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.
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.
Classic Bike Guide, published by Myat MacFarlane, is increasing frequency from bi-monthly to monthly from the April edition.
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.
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
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
TV adspend will grow by only 2% per year over the next five years according to new research by the Henley Centre.Key conclusions of the research are: Over 40% of advertisers believe they can cut adspend by over 4% without adversely affecting sales. 30% believe they will be spending more in TV in 1997 than… Continue reading Fall In TV Adspend Predicted
Turner Network Television will launch two new satellite channels in September targeting both children and adults. Cartoon Network and TNT will combine to create a 24 hour entertainment channel. Cartoons will run from 6am to 8pm, followed by 10 hours of ‘classic’ films. Both channels will be free to viewers, funded by distribution sales (cable)… Continue reading New Entertainment Channel On Astra
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
As reported on MediaTel in September Express Newspapers has finally settled a £500,000 sponsorship deal with Noel’s Garden Party, an extension of the highly successful BBC TV series, Noel’s House Party. The Party will be made up of two live racing events at Doncaster and two at Haydock Park, both of which will take place… Continue reading Express Deal Struck With Noel’s Party
