The BSC has published its 5th annual monitoring report of public opinion of taste and decency issues. The report shows that TV violence is of most concern to viewers (62%) who believe that there is too much violence on television (64%).Bad language was found in two out of five terrestrial programmes monitored and in three… Continue reading Broadcasting Standards Commission Report
WPP Group has bought a stake in IBOPE Media Information, a top Latin American media research business. The stake comprises 35 per cent of the issued share capital of IGM S.A., the Brazilian holding company which owns IBOPE. This strengthens WPP’s media research activities.WPP Group Plc: 0171 408 2204
BJM Research & Consultancy Limited has carried out research into three of Trinity International Holdings’ Welsh newspaper companies. The research, conducted by BJM on Trinity’s behalf, focused on The Western Mail & Echo Ltd, Liverpool Daily Post & Echo Limited and Chester Chronicle & Associated Newspapers.Results show that readership of Welsh regional newspapers is increasing… Continue reading Growing Strength Of Welsh National Newspapers
The Independent has raised its cover price to 45p. The title, which has just had a facelift (subscribers see Changes At The Independent) previously sold for 40p before instigating a price-cut to 20p.Independent: 0171 345 2000
The Daily Telegraph has launched an online version of its free student newspaper Juiced (subscribers see Ewan Replaces Haslum At Telegraph). The Website can be found at http://www.juiced.co.uk/ and will be featured in next week’s Website of the Week.
CIA Medianetwork UK has announced that its managing director, Mike Tunnicliffe, has decided to leave the company. Mike Elms, CIA’s chairman and chief executive, is assuming the role of managing director with immediate effect and there are currently no plans to recruit a replacement.Mike Elms says that CIA will be using the opportunity to initiate… Continue reading Managing Director Leaves CIA Medianetwork
Following the closure of Capital Radio’s sales house, Media Sales & Marketing (subscribers see Capital Restructures Sales), GWR has decided to establish its own national sales team to service its local radio brands. This sales operation is to co-locate with Classic FM in London in order to keep the sales team in close proximity to… Continue reading GWR Announces New Sales Operation
After much speculation Manchester United today confirmed that it will be launching its own TV channel in partnership with Granada and BSkyB.The digital channel, to be called MUTV, will be a subscription service and is scheduled to launch in Autumn 1998. It will broadcast six hours per-day in prime-time.The channel will offer live and recorded… Continue reading Man United Channel Confirmed
Agency estimates put the total terrestrial TV revenue for July at £160.320m. Of this, ITV brought in £116.25m (down 2.4% year on year), Channel 4 £36m (down 0.9%) and C5 £8.07m (down 16% on last month). GMTV’s June revenue fell 6.4% to £5.71m.Drops in ITV/C4 impacts for July were relatively uniform, with all categories experiencing… Continue reading TV Round-Up – July
Maid’s half year results to 30 June 1997 show a continued trend in increase of profits and turnover. Pre-tax tax profit is £2.0m and half year turnover increases by £4.5m to £14.0m. Quarterly revenue stands at £7.3m up from £5.1m in Q2 1996. Operating loss is cut by 59% over first quarter 1997.The company has… Continue reading Maid Plc Profits Continue To Improve
