Heart , the radio group, is looking to expand its successful radio format; there are plans to open Heart Radio stations across the country. The group, which already has stations in London and Birmingham, will be bidding for the North-west licence which comes up in August and the North-east licence which comes up in January.… Continue reading Heart Is Looking To Pump Out Around Britain
The Express On Sunday unveiled the latest stage of its image makeover yesterday. The Express On Sunday Magazine takes the place of Boulevard. The new title aims to have a happening modern 90’s feel. So why did the editorial team stick a 26 year old has-been craving to be a star again on the front-cover?… Continue reading First Issue Review – The Express On Sunday Magazine
MondayThe BBC’s Annual Report is published.Newsline review the new Express on Sunday Magazine.TuesdayThe June Retail Price Index is announced.May TV viewing round-up will appear in Newsline’s TV Features.ITV’s Autumn schedule is unveiled.WednesdayThe ASA’s Monthly Report is published.ThursdayFuture’s latest title Band launches.Web-site of the week will be Radio 4.FridayWeb round-up will appear in Newsline Features.
The ITC has published its May report into TV advertising complaints. The Rover 600 advertisement was found to be insensitive. The ad features a prisoner exchange in a mountainous region. Viewers had objected to the similarities of the ad’s story-line with ongoing hostage situations, particularly that of two Britons in Kashmir. The ITC upheld the… Continue reading Rover Gets A Telling Off
A star-studded cast of industry big-shots fronted this year’s IPA Society’s career advice panel. Stevie Spring, managing partner of Young & Rubicam; MT Rainey, managing partner of Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe; Paul Hammersley, managing director of Lowe Howard-Spink and Rupert Howell, managing partner of Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury all sacrificed their evening to answer a… Continue reading Career Advice
The Express On Sunday is expanding its Sunday magazine. Boulevard has been renamed The Express On Sunday Magazine and will have an extra eight pages of editorial. The title will include the familiar celebrity interviews and, there will also be real-life stories and life-style articles.“The overall tone will, I hope, be fresh, witty and intelligent,… Continue reading Express Expands
Carat Interactive has parted company with its managing director; Garret O’Leary is said to have left the company abruptly.GWR Group has appointed Rosemary Kind as group sales project manager. She moves to GWR from the Leicester Mercury newspaper, where she was finance director.Simon Bullimore, managing director of Mars Confectionery, succeeds Ian Ramsey as president of… Continue reading Movement In The Ranks
The Quality PressThe Sunday Times achieved the highest readership figures in this market over the last six monthsreaching 3,764,000 people in this period; although the paper saw 1.98% change year-on-year. The Telegraph was the most popular daily, rising 13.64% year-on-year to 2,808,000. The Independent, meanwhile, is still struggling, the daily lost 7.07% falling to 775,000… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – May
Average weekly cinema admissions in May rose by 28.5% year-on-year to reach 2.2 million. Over the whole month, a total of 9,754,757 million people went to the cinema.Subscribers can access the cinema database by choosing Cinema from the pull down box in the red bar above.CAA: 0171 439 9531
Butcher’s Pet Care is sponsoring the twelve week run of ITV’s Potty About Pets show. While, Spillers is sponsoring Cat Crazy, a forthcoming Carlton programme.Carlton: 0171 663 6363ITV: 0171 843 8000
