The Times newspaper has confirmed that it is to launch a new supplement for the Saturday edition and Sunday Times.News International has revealed that the new supplement which will target young teenagers will compliment the Funday Times supplement. The Funday Times is not thought to be affected by the launch.Margot Wilson, editor of the Funday… Continue reading Times To Launch Teen Supplement
National Heritage secretary, Mr Stephen Dorrell, at a London conference said yesterday that the BBC and ITV would not be viable in their present form to compete with digital broadcasting.He said the digital revolution offered the possibility of hundreds of television channels and video on demand, although it was up to businessmen, not the government… Continue reading Dorrell Warns BBC And ITV Of Digital Threat
The latest round of NRS figures, for the periods ending May 1995 show Sky’s readership figure continuing to fall. Since the introduction of a new prompt card differentiating Sky from the Sky TV Guide listings title, Sky has lost well over 1 million readers. Its latest figure, of 1,461,000 is down 51.4% year on year… Continue reading Latest NRS – Sky To Below 1.5m
The Regional Press Advertising Awards will this year be taking place on November 7 at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre. The awards are designed to encourage creative talent in Britain’s advertising agency professionals in the field of regional press advertising. The awards are open to any agency in the UK and all entries must have been… Continue reading Regi Awards
The haircare company Wella has been signed up to sponsor ITV’s Baywatch for its brand Wella ShockWaves, in a deal said to be worth over £500,000.The deal will take effect from September 23rd and will run for 25 weeks. It will be the first television sponsorship that Wella has undertaken and the first time Baywatch… Continue reading Baywatch Shockwaves
BBC1’s exclusive Michael Jackson interview on Friday 16th June only managed to attract 7.05 million viewers. This is 4.5 million less than BBC2’s exclusive Oprah Winfrey interview which was shown in February 1993.ITV’s new series of Wycliffe has started well, attracting 9.47 million viewers and achieving a 44% consolidated share of viewing for 8pm on… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary – Jackson Gets 7m
IPC has announced the following senior management changes, to be effective from Monday 17 July.Colin Reeves-Smith, Managing Director of IPC SouthBank Group, is appointed Managing Director of International and Business Development, reporting to Mike Matthew.Chris Boyd, currently Publishing Director, TV Listings Titles in the IPC Weeklies Group, is appointed Group Managing Director, IPC SouthBank Group… Continue reading Board Appointments At Ipc Magazines
The regional sales company AMRA has announced the appointment of Tim McVey to the newly created position of business development manager. The move follows the appointment of Roy Jeans as managing director. McVey was previously with the Caledonian Newspaper Group, and his appointment is aimed to increase the regional press’ share of national advertising revenue.
A report from the Periodical Publisher’s Association says the business magazine sector and independent radio are both at the top of revenue growth, and will continue to be so for 1995 and for the whole of 1996, according to the AA.MMS figures show that five of the leading six sectors in the business to business… Continue reading Radio And Business Mags Revenue – Equal Growth
The August issue of Yachting Monthly carries a Classic Yacht Supplement to compliment its sponsorship of the largest classic yachting rally, Cowes Classic Yacht Rally which takes place August 16-20.The supplement will provide an event preview, the definition of a classic yacht by Arthur Beiser, a look at classic boat equipment and other supporting features… Continue reading Yachting Monthly Gains Supplement
