Classic FM is to enter the consumer magazine market with the launch of Classic FM Magazine early next year. The editorial in the magazine will reflect the station’s programming but will also include general interest features. It is to be published by John Brown Publishing,publishers of Viz and Garden’s Illustrated.The new title is aiming for… Continue reading Classic FM To Enter Magazine Market
Channel 4 yesterday appealed for the safety net linking them with ITV to be removed, claiming it will cost them £500m over the next 10 years.Michael Grade, chief executive, said that his channel would never need the safety net so the money was going straight into ITV profits. He demanded a funding change by the… Continue reading Channel 4 Appeal For Independence
Camelot Group, a consortium backed by Cadbury Schweppes and banknote printer De La Rue, has been selected to run the National Lottery. Camelot was said to have best met the duties set out in last year’s National Lottery Act.The successful Camelot Group will be represented by Saatchi & Saatchi.CAMELOT WINS LOTTERY FRANCHISEFollowing this morning’s announcement… Continue reading Camelot Awarded Licence
IBM is to give one agency, Ogilvy & Mather, all its advertising around the world; this is one of the largest account moves in advertising history. IBM currently uses around 40 agencies worldwide, spending up to £333m a year on advertising.O&M will assume full advertising responsibility, including media buying, for the IBM brand and all… Continue reading O&M Gets IBM Contract
Carlton Communications has released results for the interim period to March 31 1994. Pre-tax profits were up 33.25% from £55.12m to £73.44m. These are the first results released since Carlton’s £760m takeover of Central TV in January.The Broadcast TV section of the group achieved £22.89m profits, compared to only £0.58m in the same period last… Continue reading Carlton Profits Up 33%
The Advertising Association has published its 1994 forecast of advertising expenditure. It analyses advertising expenditure trends, and projects expenditure by medium to the year 2006. The price for AA members is £395; for non-members it is £825.The AA has also published regional data, in the Regional Marketing Pocket Book, which gives population, economic and lifestyle… Continue reading AA Publications
BBC news programmes have been severely cutback today in the first of the one-day strikes by journalists and technicians, as a protest against performance-related pay. Radio 4’s Today programme was cut to five minutes, and Breakfast News was replaced by the film Colossus of Rhodes. The One O’clock News has been cut from 30 minutes… Continue reading BBC Strikes Affect News Output
Paragon Publishing is to launch a multimedia magazine CD ROM User on June 23. The new title will include comparative hardware and software reviews, tutorials explaining how to create multimedia presentations, troubleshooting and a buyers guide.The monthly title will launch with a print run of 50,000 and a cover price of £4.95. There will be… Continue reading Multimedia Magazine Launch
According to a Mintel survey, snooker is the most watched sport on television. The recent Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship achieved an average audience of 8 million for the final session, Monday 2nd May(BARB). The final frame achieved an estimated 13.4m audience (Billiards & Snooker Association figure.)A total of 26,000 people in a Mintel survey… Continue reading Snooker Most Watched Sport On Television
Metro Radio has reported interim results. Pre-tax profits were up 109% from £0.79m to £1.65m. Share prices rose 6p to 361p.
