The Daily Mail & General Trust today released final year results which show a 68% rise in pre-tax profits to £143.7 million, with turnover increasing from £1 billion to £1.2bn.The group puts this growth down to rising ad revenue and lower newsprint prices. Advertising at Associated Newspapers (up 12% overall) was strong, particularly in the… Continue reading Profits Jump 68% At Daily Mail
C4 will be entering Winter 1998 with a major new drama series called Mosley, another special five-nighter for Brookside, the return of Father Ted and the fourth series of E.R..Mosley is a four-part drama based around the life of Britain’s 1930s fascist leader and will star Jonathan Cake, Jemma Redgrave and Windsor Davies. Two new… Continue reading C4 Launches Winter Schedule
Cable television’s penetration rate stood at 21.8% on the 1 October, up from 21.2% in October 1996 and down from 21.9% in July 1997, according to the latest figures from the ITC. The total number of homes connected to cable TV was 2.211 million, up from 1.647m the previous year.Overall, 10.143 million homes had been… Continue reading Cable TV Penetration Stuck At 21%
The global news companies NBC and Dow Jones this week confirmed that they will be merging.The move will see Dow Jones’ EBN channel merge with NBC’s CNBC , which will retain its name. Dow Jones also owns the Wall Street Journal and the Asian Business News cable channel.There will be a dedicated sales house, based… Continue reading NBC/Dow Jones Merger Confirmed
The Internet arm of Associated Newspapers, Associated New Media (ANM), has just launched what editor Martin Dunn claims is the first totally comprehensive city guide to London. Dunn, former editor of the New York Daily News and Today, says that the This Is London (TIL) site (http://thisislondon.co.uk) is the result of the collation of material… Continue reading Interview – Martin Dunn, Associated New Media
The Teenage Magazine Arbitration Panel (TMAP) received only one complaint on which it could adjudicate since it last met in August.Despite upholding the complaint regarding a sex item in Bliss magazine, the panel acknowledged that editorial awareness has been heightened on the issue of presenting suitable and accurate information on sexual matters in teenage magazines.… Continue reading TMAP Upholds Single Complaint
Toyota has agreed an £18m deal with ITV to sponsor virtually all the channel’s New Year schedule from 10.30am on New Year’s Eve until midnight on New Year’s Day, for the next five years. With the exception of News At Ten, a Diana documentary and Coronation Street (which is sponsored by Cadbury), every programme during… Continue reading Toyota Will Indulge This Christmas
The Mirror Group has reached an agreement with the trustees of the Racing Post that grants the Group licence to publish the racing daily ‘for a period of at least 10 years.’ This agreement is subject to approval from the DTI. The content of the Racing Post is not expected to be altered.The Mirror Group’s… Continue reading Mirror Group Takes On Racing Post
The advertising industry appears to be giving a cautious “thumbs-up” to the move by Chris Evans to buy Virgin Radio from under the nose of Capital Radio (see yesterday’s Evans Snatches Virgin From Capital).It seems that agency planners believe, like Richard Branson, that Virgin will benefit more under Chris Evans than it would if owned… Continue reading Industry Gives Cautious Welcome To Evans’ Virgin Move
Paul Smee, director of public affairs at the ITC, has been made the director responsible for the ITC regional offices. His new title will be director of regions and public affairs. Meanwhile, Brian Marjoribanks becomes regional controller and will report to Mr Smee.These changes follow on from a review of the ITC’s 11 regional offices… Continue reading ITC Appoints Director Of Regions
