Total broadsheet circulation fell during November this year by 3.5% The Financial Times was the only title to show a substantial rise in circulation, showing a growth of 11.5%, and The Sunday Times has the highest circulation of all the quality newspapers. The title to suffer the biggest actual loss in circulation was The Sunday… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – November 1998
Premiership football club Newcastle United says it has received a takeover approach worth up to £157.6 million. The club, which has not named the possible bidder, said a “preliminary approach” had been made at no more than 110p a share.However, no formal offer will be lodged until monopoly regulators have reported on BSkyB’s controversial bid… Continue reading Takeover Bid For Newcastle United
Regional newspaper publisher, Adscene, has sold Flair Press, which comprises the substantial part of the Commercial Printing Division, to Spectrum Press for approximately £1.3 million. Adscene describes Flair’s operations as non-core and a drain on the Group’s management resources.Adscene says that its publishing operation is showing improvement on the previous year and that advertising is… Continue reading Adscene Disposes Of Non-Core Assets
BSkyB announced a deal with Wilcon Homes today that will give Sky guaranteed access to 5,000 more homes. During 1999, the house-building company will build homes which come complete with a SkyDigital minidish.The deal makes Wilcon the first developer to make a policy decision to install SkyDigital capability in all of its houses. Sky, however,… Continue reading BSkyB To Be Built In To Homes
According to a new study from Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, local television news remains the single most frequently used and most influential source of information for most Americans.The survey conducted by NFO Research of Greenwich, Conn. finds that 84% of respondents watch local TV news at least once a day.The survey finds that there has… Continue reading Survey Finds Internet Usage Grows
London Electricity has signed a deal to sponsor LWT’s local weather service. The deal, which starts this week, will be the first time that London Electricity has moved into the television market.Granada Media: 0171 396 6161
According to weekend press reports, ITV is still undecided about the structure of its weekly 60-minute news programme. It is thought that the problem centres around the format and content of the new show.Granada television, the winner of the news contract, is said to be in disagreement with the ITV network centre about whether the… Continue reading ITV Companies Undecided About News Programme
Panasonic is to again sponsor ITV’s Christmas schedule, following the success of last year’s campaign. The £1/2 million deal will cover 35 hours of programming and will run from 21 December till 28 December. ITV has found a sponsor for its Saturday morning entertainment programme SMTV:Live. Nesquik will start a sponsorship tie-in with the programme… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Manchester United’s Champions League decider against Bayern Munich proved to be a hit with the viewers.According to unofficial overnight figures an average audience of 9.8 million tuned in last Wednesday to see United secure a 1-1 draw. The result of the match, which peaked at 10.9 million people, was enough to see them safely through… Continue reading Man United Nearly Score Perfect 10
Lord Lew Grade, the infamous television and film mogul, died over the weekend at the age of 91.Chairman of Associated Television for 20 years, Grade died two weeks after being admitted to a London clinic for heart failure.
