Radio 1’s new line – up, announced yesterday, includes a weekend slot for Danny Baker, poached from sister station Radio 5. Announcing the changes the station’s new controller, Matthew Banister, emphasised Radio 1’s commitment to live music, journalism and comedy.Three of the stations’ older DJs have announced their departure in recent weeks; Dave Lee Travis,… Continue reading RADIO 1 NEW LINE-UP
Directors of Paramount Communications officially announced yesterday that they would consider other offers in competition with the current take-over bid from Viacom of $7.5bn. (News -24/9) The QVC Network has already put a hostile bid to the Paramount Board of around $9.9bn, but since QVC are a smaller company Paramount are insisting on receiving “satisfactory… Continue reading Paramount Auction Is Official
A revolutionary new way of renting video films is being developed. The system, developed by a US entrepreneur called Will Graven, has the backing of Hitachi, Samsung, Goldstar and Daewoo.The four companies intend to take a stake in the company set up by Graven, EMC3, and will build new video recorders able to use the… Continue reading Film Rentals From Satellite
Yesterday The Observer launched its three new sections.The Sports section is now separate from the business section and in a tabloid format. There are detailed features on Nick Faldo, the Olympic Games in 2000, Will Carling, a preview of the Bruno/ Lewis fight as well as results of the weekend’s play. There are ads from… Continue reading New Section Observer
The weekly Wrexham Leader, a paid-for paper since its launch in 1920, is to become free next week. ABC figures for Jan-Jun 1993 show a circulation of 13,748, a year on year drop of 1.6%. Circulation has dropped steadily from the 1986 ABC figure of 19,000. The look and content is intended to remain the… Continue reading Wrexham Leader To Go Free
Last week saw the launch of WW Publishing’s Agony Line. The A5 sized monthly has a cover price of £1.30 and 48 pages. The IPR is 100,000.The editorial consists of letters pages where the magazine answers readers’ problems and articles giving advice and hints. Subjects covered are medical, sexual, dietary, beauty and financial.The print is… Continue reading Agony Line – First Issue Review
The Daily Express is to launch a new Saturday supplement on October 9, called the Saturday Review. It launches the week before the Daily Mail’s Saturday supplement, with Express Newspapers stealing the thunder from Associated Newspapers again, just as they did with the Sunday section.The Express Review will be a 40-page tabloid, with 20 colour… Continue reading Daily Express Supplement
The weekly Wrexham Leader, a paid-for paper since its launch in 1920, is to become free next week. ABC figures for Jan-Jun 1993 show a circulation of 13,748, a year on year drop of 1.6%. Circulation has dropped steadily from the 1986 ABC figure of 19,000. The look and content is intended to remain the… Continue reading Wrexham Leader To Go Free
According to today’s Guardian, the report from the Radio Authority to be published later in the year on the privatisation of Radio 1, shows that putting Radio 1 in the commercial sector would have a disastrous impact on the rest of independent radio.According to the report, ads on Radio 1 would be a serious blow… Continue reading Commercial Fears From Radio 1
Yesterday The Observer launched its three new sections.The Sports section is now separate from the business section and in a tabloid format. There are detailed features on Nick Faldo, the Olympic Games in 2000, Will Carling, a preview of the Bruno/ Lewis fight as well as results of the weekend’s play. There are ads from… Continue reading New Section Observer
