NRS figures for the six months ending in August 2002 reveal a relatively positive period for national newspaper readership, which increased by 0.9% year on year.The most activity was seen in the broadsheet market with the Sunday Times, which recently became the official sponsor of England rugby (see Sunday Times To Sponsor England Rugby), experiencing… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – August 2002
GMG-owned Real Radio has expanded its sales team in Yorkshire with the appointment of Steve South as sales director and Steve Howarth as agency account manager.South, who joins from Pulse where he was managing director, will work to develop sales activity across Real Radio Yorkshire, which launched in March this year. Howarth, who joins from… Continue reading Real Radio Yorkshire Expands Sales Operation
The Daily Mirror‘s city editor, Suzy Jagger, is quitting the paper and is expected to join The Times.Jagger, who writes the Suzy In The City page, is understood to be in talks with The Times and an announcement is expected in the next couple of days.The Daily Mirror will have to re-vamp its city pages… Continue reading Mirror’s City Editor Quits For Times
Last night’s much anticipated debut of the second series of The Office pulled in an average of 4.8 million viewers, according to unofficial overnight figures from BARB.The half-hour comedy show, which was broadcast on BBC2 at 10pm, attracted a peak audience of 4.9 million viewers, beating all of the other main terrestrial channels. The show… Continue reading The Office Is Still A Hit For BBC2
MSN has announced a personnel shake-up to complement the expansion of its digital marketing and subscriptions business.The initiative will see Philippa Snare promoted to the newly created role of UK business manager and Michael Steckler become sales manager. There will also be two additions to the MSN UK sales planning team and the position of… Continue reading MSN Expands Digital Marketing Business
US consumer confidence in the internet remained stable in the third quarter of 2002, according to a new report from ACNielsen. The Internet Confidence Index monitored by Yahoo! and ACNielsen remained flat in Q3 at 113 from the previous quarter. However, it has increased from 105 at the same period last year, indicating greater confidence… Continue reading Internet Confidence Steady In Third Quarter, Says ACNielsen
Former Channel 4 boss, Michael Jackson, is being tipped as the prime candidate for the chief executive position at ITV.According to press reports, Jackson, who is currently the head of USA Networks, has signalled his interest in holding discussions with ITV bosses and could enter the running for the position left open following the departure… Continue reading Michael Jackson Tipped For ITV’s Top Job
The Daily Mail & General Trust, publisher of the Daily Mail, is to remain family controlled, according to its chairman Viscount Rothermere. According to a report in today’s Times newspaper, Rothermere has no intention of changing the company’s controversial share structure that gives his family control of the voting rights. He asked: “Why should the… Continue reading Daily Mail & General Trust To Remain Family Owned
Channel Five secured a record audience last night with 3.6 million viewers tuning into its documentary on Michael Jackson’s Face.According to unofficial overnight figures from BARB, the channel achieved a 15% share of viewing between 9pm and 10pm, the largest ever recorded at Channel Five, aside from films and football matches.The documentary, which was heavily… Continue reading Jacko Helps Five Face The Future
The publishing assets of SMG which were put up for sale earlier this month (see SMG To Sell Publishing And Online Business), have attracted considerable interest from the UK’s prominent newspaper groups but many analysts believe that the company’s valuation is excessive given current market conditions. SMG has decided to concentrate its attention on television… Continue reading Publishing Giants To Compete For SMG Titles
