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Emap Radio has said that it expects to significantly improve the financial performance of Melody Radio after agreeing to buy the station for £25 million this morning (see Emap Buys Melody Radio story).In the year ended 30 September 1997 Melody had an operating profit of £0.4 million on a turnover of £3.6 million; Emap believes… Continue reading Emap Expects To Improve Melody’s Financial Performance
Thank god it’s bi-monthly. This hefty new parenting title from Beach Magazines & Publishing – ‘The world’s finest parenting magazine’, apparently – is certainly jammed full of information from start to finish, suggesting a greater pagination than the 132 available.Billed as being aimed at ‘ABC1 parents with children under the age of six who want… Continue reading First Issue Review – Junior
Total terrestrial TV revenue came in at £184.44 million in January, according to agency estimates. Of this ITV earned £130.21m, C4 earned £39.55m and GMTV brought in £4.8m. C5’s revenue appears pretty static with a figure of £9.8m.January impacts were down across the board for both ITV and C4. C4 Women impacts showed the largest… Continue reading TV Round-Up – January
Matthew Bannister has stepped down from his position as controller of Radio 1. He will be replaced by Andy Parfitt, his deputy at the station. Bannister will retain his position as director of radio at the broadcaster.Since Q2 1996 Radio 1’s weekly reach has dropped from 11 million to 9.4 million.Subscribers can access the Radio… Continue reading Bannister Steps Down As R1 Controller
The ITC has rejected Channel 5’s request for an increase in its ad minutage quota.The broadcaster, rapidly approaching its first birthday, had asked the Commission for the same amount of ad time as non-terrestrial channels enjoy (nine minutes per hour as opposed to seven for terrestrial channels).The ITC however pointed out that it had only… Continue reading ITC Rejects C5 Ad Minutage Request
Channel 5 has announced a raft of new programmes aimed at pre-schoolers, 7-12 year olds and young teen audiences.5’s controller of children’s programmes Nick Wilson confirmed that the channel has agreed 2 new commissions, 7 re-commissions and 6 pilots as well as new formats on existing strands during early weekday and weekend schedules.New pilots will… Continue reading C5 Announces Changes In Kids’ Programming
Nick Jones, editor of Centaur’s New Media Finance, has resigned from the title to take up an analyst position at Jupiter Communications. He will join the company in March. Felicia Jackson will be taking the position over.Phil Dwyer, editor of New Media Age , will also be leaving Centaur to join Jupiter. He will become… Continue reading Editors Leave New Media Titles
The first issue of IPC Magazines’ new home interest title Living etc (subscribers see IPC Announces New Title) will be launched at a special sample price of £1.On sale on March 6 the title will be aimed at “design-conscious, aspirationally stylish women (and men) in their twenties and thirties.” Announcing its launch, publishing director Kathy… Continue reading Living Etc Gets Cut-Price First Issue
The nation’s first sports-only newspaper, Sport First, is readying for a launch on Sunday 15 March. The paper will begin with a print run of 250,000 and will initially be published for Sundays only, priced 50p.The broadsheet paper will comprise two 24-page sections each carrying 8 pages of colour print and is targeted primarily at… Continue reading Sport First Set For Launch