The Independent has today revealed plans for its Section II, as well as scrapping the London section. (Newsline 29/9).The second section will be “livelier, bolder and more controversial”, concentrating on issues, (not the day’s news) such as schooling, health, families and relationships. There will be new sections on music, education, fashion, photography, cinema, theatre, computing… Continue reading Independent Section II Changes
The rise in advertising in Newspaper Review sections has been enormous over the past year; 140% for the year ending May 1994 compared to the year ending May 1993. This compares with a growth of 7.7% year on year in the consumer magazine market as a whole. SHARE OF CONSUMER ADVERTISING JUNE 1993 MAY 1994… Continue reading Consumer Review Sections Advertising Up 140%
Weekend press reports suggest that BSkyB will issue a statement this week on whether or not it is to go ahead with a flotation on the London and New York stock exchanges.BSkyB shareholders have been in talks trying to agree on a flotation that would value the company at more than £4bn. The four shareholders… Continue reading BSkyB Flotation Imminent
Minster FM, which broadcasts across North Yorkshire and Humberside, has appointed Media Sales & Marketing to handle sales, with effect from today. Minster FM was previously sold by First Choice.Jon Darch, managing director of Minster FM said, “As one of the fastest growing radio stations in the country, we felt it was time for us… Continue reading Minster FM Reappoints MS&M
The latest Cinema Advertising Association admission figures for August show the average weekly admissions increasing by 6.6% year on year to 3.4m for August. This is a monthly total of 15,062,074 million admissions, the highest for years.Big films released this August include The Flintstones, True Lies, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jack Nicholson’s Wolf.
Subscribers to BSkyB’s multi-channel package will get more for their increased subscriptions this weekend with the launch of 4 extra stations. Tonight at ten VH-1 (Video Hits One) launches, a new 24-hour satellite music station billed as a “grown-up version of MTV”.VH-1 will play a mix of contemporary and nostalgic music; 60% will come from… Continue reading Sky Channels Launch This Weekend
Marcus Plantin has today outlined ITV’s programming and scheduling philosophy for the coming year; he was speaking at “The Television Revolution in Perspective”, a presentation to advertisers and agencies.He derided the “so-called demise of terrestrial television”, by pointing out that ITV had maintained their peaktime audience share for the past three years and has been… Continue reading Itv Announce 1995 Schedule
The World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association have signed a three year contract worth £1.5m with Sky Sports to broadcast three world ranking snooker tournaments.The deal, which covers the 1994/5, 1995/6, 1996/7 seasons, involves the Regal Welsh, the International Open and the British Open. The British Open and the International Open will be shown exclusively… Continue reading Snooker Signs Three Year Deal With Sky Sports
The Independent is scrapping its daily third section London, and is replacing it with a weekly section called Metro. Metro, which will be thicker than the London section, will cover commuter districts over the south-east of England. This means an increase in the print run of 50%.Editorially the section will have a wider focus, and… Continue reading Independent London Section To Go Weekly
Flextech, the fast expanding broadcasting group with a 20% stake in HTV, as well as various cable interests, has released interim results for the six months ending June 30. Pre-tax losses were £9.02m compared to a loss of £3.2m last year.However, the board said that despite the losses, with secure distribution contracts in place, the… Continue reading Flextech Optimistic Despite Losses
