The battle of the breakfast shows (see yesterday’s Evans And Beamish) appears to have been won by Chris Evans, according to reviews in today’s papers. The Daily Telegraph comes out in strongest criticism of the new Radio 1 duo of Zoe Ball and Kevin Greening, saying that their show sounded as if they didn’t really… Continue reading Evans Seen To Triumph
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The death of Princess Diana meant that there was a large increase in the number of newspapers sold in September as the nation craved news of the latest developments and reactions. Sales in the broadsheet market increased by over 506,000 to 6.19 million while the mid-market saw a rise of over 567,000 to 7.16 million.… Continue reading National Newspaper Round-Up – September
Amra is promoting key personnel to a management executive which will be headed by Lisa Bourne, herself recently promoted to deputy MD. These appointments continue the company’s preparations for the millennium, ‘Project 2000’, which aims to create a management elite that can respond to rapid changes in regional press and the broader media market. The… Continue reading Amra Creates Management Executive
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has decided not to recommend MAID’s takeover of Knight-Ridder to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.MAID will now push on with finalising the £261m deal (subscribers see Maid Acquisition To Go Ahead).MAID: 0171 930 6900
Canadian television company CanWest Global Communications has announced that its subsidiary CanWest International has increased its stake in Ulster TV by 2.7 per cent to 7.4 per cent. CanWest International says that it may increase its stake further in the future. Although CanWest cannot take control of Ulster TV outright due to UK ownership legislation,… Continue reading Canwest Increases Stake In Ulster TV
Finance company Merrill Lynch have projected that the launch of British Digital Broadcasting (BDB) and ITV2 will cut into Carlton Communications Plc ‘ profits for the next two years. Merrill Lynch predict that the launch of ITV2 will cost £20m in its first year, of which Carlton’s share will be around £7m. The cost of… Continue reading Launch Of Digital TV Will Hit Carlton’s Profits
DMG Radio, part of the Daily Mail Group, is planning to take an additional 14% stake in Essex Radio. DMG, which already owns 27%, is negotiating with Radio Investments to acquire the extra portion. Any deal between DMG Radio and Radio Investments will automatically be the subject of a Radio Authority public interest test.…Wire FM… Continue reading DMG Radio Plans New Radio Stake
According to unofficial BARB data the Sky Sports 2 audience for Saturday night’s England v Italy football match peaked at 4.05 million, with an average audience of 3.6 million. This of course does not take into account the large numbers of people who watched the Sky coverage in pubs and clubs.ITV’s delayed recording of the… Continue reading BSkyB England Audience Peaks At 4m
IPC has announced a restructure in its classified sales department. Mike Rowley, group ad sales director, has created two new areas of responsibility: Kevin Attridge is being promoted to head of sales for SouthBank, Weeklies, Science and Special Interest while Cathy Neale is being promoted to head of sales for Leisure, Music and Sport. Both… Continue reading Restructured Sales Department For IPC
