Future Publishing is to launch it’s first film related title called Total Film . The magazine, primarily aimed at male 18-30 readers, concentrates on mainstream feature and action-adventure movies and will have an intial print run of around 110,000 copies.Future has been expanding its core business over the past 18 months and already has a… Continue reading Future To Launch New Film Title
Contrary to trade press reports, the long-awaited daily sports title Sport First will not be launching in January. Editor Bob Harris told Newsline that though the publication was editorially ‘sound’, financial and print arrangements were unsatisfactory and would need to be significantly improved before a launch date was announced. Mr Harris said that negotiations were… Continue reading Sport First Hopes For Launch Next Year
The Christian cable channel Ark2 will have to delay its launch since it has failed to secure enough money to cover its costs.The channel was due to broadcast in October * Christian Cable Channel To Launch and then this was postponed until November 25 which now also seems unlikely. It is not clear whether the… Continue reading Ark2 In Financial Crisis
Media Audits, the advertising consultancy, is to launch a new service early next year to help direct response advertisers get better value from their TV ad campaigns.The new service will link response levels with advertising spots and will be based on a pool of information on clients’ DRTV campaigns including channel, spot duration, transmission time,… Continue reading Media Audits Launches DRTV Evaluation Service
Carlton television, the London weekday ITV franchise, is to move Australian soap opera Home & Away back to its original 5.10pm evening slot from 6.00pm starting Monday November 25th.The move is being made to accommodate several new early evening programmes that will be starting in that week, these include two editions of Carlton’s soap London… Continue reading Home & Away Moves Again
The Family Channel is believed to be considering changing its name to the Challenge Channel following the appointment of TBWA as its ad agency. The relaunch of the channel will see a shift toward themed weekends, evening quiz shows and daily dramas catering for housewives.The channel was to have relaunched in the autumn, but because… Continue reading Family Channel Planning Relaunch
The London Financial News has found new financial backers which means that the paper can now resume publishing after a two-week suspension *London Financial News Suspended.A group of investors headed by Chris Anderson, the founder of Future Publishing, has now invested over £300,000 in the title. It is rumoured that poor ad revenue was the… Continue reading Financial Paper Finds Backer
At a presentation last night LWT revealed the schedule it believes will revitalise its Winter schedule and erase memories of disasters like Man O Man and The Shane Ritchie Experience. Granada chief David Liddiment admitted that LWT had experienced problems in the past, especially with the Spring schedule, but believed the Winter programmes are “fresher… Continue reading LWT Promise Revitalised Schedule
Confirmation that an £800,000 writ had been issued by YTTV against CIA over financial wranglings *YTTV Issues Writ Against CIA sent CIA’s normally stable shareprice down during the week. On Monday shares were at their normal price of 143p but by Friday this had dropped to 132.5p. YTTV dropped 3p to 1297p on Tuesday but… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 15/11/96
Granada is expected to reveal improved profits of around £450 million, when it announces its full year figures on Wednesday. There will also be interim reports for GWR, Cable and Wireless and Southnews Plc later in the week.A new black tabloid newspaper called New Nation hits the newsstands today. Delayed from last week the internet… Continue reading The Week Ahead
