Plans that have been in the pipeline for the past three years have finally come to fruition at John Brown Publishing with the announcement that it is to launch Gardens Illustrated on March 25th.Brown has chosen to publish the magazine himself, and hopes to place it somewhere between traditional gardening magazines such as House &… Continue reading John Brown Goes Into Gardens
Business and Technology magazine, aimed at IT directors and managers, is due to launch on April 19. The magazine will be published by Cromwell Media and is the first venture by the publishing company. B&T magazine will be A3 and aims to have a controlled circulation of 21,200.
Bill Emmott has been appointed editor of the Economist and will take up the position at the end of this month. The magazine, which is 150 years old, has just passed the 500,000 circulation mark.
In an attempt to repay its $150m bridging loan, WPP Group is launching a £85m rights issue. Shareholders will be asked to pay 45p a share for new ordinary shares on the basis of four for every five shares already held.The Group has stated to current shareholders that profits for 1992 have risen from £38.4m… Continue reading £85m Rights Issue For WPP
Classic Bike Guide, published by Myat MacFarlane, is increasing frequency from bi-monthly to monthly from the April edition.
Gaming and pools companies have been given the go ahead by the Government to sponsor television programmes but it is likely there will be tight restrictions on the type of programmes they can back. The move was announced following a Government decision to permit coverage of the National Lottery on television when it launches next… Continue reading Pools Companies In TV Sponsorship
Waterski International and Sports Boat International are merging in April to form one title, Sports Boat and Water Ski International. The launch issue will be the April issue, on sale Wednesday 31st March. The magazine will still be published 10 times a year with a cover price of £1.95.
IPC Magazines’ Specialist Group is set to launch a new monthly full-colour cycle magazine, Cycle Sport on May 6, cover dated June.Aimed at international cycle racing enthusiasts, the May launch issue will coincide with the interest in the Tour de France in July and August, and the Kelloggs Tour in Britain. The magazine will be… Continue reading IPC Launch Into Cycling
President of Heinz, Tony O’Reilly, is again rumoured to be interested in buying into the British newspaper industry with the first proposed acquistion being Reed Regional Newspapers. O’Reilly made a failed bid for Mirror Group Newspapers at the end of last year and so is now attempting to etch out a new path into UK… Continue reading Irish Tycoon To Buy Into UK Press
Comedy and drama feature strongly in BBC’s spring/summer schedule, issued yesterday, with new arrivals such as Every Silver Lining, a comedy starring Frances De La Tour and Andrew Sachs about husband and wife cafe owners, six comic Strip films, a new series of The Full Wax and Have I Got News For You and regulars… Continue reading Yentob Issues BBC Spring Schedule
