The Newspaper Society has announced data for 1994 which shows that the total number of regional titles in 1994 was up 12.9% on 1993 to 1400. Total circulation was 49.3 million compared to 46.8 million in 1993.The biggest growing sector was the weekly frees, up from 667 titles to 800. Weekly paid titles were up… Continue reading Number Of Regional Titles Soars
The Hall Harrison Cowley group has announced it has sold three of its regional advertising agencies to MSL Advertising, part of the MSL group.Ownership of HHC’s advertising agencies in Bristol, Cardiff and Manchester will be transferred to MSL Advertising early in July for an undisclosed sum. The three agencies will continue to trade as HHC… Continue reading Hall Harrison Sells Agencies
Silvio Berlusconi, owner of all three of Italy’s biggest television channels yesterday confirmed that he had rejected Rupert Murdoch’s offer for a controlling stake in his TV and advertising interests. He announced that he had chosen to bring in other foreign partners.
Initial RAJAR results for Quarter 2 of 1995 will be available on Newsline on Friday 4 August at 5pm. The full RAJAR release will be available on Monday 14 August. RAJAR has also announced the new stations to join the survey:New Stations The following Stations have changed:Choice FM (Birmingham) Northsound one/Two (replace Northsound)Eleven Seventy AM… Continue reading Rajar News
Carlton Communications has taken a 24% stake in France Tele Films, a new station which will be launched on the French cable network.
Maximus Publishing is set to launch a new monthly title, aimed at single parents.Solo will be launched in October but will not be available on the newsstand immediately, instead targeting the members of the single parent charity Gingerbread. With an initial print run of around 10,000 and a cover price of £1.75, the editorial will… Continue reading New Title For Single Parents
Qualities Among the quality titles, the Times and the Independent both had a good June, with their monthly figures up both year on year and month on month. The Times increased its circulation by 30.16% year on year, fast approaching the 700,000 mark at 682,419; this is an increase of 2.7% on May’s figure. The… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – June
Portsmouth and Sunderland have moved the sales of their Croydon Advertiser Group and Northeast Press Division from Mediaforce to AMRA. The appointments follow months of discussions with management in each group.The Croydon Advertiser Group includes the Croydon Advertiser Series, the free weeklies, the Croydon Post and the Reigate and Banstead Independent. Titles in the Northeast… Continue reading Amra Wins Portsmouth & Sunderland
ITV has announced that it is to spend £10m revamping its night time schedules for 1996.Tenders are now being sought for new programmes. Independent production companies and ITV’s own in house departments are being asked to provide ideas for programmes.The initiative which doubles spending on night time output is being led by programming chiefs from… Continue reading ITV Revamps Night Time Television
XL, the monthly health and fitness magazine for men which launched on 9th February has recorded its first ABC; for the three months from February to April its circulation was 68,140. Maxim, the men’s monthly which launched on April 6 is claiming a circulation of around 75,000.That’s Life, the new weekly Bauer title which launched… Continue reading XL – First ABC Figure – New Mag Circ Estimates
