The Joint Industry Committee of Medical Advertisers for Readership Surveys or JICMARS has published its latest results.21 titles were surveyed for total average issue readership (AIR) of GPs. The weekly Pulse achieved the highest AIR, 76%; this is a year on year increase of 3%.Medeconomics was the best read monthly with an AIR of 66%… Continue reading Jicmars Releases Results
Midland Independent Newspapers, Midland News Association, AMRA and Midland Independent Newspaper and Media Sales have joined forces to create a one-stop regional press advertising package for the West Midlands. The combination of publications, called Centrespread, also mirrors the Central TV West transmission area.Centrespread will launch in September, with a possible 38% reach of adults in… Continue reading New West Midlands Advertising Package
Paul Gambaccini is to return to the BBC in October 1995 to present Radio 3’s morning programme, produced by independent company Mentorn Radio. The programme will run every weekday from 9.00 am to 10.00am.After 3 years presenting The Classic Countdown on Classic FM, Gambaccini will be lead presenter of the new programme and will be… Continue reading Gambaccini Leaves Classic For Radio 3
The Miller Freeman title, Farming News, is to produce two new regional edition from September. The new editions, one covering South West England and South Wales, and the other South East England, follow the pilot venture in the east which has been running since March.Donald Taylor, editor, said, “Our Eastern Extra exceeded our wildest expectations… Continue reading Farming News – Regional Editions
According to a leaked report in today’s press, the amount of violence on the four main television channels has dropped significantly.The study, which was carried out by Barrie Gunter, head of research at Sheffield University’s department of journalism is to be completed within the next few days. It has been jointly funded by the BBC… Continue reading Television Violence Down
The Government has today published its Policy Document on Digital Broadcasting to follow on from the BBC White Paper and Media Ownership proposals. Virginia Bottomley, announcing the document, said, “Between them these three documents set out the Government’s policies for broadcasting into the twenty-first century.”The proposal guarantees that the existing broadcasters, (BBC, ITV, C4 and… Continue reading Government Assures BBC And ITV’s Digital Future
The latest cinema admissions figures, for June, have been released by RSA.June’s admissions show a 17% decrease year on year to average 1.37 million per week. This brings the second quarter average to 1.71m per week, a 14.5% drop year on year.The total monthly admissions for June was 5.8m – down on the same period… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Down 17% For June
The Observer and Independent on Sunday newspapers are planning changes in the coming months.A spokesman for the Independent on Sunday has confirmed that 13th August will see the first issue of the revamped newspaper. The pagination will increase in the three main sections; sport moves back to the main section from the business section; this… Continue reading Independent On Sunday And Observer Relaunches
