goes Into Red
The Guardian Guide, the Saturday listings supplement, will be cover-mounting a classical soundtrack sampler CD of the forthcoming film Shine on Saturday 11 January in the London area.The move follows on from the success of the Paul Weller CD cover-mount in June which increased sales by over 35,000 in London and the South East. The… Continue reading Guardian To Cover-Mount CD
Liberty Publishing, the media company set up by Mohamed al-Fayed, is rumoured to be looking to expand into television with the launch of a new channel.It is thought that one option being seriously considered is a QVC-style shopping channel which would feature the luxury items sold by stores such as Harrods. It is also believed… Continue reading Liberty Looking At TV Expansion
Research for Marketing shows that Safeway’s Harry and Molly campaign achieved the greatest impact on TV viewers during 1996. It also revealed however that most people found it difficult to recall advertising when unprompted. Out of 1,000 people surveyed 7%, only 69 people, said that the Safeway ad, by Bates Dorland, had made the most… Continue reading Safeway Ad Tops Poll
Time Out is apparently planning to launch an Internet listings and entertainment service early this year. Talks are underway between the title and Pearson and BT regarding the project which would probably be subscription-based.It is also understood that the title has a number of suitors but Tony Elliot, the magazine’s owner, says he is reluctant… Continue reading Time Out To Launch Online Service
Future Publishing today confirmed that it will be launching a new monthly yachting title, Sailing Today, this spring. The title will be aimed mid-market between Practical Boat Owner and Yachting Monthly.Sailing Today will have 148 pages and a cover price of £2.60. The first issue will be promoted with a covermounted gift and will be… Continue reading New Magazine For Future
