The Newspaper Society has issued a list of the top 20 regional press publishers as at 1 January 1999. The list is comprised of the same companies as 1 June last year, but there have been a few changes to the ranking.Recent acquisitions have affected the ranking; for example Mirror Group bought Derry Journal for… Continue reading Trinity Tops 1998 Regional Publishers Table
The takeover battle for Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers (P&S) (see New Approaches For Portsmouth & Sunderland) has received another player after the group’s board rejected an offer from regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press this weekend. Charles Villiers, formerly head of Score, Scottish Radio’s newspaper division, has announced that he is potentially interested in making a… Continue reading Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers Receives Further Interest
The supermarket chain Tesco is launching subscription free internet access for its 10 million Clubcard households across the UK. Tesco has been retailing groceries through the internet since November 1995 from its website at www.tesco.net and was the first retailer to provide internet access.Marketing director of Tesco, Tim Mason commented: “This is an exciting new… Continue reading Tesco Introduces Free Internet Access
Tuesday NRS data for December 1998 is released. A round-up of the national newspaper readership figures will be available on Newsline.Emap launches its weekly entertainment title Heat, formerly known as the very secretive Project J. A first issue review is available on Newsline by clicking here.Wednesday The second consumer magazine launch of the week takes… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The much-predicted economic slowdown appears to be taking a stronger hold according to the latest Marketing Trends Survey published by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The survey reports that 55% of marketers do not expect to reach ‘very challenging’ or ‘unrealistic’ targets. This is the highest ever proportion of managers to hold this level… Continue reading Over Half Of Marketers Expect To Miss Sales Targets
In the age of virtual villages, teleshopping and a supposed freedom of mobility it has been argued that the fabric of traditional communities is wearing thin. As people leave the High Street for out of town supermarkets and others spend more and more time on the internet (this is probably being read on the Net… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting – Putting Geography On The Map – Is Locality Still Important In Targeting?
Publisher of Marketing Week, Centaur, is to launch a new title devoted to the electronic media.The magazine, called Evolve, will be be aimed purely at the marketing community and, according to publisher of Marketing Week Annie Swift, “will aim to guide marketeers in current and future electronic media marketing opportunities, and what these new technologies… Continue reading Centaur To Launch New Media Marketing Title
After last week’s rather sycophantic summary of ITV’s peaktime weekend schedule, I thought I would try and line up a cushy job with News International by raving about BSkyB.Sky’s decision to nab the rights to broadcast American imports Friends and ER before Channel 4 has had mixed results. Friends is by far the more popular… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 17/01/99
The Radio Authority (RA) is this week advertising a new small-scale independent local radio licence to provide a service within the northern and/or north western sector of the Greater London area. The group is welcoming public comments and opinion about the radio tastes of residents in the area.The licence will be for a period of… Continue reading Radio Authority Advertises North London Licences
One of the front-runners for taking over John Birt’s position of director general at the BBC, Channel 4’s chief executive Michael Jackson, has pulled out of the race. John Birt is to give up the post in March 2000 (see Newsline), but Jackson said in an interview for Sky’s Media Monthly that he has no… Continue reading Newsline Brief
