The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has this morning approved the takeover bids for Mirror Group by both Trinity and Regional Independent Media (RIM) (see Trinity Offers £1 Billion For Mirror Group). However trade and industry secretary, Stephen Byers, has stipulated that Trinity divest of its four Northern Ireland titles – the Belfast Telegraph,… Continue reading DTI Approves Mirror Group Takeover Bids
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has served a notice revoking the licence of satellite TV channel Med TV.Med TV was fined by the ITC at the beginning of last year for three breaches of the Commission’s impartiality requirements (see Newsline), and in November the broadcaster was warned that its licence might be revoked (see Newsline).Broadcasts… Continue reading ITC Revokes Med TV Licence
Following a number of warnings in recent months (see Satellite Channel Licence May Be Revoked), the Independent Television Commission (ITC) yesterday issued a suspension order to Kurdish satellite TV station, Med TV, which runs for a period of 21 days.The announcement led to protests outside the ITC’s offices as well as negative reaction from Kurdish… Continue reading ITC Suspension Of Med TV Prompts Protests
Regional sales house, Amra, has taken over representation of the Scottish & Universal Newspapers (S&UN) titles across its London and Manchester offices as from today. Advertising on the S&UN papers, which are owned by Trinity International, was previously sold through Mediaforce.Since Trinity bought Amra in November last year (see Trinity Acquires Amra) it has been… Continue reading Amra Takes Over Scottish & Universal Sales
The Newspaper Society (NS) and the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) have announced a strategic alliance across their two sectors which have a combined revenue of over £9 billion.The alliance is to initially focus on four initiatives: representation in Brussels, UK public affairs, the establishment of a National Training Organisation (NTO) for all print media and… Continue reading NS And PPA Form Strategic Alliance
Regional sales house Amra has announced the appointment of Lisa Bourne as managing director, making her one of few women to reach this level of management amongst media representation operations.One of her first tasks is to alert advertisers to what Amra describes as “the increasing potential and diversity of regional press” and to initiate cross-media… Continue reading Amra Appoints New MD
A crew of media pranksters and saboteurs have set up their own website under the name of ŽTMark at http://www.paranoia.com/~rtmark/homereg.html. The group’s objective is specifically to engage in the “sabotage of mass-produced items” and has previously orchestrated the work of the Barbie Liberation Organisation. ŽTMark is currently promoting the USA Phone In Sick Day which… Continue reading Web Round-Up – W/E 13/03/98
Here is the latest addition to the ever growing crop of BBC magazines. One by one the powers at the Beeb are turning programme after programme into glossy mags – some are hits (take for example the continuing success of Top Of The Pops Magazine which saw a 71% increase in its last ABC) while… Continue reading First Issue Review – Tomorrow’s World Magazine
A crew of media pranksters and saboteurs have set up their own website under the name of ŽTMark at http://www.paranoia.com/~rtmark/homereg.html. The group’s objective is specifically to engage in the “sabotage of mass-produced items” and has previously orchestrated the work of the Barbie Liberation Organisation. ŽTMark is currently promoting the USA Phone In Sick Day which… Continue reading Web Round-Up – W/E 13/03/98
The Radio Authority (RA) will begin the formal process of licensing commercial digital radio by advertising the only national multiplex on 24 March.The existing national commercial stations (Classic FM, Virgin Radio and Talk Radio) are already guaranteed a place on the multiplex but there is also room for up to five new digital radio stations… Continue reading National Digital Multiplex To Be Advertised By RA
