The national newspaper ABCs are out for January, the figures show that the Sunday Telegraph has had the biggest year-on-year increase with a rise of 218,073 giving a percentage change of 32.12%, this was followed by the Daily Telegraph which had an increase of 8.45%.The newspaper which has fallen the most is the Sun which… Continue reading National Newspaper January 1997 ABCs
Reed Elsevier the Anglo-Dutch communications group has sold some of the most famous names in publishing. William Heinemann, Secker & Warburg and Methuen have been sold by Reed to Random House of New York. Random House bought the imprints for around $20 million.Reed is selling off its consumer business to concentrate on professional publishing. Reed… Continue reading Reed Sells Titles
The Media Business Group has announced six month financial figures which show that profits have risen 42% to £585,000. Sales also rose, by 29%, to £63m.Recent client wins for the group include RAC, IKEA and Mothercare. After expanding into Manchester last year *New Agency For Manchester, it was reported that the group was looking to… Continue reading TMBG Profits Rise 42%
AMRA Ltd, the regional newspaper sales house, has won its first Irish newspaper account. The Irish Sunday Tribune has a 63% ABC1 readership, including 30% pure AB’s.Penny Lee, director of AMRA said: “We are confident that the paper offers untapped potential for a wide range of display and recruitment advertisers. A key area will be… Continue reading AMRA Wins Irish Press Account
The Adscene Group plc has released its results for the half year ending 30 November 1996.During this period turnover increased by 28%, to £28.76 million. Despite the high cost of newsprint and the difficult commercial printing market, operating profit rose by 10%. Publishing turnover rose by 78% following the full contribution from the 1995 acquisitions,… Continue reading Adscene Turnover Increases To £28 Million
The latest Rajar figures reveal that the BBC has extended its lead over commercial radio to 1.3%. The BBC obtained 49.6% of total audience share, compared with commercial radio’s 48.3%. BBC’s radio share is up more than 2% year-on-year.Year-on-year each of the five BBC national networks experienced a share rise. Radio 1’s share is up… Continue reading Q4 Rajar Figures: National Radio Stations
The national newspaper ABCs are out for January, the figures show that the Sunday Telegraph has had the biggest year-on-year increase with a rise of 218,073 giving a percentage change of 32.12%, this was followed by the Daily Telegraph which had an increase of 8.45%.The newspaper which has fallen the most is the Sun which… Continue reading National Newspaper January 1997 ABCs
It is rumoured that Channel 5 is hoping to poach Brookside from Channel 4. Channel 5 is reported to have offered Phil Redmond, the executive producer of the long-running soap, £25 million to defect. Channel 5 also wants to add an extra two episodes to the thrice weekly soap.Mal Young, the former producer of Brookside,… Continue reading Brookside Could Move Across The Channels
The ITC has appointed 5 new members to its Advertising Advisory Committee. The new members are:Stephen Carter, managing director of J Walter Thompson; he will be representing the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, IPA.Stewart Butterfield, sales and marketing director of Channel 4, has been appointed in his capacity as chairman of the Broadcast Advertising Clearance… Continue reading ITC Appoints New Members
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising has submitted new evidence to the National Heritage Committee for its review on the future of the BBC and other broadcasting issues.The IPA has drawn attention to the television-cost-inflation rate. This rate has out-run inflation by nearly three to one since 1992. The IPA claims that this rise is… Continue reading IPA Report On The Future Of The BBC
