Scottish Media Group this morning announced that it would be buying a 13% stake in Ulster TV for just over £14m.Scottish Media says that the move is an investment and does not mean a full takeover is on the cards.…The Department of Trade and Industry has given the go-ahead for Scottish Media to take control… Continue reading Scottish Media Buys UTV Stake
WPP this morning announced interim results which show that pre-tax profits rose 15% to £78.3 million while revenue remained flat at £830.6m. Net new business billings amounted to over £700m, which is up 19% on last year.On a regional basis the UK showed the smallest revenue growth – up 1.6% to 19% of the group’s… Continue reading Profits Up 15% At WPP
IPC has confirmed that its male foodie title Eat Soup has closed. It is thought that its circulation had been around the 15,000 mark while its initial target had been 50,000. The magazine launched last year as a bi-monthly and then went monthly in April.IPC: 0171 261 6575
ITV announced today the appointment of David Liddiment as director of programmes, replacing Marcus Plantin. He joins the Network Centre from Granada UK Broadcasting where he has been managing director since 1996 and before that he was deputy managing director at LWT.The new executive management group will be in place at ITV in the early… Continue reading New Director Of Programmes For ITV
The Media Business Group today confirmed that it would be launching a Scottish operation this year. The company plans to launch The Media Business Scotland (TMB Scotland) in Leith, Edinburgh on 1 September.Allan Rich, chairman and chief executive of Media Business, said: “Scotland is enjoying an increasingly high profile from an advertising business point of… Continue reading Media Business Launches Scottish Office
Information provider MAID today announced that in the six months to June 1997, profits had reached £1.9m compared to a loss of almost £4m for the same period last year. Turnover was up £4.5m to £14m.MAID: 0171 930 6900
Coronation Street leads the way as usual this week with an average viewing figure of 13.32 million over its four episodes, with Eastenders achieving an average of 12.26 million.The Westcountry thriller series Wycliffe retains its place as top drama of the week, watched by 10.63 million. Robson and Jerome return to the screen in the… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 03/08/97
The Times/Sunday Times web site has become the first national newspaper to receive an audit certificate from ABC //electronic. The site recorded over 7.8 million page impressions (Web pages requested by viewers) during May 1997.The Times/Sunday Times site is the third to receive a certificate from ABC //electronic. FutureNet received a certificate in July and… Continue reading Times Website Audit Announced
Amongst the daily broadsheets the Daily Telegraph remains out in front with a circulation of 1.093m for July 1997 while its sister paper, the Sunday Telegraph, showed one of the largest year on year increases in sales, which were up 23.7% to 856,598. The Independent and Independent On Sunday both suffered year on year losses.… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – July ABCs
The Guardian Group has been approached by a number of companies regarding the sale of its stake in GMTV.According to the Independent today, other GMTV shareholders are particularly keen to take over media group’s 15% share. Guardian Media Group will be announcing the appointment of a new chief executive shortly and it is rumoured that… Continue reading Guardian Approached Over GMTV Stake
