Bristol-based radio group GWR has revealed an increase in pre-tax profits from £930,000 to £2.06m, for the six-months to the end of March. Turnover for the group, which recently launched a hostile takeover bid for Chiltern Radio, rose from £7.8m to £14.8m.Announcing the results Ralph Bernard, chief executive, said that of the group’s three broadcasting… Continue reading GWR Results
Classic FM has published research which looks at listening and buying habits of its key audience – the ‘housewife’.The research booklet claims that Classic FM reaches 4,060,000 housewives 16% of the housewife population. The booklet presents key findings through the Audits of Great Britain (AGB) Superpanel. Purchasing habits were measured using a bar code scanner… Continue reading Classic FM Research
Scottish Radio Holdings, whose stations include Radio Clyde, is to bid for West Sound Radio in Ayr. West Sound’s managing director, Joseph Campbell, told MediaTel he has been holding informal talks with Scottish Radio for some time about sale of West Sound’s licence and the possibility of merging their advertising interests.
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising have awarded top honors to the Daily Star and the Sunday Telegraph in the sixth ROP colour league tables.The Star scored 21.4 points in the dailies league, followed by the Daily Mirror on 20.6 and Today on 20.4.The Sunday Telegraph led the Sunday league on 22 points closely followed… Continue reading IPA Colour League Table
Associated Newspapers has announced that it is launching a second version of its London cable channel which launched in November, Channel One. The Bristol and Bath Channel One will also be a 24-hour news channel.
A new report published by specialist youth researchers, ChildWise, has revealed that children are watching more television than ever before and more likely to watch after the 9pm family watershed.The ChildWise report is based on findings of regular research within a tightly controlled, nationwide sample of 883 children from the ChildWise school panel. Areas investigated… Continue reading 9PM Watershed Ignored By Children
The latest Register Meal figures have been released for April 1995; the table below shows the top spending brands by medium. MEDIUM BRAND EXPENDITURE ‘000’s Television Honda Civic Range 2317 Radio Sony Equipment Range 289 National Press Currys Store 2701 Consumer Magazines Franklin Mint Plates 478 Regional Press Halifax Property Services 1094 Cinema Smirnoff Vodka… Continue reading April 1995 Register Meal
TeleWest, the largest cable TV company in Britain has announced today that it is to merge with SBC Cablecommunications,the UK’s fifth largest cable company. The deal, which provides for the issue to each existing shareholder in TeleWest of one share in the new group for each share already held, values SBC at £679 million. The… Continue reading TeleWest Announces Merger
Figures for the first week of Rugby World Cup matches have just been released and they show that for the opening ceremony and match there was a fall of 1.4m viewers compared to the 1991 World Cup opening ceremony.The biggest audience was for the New Zealand v Ireland match on Saturday 27th, which achieved an… Continue reading Rugby World Cup Viewing Figures
Latest PETAR figures, sponsored by MTV show MTV Europe to be the most watched music channel among 16-34 year olds in cable and satellite homes accross Europe, Peter Einstein, President, MTV Networks Europe has announced.The PETAR study is an annual four week diary of television viewing in cable and satellite homes. PETAR 8 provides additional… Continue reading MTV Petar Results
