The total quality market saw an overall fall in circulation for November-April 1998 of 1.3% year on year to 5.742 million. The Independent again suffered badly, with a fall of 12% though the Observer was close behind in terms of losses with a drop of 9%. Only the FT put in a strong performance, seeing… Continue reading National Newspaper Round-Up – April
GWR group director of sales and marketing Simon Ward is predicting a bumper month for commercial radio during the World Cup tournament. He says that advertisers will increase radio spend in “the face of disrupted TV schedules, unpredictable TV pricing and audience confusion.”Ward adds: “All the indications are there for a very good month, particularly… Continue reading GWR Chief Predicts Bumper Month For Radio
Carlton Communications today announced financial results for the six months to 31 March which show a rise in pre-tax profits (excluding digital TV) of 8% to £171.9 million. Including digital TV’s losses of £6.2m, pre-tax profits were up 4% year on year. Turnover increased 3% to £920.6m.Turnover in Carlton’s television business rose by £7m to… Continue reading Carlton Sees Profits Rise
Quality Market The total quality market saw an overall fall in circulation for November-April 1998 of 1.3% year on year to 5.742 million. The Independent again suffered badly, with a fall of 12% to 225,413 though the Observer was close behind in terms of losses with a drop of 9% to 417,009.Only the FT put… Continue reading National Newspaper Round-Up – April
The April Retail Prices Index was announced this morning as 162.6, an increase of 1.1% on the previous month and a rise of 4.0% on April 1997.Subscribers can access RPI trends by selecting “Encyclomedia” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.
A new magazine devoted to Jaguar cars has been launched. Jaguar Monthly is published by Kelsey Publishing, which also produces Car Mechanics and Custom Car , and is edited by Gordon Wright.Kelsey Publishing: 0181 441 9500
The UK online travel and leisure magazine, Travel Insight, has teamed up with Emap Online to provide its content on the a2bTravel.com site.Travel Inisght was launched eighteen months ago by travel journalists Roger Bray and Jeff Mills to provide “a lively mix of travel news, views and features.”http://www.a2btravel.com/travelinsight/
An average of 7.8 million people (65% share) watched the FA Cup Final between Newcastle and Arsenal on ITV on Saturday afternoon, according to unofficial figures from the Network Centre. The audience peaked at 8.9 million viewers. This is down from last year when BBC1’s coverage was watched by a peak of 10.9 million.This year… Continue reading 7.8 Million Tune In To ITV’s FA Cup Coverage
ITV has unveiled the team which will provide commentary and analysis of the channel’s World Cup coverage this summer, and describes it as ‘the best in the field’.England manager Glenn Hoddle may be joining the commentary team depending on England’s performance in the competition. Two of England’s previous managers, Bobby Robson and Terry Venables will… Continue reading ITV Announces World Cup Coverage Team
ITV and soft drinks brand Tango have negotiated a deal for sponsorship of a one-off documentary called The Truth About Footballers.The documentary will examine the change in image of football over the last decade and will adopt the same style as the broadcaster’s Truth About Women series.The deal was negotiated by ITV sales house, TSMS,… Continue reading Tango To Sponsor ITV Football Show
