Quality Market The total circulation across the broadsheet market in October 1998 was down by 3.6% and only two of the quality titles increased their circulation, which were The Financial Times and The Sunday Times’. The Independent had the biggest fall in circulation, losing a considerable 16.3%.The Sunday Times has the highest overall circulation of… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – October 1998
Freeserve, the free internet service provider (ISP) launched by Dixons in September (see Dixons Launches Free Internet Service), is claiming a resounding success having attracted more than 475,000 accounts in the first two months.Unlike other ISPs, Freeserve does not charge its customers any monthly rental, nor is there an hourly usage charge. The Freeserve software… Continue reading Dixons Claims Record Breaking Growth For Freeserve
Regional newspaper and convenience store group Portsmouth & Sunderland has reported a 62% leap in pre-tax profits and said it was well placed to cope with an economic slowdown.The publisher of newspapers such as the Portsmouth News and the Sunderland Echo , said it relied less on recruitment advertising than many rivals, meaning it would… Continue reading Portsmouth & Sunderland Confident In Face Of Economic Downturn
The Radio Authority is to pre-advertise another radio licence, this time for the FM waveband in Cornwall, for an eight year period from 3 April 2000. The present licence, currently held by Pirate FM, is due to expire on 2 April 2000. Emap’s music title Smash Hits has appointed a new editor. John McKie takes… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Consumer and business publisher Emap has bucked the economic gloom by posting a big jump in profits today.The group, which also has interests in radio and exhibition organising, made a profit of £66.4 million before tax during the six months to 30 September, compared with £47.4 million last year. Turnover was up at £410.2 million… Continue reading EMAP Writes Up Bigger Profits
BSkyB has complained to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) about the current ITV ads which are promoting digital terrestrial television (DTT). The advertisements illustrate how DTT is ‘simpler’ than Sky Digital to install by showing a satellite dish logo with a cross through it alongside the voice-over which says “dish-free digital”.BSkyB, which launched its Sky… Continue reading BSkyB Takes Issue With ITV Digital Ads
IPC Magazines is to have its first masthead programme screened on the cable channel Living, starting from 23 November. The programme is in conjunction with Practical Parenting, and will consist of a series of twelve five minute programmes.Jayne Marsden, editor in chief at Practical Parenting, commented on the development: “This is a fantastic opportunity for… Continue reading Practical Parenting On Television
The Radio Authority has announced the outcome of the public interest test into the proposed acquisition of Choice FM Birmingham by Chrysalis Group and of Kent and Sussex Radio Ltd by DMG Radio. The Authority’s determination in both cases is that the acquisition is not expected to operate against the public interest.In the case of… Continue reading Radio Authority Public Interest Tests
The first digital terrestrial television (DTT) service was launched by ONdigital yesterday, the company joint-owned by ITV groups Carlton Communications and Granada. The service was modestly unveiled by the illumination of its Crystal Palace transmitter in London.A spokesman for ONdigital described the launch as ‘brilliant’ this afternoon saying a Radio Rentals shop sold twenty set-top… Continue reading ONdigital Takes To The Air
The Times’ decision to serialise Gitta Sereny’s book on Mary Bell, ‘Cries Unheard’ is discussed in the Press Complaints Commission’s latest report.There is no doubt that the serialisation was lawful, the question is rather whether it contravened the far more rigorous requirements of the newspapers’ and magazines’ Code of Practice – that is whether the… Continue reading Complaints Against Mary Bell Serialisation Not Upheld
