Jazz FM’s parent company Golden Rose Communications has set up a sales house to handle sales for JFM 102.2 (formerly Jazz FM) and the new Manchester licence. Sales were formerly handled in-house; however the new sales house is situated within the same building and shares the Jazz FM telephone number. It is to be called… Continue reading Jazz Sets Up New Sales House
Emap launched its £71m bid for Trans World, yesterday despite opposition from existing shareholders Guardian Media. The bid follows Owen Oyston’s undertaking to sell his 22% stake to Emap, this agreement is now irrevocable. The takeover bid will be declared unconditional as soon as the shareholders have received the offer document from Emap.Further details of… Continue reading Emap Launches Trans World Bid
HTV and Westcountry are to move their sales to TSMS, joining Anglia, Meridian and Ulster TV. The move is likely to take place at the end of next month. Scottish TV and Grampian are expected to follow.If STV and Grampian join TSMS, the sales house’s share of all TV advertising would be around 26%, but… Continue reading HTV And Westcountry To Join TSMS
The Daily Telegraph has from today entered a broadsheet circulation war, dropping its weekday price from 48p to 30p. The move, in direct retaliation to The Times’ price cut last September, comes as the Telegraph’s circulation dropped below 1 million. The Independent has reacted by cutting its price from 50p down to 20p for today… Continue reading Newspaper Price War
The British Horse Racing Board yesterday altered its rules to allow racehorse owners to sell advertising space on the sleeves and collars of jockeys’ silks. The board will also allow advertising on saddle sheets and stable boys’ jackets. The Board launched the scheme yesterday joint with the Market Racing Agency, an independent consultancy.The Market Racing… Continue reading Adverts On Jockeys’ Silks Approved
Following the start of the price war among the broadsheets today, newspaper group shares have fallen sharply. By 15:00 this afternoon, shares in the Telegraph group dropped 202p to 338p, wiping millions of pounds off the value of the group.Shares in other groups have also fallen; shares in the Daily Mail fell 178p to 1275p;… Continue reading Newspaper Shares Tumble
The latest figures from GfK put Satellite Dish Ownership (Direct to Home) at 2.612 million as of 23rd April 1994. This represents an increase of 47,000 dishes since March 1994, and an increase of 414,000 dishes on April 1993 BARB’s latest figures (May 1994) put dish ownership at 2.739 million. BARB data includes Northern Ireland… Continue reading GfK Estimates Dish Ownership Up 15.8% In Last Year
Channel 4 chairman, Sir Michael Bishop, and chief executive, Michael Grade, yesterday met with Peter Brooke, the National Heritage secretary, to persuade him to remove present funding arrangements, which they say could result in Channel 4 paying £500m to ITV over 10 years. They claim this would go straight into ITV profits rather than funding… Continue reading ITV Hits Back Over Channel 4 Funding
Regional advertising monthly, Adline, completes the second stage of its relaunch in July, moving to a larger format, dedicating news pages to each region every month and becoming available through the bookstands for the first time.Adline – 021 446 4466
Guardian Media Group has confirmed that it is to seek a judicial review of the Radio Authority decision which has cleared the way for EMAP to mount a takeover bid for Trans World Communications (which owns radio stations in the north of England and in Wales). The bid has been cleared despite the fact that… Continue reading EMAP Takeover Of TWC To Be Legally Challenged
