News International which show that pre-tax profits have fallen to £415.9 million (£778.7 million last year) although last years figure was boosted by News International’s sale of 20% of its share in BSkyB.Turnover has also increased, from £841.3 million last year to £1 billion which News International believe is due to “investments in bold marketing… Continue reading News International’s Profits Fall
Combined television revenue for ITV and Channel 4 in July, based on agency estimates, amounted to £155.3m, an increase of 4.86% on last year’s July figure. ITV’s total franchise revenue came in at £119m, up 3.56%, and C4’s revenue reached £36.3m, an increase of 9.66%. This is a ratio of 77:23 between ITV and C4.Within… Continue reading TV Revenue – July
Repeat showings of popular series have performed well in this week’s top thirty programmes list. Detective series Inspector Morse and A Touch Of Frost have both achieved audiences of over 9 million (9.42 and 9.29 million respectively), which beats the first run series of Wycliffe which only had 9.27 million. BBC1’s hospital drama series Casualty… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 11/08/96 – Deja View
Emap Elan are set to launch a new magazine aimed at women aged 18-24. The title, Minx, will have a special pre-launch issue on August 28 priced at £1.00. The first issue will be available on September 12 at £1.95. It is believed that Minx will not be a female equivalent of “new lad” magazines… Continue reading Minx Set For Launch
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/login.htmlElectronic Telegraph, the online version of The Daily Telegraph, launched Etcetera last week *(Telegraph Launches On-Line Magazine). According to sources at The Daily Telegraph, the site incorporates the latest technology and is different to any other online magazine.Etcetera is accessed through Electronic Telegraph and is free, although a registration form must be completed. The first… Continue reading Website Of The Week: Etcetera
The Publishing Consultancy, Bauer’s UK sales house, has appointed Stacey Paul to group sales director London after five years of service. She was previously the advertisement director for Bella magazine.The appointment comes after a restructuring of the advertisement department which sees Louise Schofield adopting the new title of promotions director. Jane Lenny takes on the… Continue reading Publishing Consultancy Restructures
Yesterday’s MRG Evening Meeting considered how to research the youth market, a notoriously difficult job yet one which can provide huge dividends. The main point of contention was whether such a market could be researched using traditional methods of modelling and categorising or by using a looser, more flexible approach.Dave Anderson, of Navigator Research, pointed… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting: The Youth Market And How To Reach It
IPC Magazines has announced a new look for Rugby World. The title will feature a redesigned logo and front cover together with new sections in the content of the magazine. The cover price will be reduced from £2.25 to £1.50 with an increase in editorial paging.The new look Rugby World will be on-sale from September… Continue reading Revamp For Rugby World
Eve Salomon has been appointed to the position of deputy secretary at the Independent Television Commission. She replaces Anthony Hewitt who becomes deputy director within the new Programmes and Cable Division.Ms Salomon is currently senior sponsorship and advertising officer for the ITC and will take up her new position on 16 September. Her responsibilities will… Continue reading ITC Appoints New Deputy Secretary
A group of companies are working together in a bid to increase the profile of Web advertising with media buyers. The group, which consists of News International, Mirror Group, Future Publishing, John Brown Publishing, The Audit Bureau of Circulation, Cityscreen on Reuters and Webmedia, are working together with New Media Marketing and Sales (NMM&S).NMM&S will… Continue reading Web Round-Up
