Reed Elsevier yesterday announced results for the first year of its combined operations. Pre-tax profits were up 30% to £543m from £412m.However the results were not well received, and the City marked down the shares after warnings that price increases were more difficult to achieve in low inflation conditions and tht paper and print costs… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Results
With all the ABCs for male and female general interest magazines now in, the overall picture shows vey clearly that the male interest market has fared better than any other. Every title showed a year on year gain, ranging from Esquire, up 38% to 90,514 to Sky, up 7% to 147,073.Esquire and For Him both… Continue reading Male Interest ABC Round Up
LBC Radio, defeated in its attempts to take the INR3 station when it was outbid by three other groups, now finds itself without a chairman. Dame Shirley Porter left on Tuesday morning; there will not be a replacement before October, when LBC loses its licence to London News Radio. Dame Shirley’s departure is said to… Continue reading Dame Shirley Quits LBC
Gold Greenlees Trott has warned of a cut in its total dividend payment, due to a profits shortfall for the year. The group said it was unlikely to report more than £3m in pre-tax profits for the year to 30 April.The total dividend payment will be cut to 5.3p from 8.3p. The group expected a… Continue reading GGT Issue Warning
Shares in Maid were this week priced at 110p, valuing the group at £89.1m; this is well below the figure expected by the market. The company had previously suggested a price of 150p per share; however the contoversy surrounding the flotation has led to the company scaling down its expectations. (See Newsline 15/03)
At the Newspaper Society’s Awards for boosting circulation figures, the Wales on Sunday, through a strong increase of 18.4% won The Thomson Regional Newspapers Trophy for Sunday newspapers. The Northampton Chronicle and Echo won the Westminster Press Trophy for evening papers, improving circulation by 5.3%. The Westminster Press Trophy for mornings went to the The… Continue reading Wales On Sunday Rewarded For 18% Increase – Best Sellers
The winners of the IPA Business Press Advertising Awards, sponsored by the Daily Telegraph, were announced yesterday.Winners were;INTERNATIONALBest Campaign: Leopard Limited for Royal Ordnance: LTHBest One-Off Advertisement: Leopard Limited for Royal Ordnance: TankTRADE AND TECHNICALBest Campaign: Primary Contact Limited for Redland Roof Tiles: Signals of Value Best One-Off Advertisement: AKb for Potterton Myson: Great WallNATIONAL… Continue reading Redlands Wins IPA Business Press Awards
Cheltenham & Gloucester Building Society is to sponsor Classic FM’s new Classic Gardening Forum, which launches on Saturday 2 April. The C&G sponsorship is worth £400,000 and will run for one year.The sponsorship package includes on and off-air promotions, advertising and merchandising. There will also be promotion within Cheltenham & Gloucester branches, such as fact… Continue reading Cheltenham And Gloucester Sponsor Classic Gardening
Roy Jeans, head of press at Zenith, has been appointed general manager. He has temporary control over Acme, the Zenith subsidiary, whilst a new managing director is found following the departure of Acme’s managing director Cliff Emery. CIA Media UK has appointed Jane Chaplain, currently at Clarke and Taylor Advertising, to head its regional team.
