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Grundig has signed a deal with MTV Europe to sponsor its Ski Weekend,due to be broadcast on the channel from 20-21 March

Grundig has signed a deal with MTV Europe to sponsor its Ski Weekend,due to be broadcast on the channel from 20-21 March

Advertising agency, Joslin Shaw, is set to sponsor the English Chamber Choir performing Bach’s ‘Mass in B Minor’ in April. “The sponsorship enables us to raise the agency’s profile with an influential audience of significant net worth” says Hugh Joslin.

According to the Evening Standard’s recent Media Survey, three out of four London viewers taking part in the telephone poll believed Thames offered a better service than its successor, Carlton. 84% said that they preferred TV-am to the current breakfast channel, GMTV. The main gripe about Carlton seemed to be scheduling changes rather than actual… Continue reading Evening Standard Media Survey

Thomsons Free Newspapers has sold eight Herald & Post titles to Midland Independent Newspapers including the Hinckley, Loughborough, Nuneaton, Derby Burton and Leicester Herald & Post.

Company secretary of United Newspapers, John Burns, confirmed to MediaTel this morning that the group has taken over 10 Northern & Shell titles in a deal which will settle the recent distribution dispute between the two companies. The magazines include six music titles – Guitar, Rock CD, Soul CD, Hit CD, Metal CD and CD… Continue reading United Newspapers Buys N&S Titles

Sky is in discussion with the Premier League about plans to move its final fixtures to Sunday May 9, in order to satisfy satellite viewers.

Anglia Television announced yesterday that it is to take a stake in Home Box Office, the programme division of Time Warner. The agreement will result in the creation of three partnerships which will aid Anglia in funding drama and entertainment projects. Chairman of the East of England franchise holder, Sir Peter Gibbings, is denying that… Continue reading Anglia Forms Partnership With HBO

The Periodical Publishers Association welcomed today’s decision by Norman Lamont not to add 17.5% VAT to magazines and newspapers. A spokeswoman for the Association believes that the Government heeded its warning not to jeopardize the publishing industry, realising the devastating effect it would have on jobs within the sector.The Newspaper Society, the association of the… Continue reading PPA Welcomes Chancellor’s Decision

GMTV’s anchor-woman, Fiona Armstrong, resigned from the breakfast channel yesterday and is being replaced by former TV-am presenter, Lorraine Kelly. Viewing figures for the channel are rising gradually following the recent slump.