WPP Group, whose companies include JWT, Ogilvy & Mather, International Research and Millward Brown, has announced results for the year ending 31 December 1993 Pre-tax profits are up 600% from £7.76m to £54.35m.The company also announced plans for a stock market flotation of its world- wide market research operations, worth an estimated £133m. Up to… Continue reading WPP Announce Results
ITV has released plans for its coverage of the 1994 World Cup. ITV and BBC, who have exclusive rights to coverage, announced in January that they would alternate matches.Details of ITV’s coverage of the first round matches start on 18 June, with the first two Ireland matches covered by ITV, and the third by the… Continue reading ITV Football World Cup Coverage
The ITV Network Centre has announced the appointment of John Blake as Deputy Controller, Network Factual Programmes, as part of the Network Centre’s plans for re-structuring its commissioning operation.John Blake is currently editor of BBC1’s Everyman and bi-media editor of BBC Factual Programmes, Religion.ROSEMARY TAYLOR LEAVES OPTIMEDIARosemary Taylor, Media Research Manager of Optimedia was made… Continue reading ITV Appoints Deputy Controller Of Factual Programmes
The trade and industry secretary, Michael Heseltine, has written to the Department of National Heritage calling for a delay in the decision on the approval of Channel 5.Heseltine’s letter highlighted the issue which most worries and affects his department; the future of digital broadcasting. Heseltine has asked for the decision to be postponed until after… Continue reading Heseltine Wants Channel 5 Delay
The Radio Advertising Bureau has released a quarterly breakdown of the 1993 commercial radio revenue figure; Jan-Mar £34.6m Apr-Jun £43.1m Jul-Sep £46.0m Oct-Dec £54.8m Total £178.5m These figure are the first to be compiled by the RAB; prior to 1993 the radio revenue figures were released by the AIRC. Any direct comparisons with previous years… Continue reading Radio Revenue Quarterly Figures
The Daily Mirror and The Sun are both to sponsor programmes on the ITV network this spring. This follows news that both tabloids were launching game cards joint with the television programmes You Bet and Play Your Cards Right. (Newsline 3/3/94) The estimated value of both promotions together is £6m.MGN TO CONTROL FOR 3 YEARSMirror… Continue reading Sun And Mirror Sponsor Game Shows
Local and regional newspapers no longer have the monopoly on local news and advertising, and they must respond quickly, and diversify into new products, or be left behind, warned Hew Stevenson, president of the Newspaper Society at the start of the newspaper sales conference in Birmingham today.There are a large number of local newspapers, with… Continue reading Regional Newspapers Must Respond Or Be Left Behind
The ITV companies are considering co-operating with cable television groups to acquire the rights to televise big sporting events. Nigel Walmsley, chief executive of Carlton plans to meet leading operators later this month. The talks indicate that the cable industry is being taken more seriously, and follow the acquisition by a cable consortium of the… Continue reading Co-Operation For Sports Coverage
The Periodical Publishers Association has made a submission to the Department of National Heritage regarding its review on cross-media ownership rules.The submission presses for further relaxation of the rules and also points out that the current position is unfair in that TV and radio are allowed spin-off magazines, but the reverse is prevented, calling the… Continue reading PPA Calls For Relaxation Of Rules
