The combined ITV/C4 revenue figure came in at £183.32m, an increase of 8.5% on the same month in 1993. The individual revenues for ITV and C4 were £111.64m and £26.6m respectively, an 81:19 split.In terms of contractor shares of revenue, the best performance came from Central, improving its share by 1.54% points on last year… Continue reading Television Round-Up – January
Mirror Group Newspapers will tomorrow announce results for 1993. According to reports in the Times and Sunday Times, profits are expected to be around £70m.
Abbott Mead Vickers has announced results for the year ending December 31. Pre-tax profits were up 0.6% to £4.75m, compared to £4.72m for 1992. The figure, which disappointed analysts, was held back by investment in the group’s design subsidiary, McBain Noel-Johnson, where profits fell from £2.1m to £1m.Abbott Mead Vickers had a record year for… Continue reading Abbott Mead Vickers Announce Profits
From 1 May, London Tonight, Carlton and LWT’s early evening news programme is to switch from an hour-long 6pm slot to a programme of two halves from Monday to Thursday, taking Home and Away’s early evening slot.The first half will begin at 5.10pm, followed at 5.40pm by the ITN News. Home and Away will occupy… Continue reading London Tonight Splits – Home & Away Moved
Bauer’s TV listings magazine TV Quick is to undergo a revamp next week in an attempt to make it more like a women’s weekly. The editorial will include more beauty and fashion articles, together with pull-out recipes and real-life stories.The Jan-Dec’93 NRS figures give TV Quick a female profile of 58%. Only IPC’s What’s on… Continue reading TV Quick Revamp To Target Women
The Independent may become a private company if MGN’s takeover bid is successful. Shareholder documents have revealed that the consortium bidding for Newspaper Publishing, led by MGN, plans to hold an extraordinary general meeting on winning control of the newspaper, at which it will seek permission to register the company as a private one.The documents… Continue reading Independent Privatisation Plan
Direct marketing expenditure will continue to rise steadily over the next few years, according to the findings of a recent survey conducted by Datamonitor. Datamonitor forecasts that direct marketing expenditure will increase from £205m to £218m over the next 5 years and that telemarketing expenditure will rise from £75m to £108m.The survey questioned 200 marketing… Continue reading Direct Marketing Survey
Independent Newspapers, the Irish newspaper group controlled by Tony O’Reilly, has released results for 1993. Pre-tax profits were up 81% from I£16m to I£29m.EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS PROMOTIONThe Saturday Express is this week launching a fantasy cricket team promotion, called Howzat!, with £25,000 prize money.FOUR REGIONAL TITLESHome Counties Newspapers is to launch four new weekly free distribution… Continue reading Independent Newspapers Results
Sir Iain Vallance, Chairman of BT, has called for an urgent change in Government policy that would allow the company to deliver television services via a fibre-optic network. Sir Iain, talking to the Trade and Industry Select Committee, said that uncertainty over the entertainment ban was hampering BT in its investment planning, and that Britain… Continue reading BT Calls For TV Rights On Network
