General Cable saw operating profits rise to £31.6m in 1995 after sales rose by 18% to £671.7m, helping its new owner Wassall achieve profits of £55.1m.The industrial group acquired General Cable in 1994 and the cable provider’s performance has far outstripped initial expectations. This has been achieved primarily through a restructuring and reorganisation of General… Continue reading General Cable Performs Well For Wassall
Flextech, the cable and satellite provider, has achieved pre-tax profits of £16.4m compared to losses last year of over £18m.The company also plans to acquire the remaining 61% of The Family Channel it does not already own and buy outright TVS Television Limited. It is also clear that the Sega Channel which has long been… Continue reading Flextech Goes Into Profit And Plans To Expand
After much speculation Granada Television has confirmed that Coronation Street’s fourth episode will be broadcast on Sunday evenings.The soap’s new slot will be at either 7.00pm or 7.30pm and a start date of November 24 is expected.
Midland Independent Newspapers, the regional media group, has announced profits of £16.3m for 1995, up 28% on 1994.The company also announced successful diversification into specialist magazines and exhibitions, the profitable establishment of a publishing business and the launch of Birmingham L!VE cable channel which has had a good response from advertisers.Midland’s newspapers, which include the… Continue reading Midland Profits Rise 28%
Ad agency Abbott Mead Vickers has announced pre-tax profits of £10.43m for 1995, up 27% on 1994’s £8.22m. Turnover increased by 18% to £287.11m and dividends per share rose from 7.40p to 9.00p.It has been a successful year for AMV in other areas too, with AMV-BBDO being named International Agency of the Year and UK… Continue reading Abbott Mead Vickers Hit £10.43m Profit
Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Magazine, which launched on 18th January this year, is claiming to have exceeded all expectations with a launch sales figure of over 250,000 copies and over 8,000 subscriptions. Its second issue is now on sale and includes highlights such as how “super slimmer” Sarah Casey lost 12 stone and how… Continue reading Rosemary Conley Magazine Success
http://www.virginradio.co.uk/Virgin Radio’s new net site contains information on every aspect of Virgin Radio imaginable: ranging from ratecard information to personal profiles of DJs and staff.The Virgin pages are attractively designed using cartoon-style graphics, bright colours and clever animations. The pages can take time to download and the structure of the site can be confusing –… Continue reading Website Of The Week: Virgin Radio
Regional newspaper group Trinity has recorded profits of £27.5m for 1995, up 20% on 1994’s figure of £22.9m. Turnover was up 2% from £164.5m to £167.9m.Although there were increases in paper prices of around 25% Trinity was able to overcome these through a reduction of 5% in operating expenses. After strong growth in advertising revenues… Continue reading Trinity Hits £27.5m Profit
Football has made its presence felt in this week’s viewing summary, with three top matches being screened. First up on Sky Sports on Monday there was the top of the table clash between the Uniteds of Manchester and Newcastle which was watched by 2.6m, and achieved an individuals TVR of 18.9; this is the second… Continue reading Football, Fussball, Voetbal
Premier, London’s Christian radio station which launched in June 1995 is claiming initial success from the sponsorship deal it signed with Mulberry House for Lifeline, its own helpline.In just 9 months of operation, Lifeline has taken 10,000 calls from listeners to the station. Most calls relate to Premier’s programes, with requests for Lifeliners to pray… Continue reading Premier Claims Sponsorship Success
