Granada saw a solid rise in its share price yesterday, which gained 34˝p to close at 1215˝p. Earlier this month, Granada released a positive trading statement which showed a 6% rise in advertising revenue from the first quarter to December 1998.The Daily Mail & General Trust partially made up for its fall in share price… Continue reading Sharewatch
Despite an impressive set of financial results released yesterday (see WPP Reports 1998 Pre-Tax Profits Up 20%), global media company, WPP Group, slipped back by 18źp to close at 464žp. WPP’s chief executive, Martin Sorrell, also warned of the rising cost of network television airtime, saying that TV was in danger of pricing itself out… Continue reading Sharewatch
Kelvin MacKenzie, the chairman and chief executive of Talk Radio, has written to the culture secretary Chris Smith and the Independent Television Commission (ITC) to protest against what he calls ‘anti-competitive behaviour by a cartel of European TV and radio broadcasters’, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).MacKenzie is concerned that commercial UK radio stations are being… Continue reading Talk Protests Against EBU ‘Cartel’ Over Radio Sports Rights
Ericsson has renewed its sponsorship of Channel 4’s comedy series Frasier for 1999. Three new idents, created by the two groups, will rotate over the next 21 episodes. The editor of IPC’s Womans Journal, Marcelle d’Argy Smith, has stepped down from the post and is to be replaced by Elsa McAlonan, previously acting editor of… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Here is a full breakdown of each title’s performance in the latest ABC audit, by publisher. The titles lists are not entirely exhaustive as certain magazines may not have reported in this or the previous period or may not have been classed a consumer magazine. This list, therefore, is intended as a guide to the… Continue reading July-December 1998 ABCs – Performance By Publisher
IPC Magazines has awarded its £10 million media planning and buying account to Walker Media and Mediacom TMB. Media was previously split between the incumbent agencies Zenith and CIA. Zenith took care of the woman’s weeklies, and CIA Medianetwork focused on the TV weeklies, music and sports group.Under the new contracts Walker Media will work… Continue reading IPC Awards £10 Million Account To Walker and Mediacom
The Newspaper Society is claiming a victory for regional press advertising after winning the advertising campaign for Co-operative Retail Services (CRS), worth over £1.2 million. The campaign was originally planned to be placed in the national press but was moved to regional papers after a presentation by NS Marketing’s Nick Jenkins.“Nick Jenkins presented a strong… Continue reading Regional Press Snatches £1.2m Co-Op Campaign From National Press
A full breakdown of each magazine’s performance in the latest ABC audit, by publisher, is available to subscribers in the Press features list.The titles lists are not entirely exhaustive as certain magazines may not have reported in this or the previous period or may not have been classed a consumer magazine. This list, therefore, is… Continue reading July-December 1998 ABCs – Performance By Publisher
Mark Soden, group general display manager at Scotsman Publications, is to become sales director at Regional Independent Media (RIM) where he will be in charge of national and provincial sales.Soden replaces Richard Parkinson, who left RIM to become assistant managing director of Yorkshire Post Newspapers at the end of last year. Soden will also join… Continue reading Regional Independent Media Appoints New Sales Director
IPC Magazines has announced that it is to launch a new men’s title in the Spring, with which it intends to redefine the men’s magazine market. The new magazine, Later, will be edited by ex-Men’s Health editor, Phil Hilton, who left Rodale Press last year to join IPC (see Newsline).According to its publisher, Later will… Continue reading IPC Launch To Come Later This Year
