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Research manager at Virgin Radio, Sharon Prance, has left the station to set up her own research consultancy called Oasis. Lee Roberts, head of business development at Virgin, will take on her reponsibilities at Virgin.

David Banks is to leave his post of editorial director of the Mirror Group to concentrate on radio. Although he will remain with the group to head its Internet publishing, to write a column for one of the papers and possibly to work for Live TV.The former Daily Mirror editor has been offered a two… Continue reading Mirror Departure

TSMS are to monitor advertising effectiveness in a 2 year project with TN AGB, on behalf of Meridian. TVSPAN will measure both television viewing and product purchasing in 750 households in the Meridian regionThe system will record which programmes viewers watch and their reactions to different advertising campaigns. Advertising content, length, frequency and time shown… Continue reading TSMS To Monitor Advertising Effectiveness

There have been rumours in the trade press that Nigel Dempster is to launch a new women’s magazine set to target Hello! readers. The editorial of the magazine, provisionally titled Dempster’s, will concentrate on celebrity and social gossip with features on health, fashion and travel. Associated Newspapers, for whom Nigel Dempster writes a celebrity gossip… Continue reading New Magazine For Nigel Dempster?

The ITC have decided to fine MTV Europe £60,000 for three breaches of the ITC’s programming and advertising codes.The programmes which provoked the response by the ITC were, The Worst of Most Wanted. The ITC considered the show, aired on Saturday 6 May, to have been inappropriately scheduled and unsuitable for children; Safe and Sexy,… Continue reading MTV Europe Fined By ITC

http://www.mtv.com/Inexplicably missing from most internet ‘Cool Sites’ listings, are the web pages of MTV. This is strange, considering that MTV is surely the ideal multi- media concept, but perhaps this adds weight to the evidence that the internet is being used primarily by older business professionals.The site is a good extension of the station, with… Continue reading Net Site Of The Week – MTV

Sky television has secured a five-fight deal with Mike Tyson ensuring that any future fight with new WBC champion Frank Bruno, will be shown on the station. The first fight under the new deal will be Tyson’s second comeback fight against Buster Mathis Jr in Las Vegas, shown live on Saturday 4 November.The Tyson deal… Continue reading Sky Sports Signs Five Fight Tyson Deal

MAI, the cash-rich financial services and media group, is considering a number of media developments, and would be well-placed to launch cable and satellite channels, but, contrary to reports by Raymond Snoddy in today’s FT, “there is not timetable in place”, according to Richard Saunders, Director of Development and Communications at MAI.Mr Saunders told MediaTel… Continue reading MAI Planning Cable & Satellite Channels

Home Counties Newspapers has today announced that it has bought Herald Newspapers for £7 million in cash, £2 million of which not be payable until the first anniversary of completion. Herald Newspapers publishes 11 free newspapers split into 23 local editions covering a wide area of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Essex. After the acquisition the… Continue reading Home Counties Buys Herald Newspapers

Future Publishing are to launch another craft magazine in the hope of attracting a more mass market appeal.Quick & Easy Cross Stitch which is a monthly, goes on sale on September 21 with an introductory cover price of 99p, normal price £2.50. It is aimed to appeal to cross-stitchers at all levels and has adopted… Continue reading New Craft Title For Future