Research from the Radio Advertising Bureau on the last quarter of 1993, shows that 59% of listeners to Radio 4’s Today Programme in London were also listeners to Commercial Radio. This represents a 6% increase on the previous six months, while nationwide the Commercial Radio network reaches just under 47% of Today listeners, a 5%… Continue reading Today Listeners Also Listen To Commercial
QUALITIESThe Times’ circulation continues to reap the benefits of a reduced cover price; the newspapers’ 6-monthly ABC for September to February was up by 19.1% year-on-year to 448,962. This was its highest 6-monthly figure since 1988. The Times’ monthly figure for February was up by 12,000 (2.6%) on January, to 468,174.The only other quality daily… Continue reading National Press Round Up – February
The ITC received 4,463 complaints in 1993, an increase of 24% on 1992’s complaints. The cancellation of Take The High Road generated most complaints, around 450. (This is now restored to most ITV regions). The majority of complaints were concerning scheduling alterations.Other programmes which resulted in a significant number of complaints included The Good Sex… Continue reading TV Complaints Up 24%
Cable television companies yesterday proposed co-operating with the BBC over the rights to show the Wimbledon tennis championships; the BBC’s four year agreement with the All England Club ends this year.The proposal comes after a consortium of cable companies recently obtained exclusive rights to the Cricket World Cup in 1996. At Wimbledon, cable companies want… Continue reading Cable Proposes Deal On Wimbledon
Today Was The Deadline For Bids for the third national radio licence. Six were received, with the highest bid of £3.8m from Talk Radio UK.* APOLLO RADIO LTD – News/Sport/Information based, with soft adult contemporary music BID: £2.277mPeter Burton 0582 666001 (Chiltern Radio Group)* FIRST NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT RADIO LTD – Personality led, speech based BID:… Continue reading Bidders For Third National Licence
Zenith Media’s March edition of UK Television Forecasts to 2003 expects the UK economy to grow in real terms by 3.4% in 1994; total advertising expenditure is expected to increase by 3.7% and television revenues by 4.8%. This has been raised since the last projection, in August.Channel 4 is expected to increase revenue in 1994… Continue reading Zenith Television Forecasts
According to GfK’s latest Satellite Monitor, for January 1994, the total of Satellite Dish Ownership (Direct to Home) as at January 22, was 2.496m dishes. This represents an increase of 30,000 since the December estimate.The estimated total satellite dish churn (de-installation or non-use of satellite equipment) for 1993 is 200,000. 10% appears to be a… Continue reading Satellite Dishes Up 30,000
Mirror Group Newspapers has released pre-tax profits of £131.9m for the year to December 1993, this compares with a loss of £88.7m for the same period in 1992. Turnover was £476.1m, compared with £466.1m in 1992. MGN chairman, Sir Robert Clark, said “1993 was a year of success and transformation for MGN.”MAI PROFITSMAI, the media… Continue reading MGN Profits
Channel 4’s new Spring season programmes, on which £49m has been spent, brings an alternative to the World Cup Football on ITV and BBC. There is a range of programmes by and for women, from First Sex, a magazine series on women’s issues, to Lynda La Plante examining men’s obsession with guns in Men Only,… Continue reading Channel 4 New Season
Saatchi & Saatchi have announced results for 1993. The pre-tax profits were up to £19.2m, from a heavy loss in 1992 of £595.1m. Trading profit for the UK was £9.5m in 1993, compared to a loss of £1.8m the year before. The company said that the revenue for 1994 is expected to be lower than… Continue reading Saatchis Back In Profit
