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Reports in the Sunday papers suggest that C4’s youth programme The Word is to be axed. The current series, which ends in March, is likely to be the last. The five year old series is seen as tired and in need of replacing.

Hydro-Electric has announced it is to sponsor Top Club, Grampian Television’s quiz show which starts a new series on 22 February. Hydro Electric’s sponsorship includes doubling the prize money to £11,000. Hydro-Electric Chairman Lord Wilson said “We are delighted to have forged this partnership with Grampian Television which will enable us to support charities and… Continue reading Hydro-Electric Sponsors Grampian

The Mail on Sunday yesterday reported that the Express bugged the offices of its ad director, Michael Moore, as part of an investigation into financial improprieties. Moore, who resigned on July 8th last year, was completely vindicated by the investigation, say the Express.

Pearson has agreed to buy a 10% stake in Television Broadcasts (TVB), the leading Hong Kong broadcaster for £107m. The deal is conditional on approval from shareholders and the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority.

XL is a new monthly health, fitness and lifestyle magazine for men, launched on the 9th of February. A glossy, high profile feel, XL has 117 pages and a £2.95 cover price. It will, say the publishers, Stonehart, appeal to 25-45 year old men in the ABC1 socio economic group.Editorially, XL has a distinctly sporty… Continue reading XL First Issue Review

A trade press article claiming that the Granada Group is about to mount a joint bid for the Channel 5 licence with BSkyB has been denied by both companies.Chris Hopson, Head of Public Affairs at Granada said, “We are talking to a lot of people, including BSkyB. Our position remains the same – we have… Continue reading Granada Doubtful Re C5 Bid

On the second day of the High Court hearing into an injunction which Saatchi & Saatchi is seeking against Maurice Saatchi, the court was told that Maurice is entitled to poach any staff from his former agency, and cause considerable damage to it, as long as he does not incite Saatchi employees to break their… Continue reading Maurice Allowed To Poach Saatchi Staff Court Is Told

Gramophone Publications Limited is to launch a new magazine on May 1st. International Classical Record Collector, a quarterly title with a cover price of £3.50 launches with an intial print run of 3,500.Editorially covering opinion and research relating to all aspects of classical recordings from the past, ICRC is expected to achieve most of its… Continue reading New Classical Magazine

National Daily NewspapersAmong the national daily newspapers, only the News International titles recorded year on year increases in their Average Issue Readership estimates for July to December 1994. The affects of the newspaper price war are again apparent, with the Times AIR increasing by 22.1% year on year to 1,558,000, and the Sun up by… Continue reading NRS Commentary Jul-Dec 94

At the debate yesterday by MPs on the Future of the BBC White Paper, Stephen Dorrell, national heritage secretary, strengthened the hopes of the BBC that the licence fee will remain its main source of finance for the foreseeable future.While under pressure from MPs calling for the ending of state funding he insisted that the… Continue reading BBC Licence Fee Backed