The Radio Authority has advertised a new Independent Local Radio Licence to serve the town of Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Although the applicants have the option of using the AM or the FM waveband only one licence will be awarded; applicants have to decide which band best suits their needs. The Authority will assess how… Continue reading Radio Licence Application News
The Advertising Standard Authority’s December report has been released today.The report draws attention to the problem of copy-cat ads. The British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion state that no advert should so closely resemble any other that it misleads or causes confusion. The report recognises that it is hard to know the difference between… Continue reading ASA Monthly Report
Reuters today announced financial results for the year ended 31 December 1996 which show pre-tax profits rising 17% to £701 million on the back of revenue up 8% to £2,914 million.The company blamed the low revenue growth on a background of continued banking industry consolidation and quiet foreign exchange markets. It also said that if… Continue reading Profits Grow 17% At Reuters
According to the latest July – December figures by fare the best performance came from Internet magazine with a year on year increase of 22.7%. Amongst other titles in the sector reporting only Computer Buyer, Computer Shopper, PC Gamer and PC Pro show increases.The worst performances came from Amiga Format and CD Rom Today, both… Continue reading Computer Magazines July – December 1996 ABC Figures
The gardening sector ABCs released today showed that the majority of gardening titles have had an increase in circulation, with only two titles having fallen. The Garden has had the biggest percentage change of 10.42% while BBC Gardeners World has had the biggest actual change having 293,041 copies to 267,165 copies for the same period… Continue reading July-December 1996 ABC Figures: Gardening, Photography &
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The latest results for angling magazines were a mixed bag, ranging from ‘Improve Your Coarse Fishing’ gaining a 8.17% rise, to some substantial losses in the market.Dropping over 20%, ‘Coarse Angling’ suffered most. Of the titles not recording figures for this time last year ‘Sea Angler’ had the most impact with 48,585. Title Jul 95… Continue reading July – December 1996 ABC Figures -Angling Sector
The slump in the TV Listings/Entertainment sector which was reported in the Jan-Jun ’96 period has slowed down this period with only four titles showing a drop in circulation. The biggest year on year percentage loss was suffered by Home Entertainment magazine with a decrease of 31.4% or an actual loss of 7,857 copies on… Continue reading Jul-Dec ’96 ABC Figures: TV Listings & Entertainment Magazine
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Classic FM Magazine has added a top 50 album review section to its March issue. The reviews will cover early to modern music, baroque, romantic, opera and collections. This new format is intended to make it easy for classical music lovers of all tastes to select the right CD.The review section will be expanded further… Continue reading New Section For Classic FM Magazine
It was generally a bad six months for the golf magazines, with ‘Golf World’ the only publication to record an improved figure on the same period in 1995, up just 1.35%. The main loss was experienced by ‘Fore!’, down 8.33%.The changes leave ‘Golf World’ 12,140 ahead of it’s nearest rival ‘Golf Monthly’, as opposed to… Continue reading July – December 1996 ABC Figures – Golf Sector
Looks Magazine recorded the biggest overall drop in this sector, losing 23.73% of its circulation year-on-year. At the other end of the scale, Period Living saw the greatest increase; adding 31,147 to its circulation year-on-year.IPC, who publish the majority of titles in this sector, has seen a circulation fall in 7 out of 10 of… Continue reading Jul-Dec ’96 ABC Figures: Women’s Monthly Sector
