Granada Media Group has announced a new organisation structure designed to give its operations a better chance of competing in the changing media industry.The new structure will give a separate focus to GMG’s production and broadcasting businesses and is aimed at expanding production business within and beyond ITV in the UK and in international markets.… Continue reading Granada Announces New Organisation Structure
IPC Magazines are launching a Loaded annual entitled Loaded 1st Scrapbook: Strange Phenomena From Beyond Closing Time. IPC believe the annual will be well received following an increase in ABC circulation figures for Loaded.A Shoot and Soccer Stars Annual are also being released following successful circulations in previous years.Loaded Annual is on sale from September… Continue reading IPC To Launch Loaded Annual
MTV Europe has switched Blah Blah Blah‘s publisher from Ray Gun to Attic Futura in a move which, according to MTV, is aimed at broadening the music title’s distribution to the Continent.Sandra Keenan, vice president of MTV Europe’s corporate affairs, dismissed talk that Ray Gun had dropped Blah Blah Blah due to poor sales. She… Continue reading MTV Changes Blah Blah Blah Publisher
Match Of The Day Front Cover A new Premiership season means another season of Match of the Day on Saturday night. To coincide with the new series BBC Magazines have today launched Match of the Day magazinein an attempt to offer football fans the more intense goings on in football. The weekly magazine is priced… Continue reading Reviews: Match Of The Day, Sported!
The BBC will launch its new daytime schedule on Monday 2nd September. Alan Yentob unveiled a package which includes programmes reflecting leisure, lifestyle and consumer interests, topical issues and entertainment.Programmes include Breakfast News Extra with Juliet Morris; The Terrace, a DIY show presented by Mike Reid; cookery with Nick Nairn in Who’ll Do The Pudding;… Continue reading BBC Unveils New Daytime Schedule
Talk Radio has signed a six figure sponsorship deal with One 2 One, Mercury’s mobile phone division. The deal will feature in the football slot Mobile Phone Fans, part of There’s Only One Gary Newbon, which starts at the beginning of the football season (August 17).Talk Radio are looking to build on the success of… Continue reading Talk Radio Kicks Off With Sponsorship Deal
Heartland Cablevision II has applied to run the cable delivery licence for Daventry, offering service to almost 9,000 homes.Heartland, which is owned by Telecential Communications, made a bid of £7,400 for the licence which would form a contiguous area with Northampton, Northeast Northamptonshire and Rugby. These areas are currently covered by Telecential’s existing franchise.Heartland was… Continue reading Heartland Cablevision Applies For Daventry Licence
A survey analysing trends in IT broadsheet supplements has found that there is a tendency to focus on feature discussions, primarily on the Internet, rather than more technical issues. National broadsheet newspapers were selected for the survey because of their reach to senior businessmen who are thought to be less inclined to read more specialist… Continue reading Supplements Focus on The Web
On-line information provider MAID has announced that it will be setting up an International Executive Division which will supervise and drive the Group’s global strategy and development. The new division will be headed by Dan Wagner, chief executive of MAID, and will oversee activity in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Wagner said the move was… Continue reading MAID Announces Expansion Plans
