.. Jonathan Shier, former deputy chief executive of Thames Television, is tipped for the position of senior manager at News International…. Publicis media arm, Optimedia, has broken ties with Outdoor Focus, following speculation that it was to take a 20% stake in the company…. Collett Dickenson Pearce is putting its office at 110 Euston Road… Continue reading Industry Snippets
PM OPPOSES STATUTORY CONTROLSpeaking at the Newspaper Society’s AGM lunch yesterday the Prime Minister John Major told regional newspaper publishers that he favoured the concept of press self-regulation as opposed to statutory controls. “We were very encouraged by the Prime Minister’s remarks regarding self-regulation” says the Society’s director Dugal Nisbet-Smith; “He has confirmed the Government’s… Continue reading Your Garden – Brand New Gardening Monthly Magazine
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A spokeswoman at BSkyB confirmed to MediaTel this morning that The Family Channel is to launch later this year as part of the satellite company’s mini-pay package.The package already contains Sky One, Sky News, The Children’s Channel, Nickelodeon, Discovery and Bravo. It is believed that BSkyB is in discussion with MTV and UK Gold to… Continue reading Family Channel Launching In Pay Deal
Bite, the glossy women’s monthly from Ann Summers, hits the newsstands this week with an ambitious print run of 180,000. The 100-page magazine is aimed at 25-34 ABC1 women and has a cover price of £1.95.While most of the editorial centres around the subject of sex it differs from the plethora of women’s erotic magazines… Continue reading Bite Magazine First Issue Report
The Board of the Observer has given its backing to the Guardian and Manchester Evening News’s offer to buy the paper. Following a two-hour meeting at the Observer’s headquarters in Battersea directors confirmed the deal, which is believed to value the Sunday newspaper at around £27m. If everything goes according to plan the Guardian will… Continue reading Observer Sale Backed By Board
The Press Complaints Commission will be made up of non-press members and a complaints hot-line may be set up for readers if the newspaper industry takes on the self-regulation guidelines issued by the Press Standards Board of Finance (PRESSBOF) yesterday.The body, which finances the Press Complaints Commission, stated that it was easier for newspapers to… Continue reading Press Body Announces Privacy Plans
In a report launched yesterday by the chief executive of London Weekend Television, Greg Dyke, the Independent Television Association gave its response to the Government’s green paper on the future of the BBC. The report expressed fears that British television is losing its international reputation for quality because of an abundance of imported American programmes.The… Continue reading ITV Answers BBC Future Debate
The Periodical Publishers Association’s annual magazines conference took place yesterday centering around five major pieces of magazine related research which has been conducted since last year.The studies consist of:1. The Value of The Business Press2. The Profitability Of Magazine Selling3. Magazine Cover Prices4. The Environmental Implications of Periodical Publishing5. Customer MagazinesFurther details of this research… Continue reading PPA Conference Centres Around Research
The Board of the Observer has given its backing to the Guardian and Manchester Evening News’s offer to buy the paper. Following a two-hour meeting at the Observer’s headquarters in Battersea directors confirmed the deal, which is believed to value the Sunday newspaper at around £27m. If everything goes according to plan the Guardian will… Continue reading Observer Sale Backed By Board
Marie Claire emerged as top glossy in the Periodical Publishers Association magazine awards held at Grosvenor House last night.The magazine won the top award for consumer magazines for the second time in three years. Runner up was Company magazine published by National Magazines.Specialist title of the year went to Today’s Golfer, editor of the year… Continue reading PPA Magazine Award Winners
