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Abbott Mead Vickers has won the BT contract for personal telephone use. The contract has been called the largest single new business so far in advertising and is worth £50m in annual billings.

It has been announced today that Channel 4 has to pay £38.2m to the ITV licensees, under arrangements laid down in the Broadcasting Act 1990, which was set up to establish a system of income support for Channel 4.Under the Act, Channel 4 has to hand over to Channel 3 half of the qualifying revenue… Continue reading Channel 4 To Pay £38.2m To ITV

Senior executives from Independent Newspapers of Ireland are planning to hold talks today with the management of The Independent newspaper, following Friday’s coup when Tony O’Reilly bought 24.99% of Newspaper Publishing from institutions at £3.50 per share. As the largest shareholder, the Irish group is seeking board representation and is likely to get it.Members of… Continue reading Irish Independent Seek Place On Board

According to the November satellite monitor from Gfk Marketing Services Ltd, carried out on behalf of the ITVA, the growth of TV dish ownership is slowing down. The net increase in the year to date is 12% lower than that at the same time last year. The total figure for 1993 was 2.376m dishes, an… Continue reading Growth In TV Dish Ownership Slows

The Manchester Evening News has appointed AMRA to handle its national advertising following a two-way pitch involving incumbents Mediaforce.Mark Dodson, Manchester Evening News advertisement director, commented, “Mediaforce have served us well over the past five years and we recognize totally their efforts on our behalf”.Mike McCormack, managing director of AMRA said that “the media landscape… Continue reading Manchester Evening News Appoints AMRA

In the last document in which LWT is allowed to offer fresh financial information before the close of the bid, next weekend, LWT again urges shareholders to reject Granada’s offer.LWT point out that Granada’s bid remains inadequate. LWT says that January advertising revenue has risen by 10% year on year to £14.8m, and that the… Continue reading LWT Issue Final Document

The consortium backed by Mirror Group Newspapaers has today launched a £55.1m bid for the Independent. The offer is being pitched directly at shareholders, who hold 52% of Newspaper Publishing.By moving now the consortium, which holds nearly 48% of the company, is by-passing Ian Hay Davison (chairman of Newspaper Publishing) and the remaining directors, who… Continue reading MGN Launches Bid On Independent

1993 According to a report from Mintel to be published later this month, last year in the UK, £400m was spent on sponsorship. When compared to figures for 1980, £35m, and 1983, £128m, when sponsorship began to take off, the massive recent growth can be seen. TOTAL SPONSORSHIP EXPENDITURE 1993 (M) Sports £242 Arts £62… Continue reading Sponsorship Expenditure

This week Coronation Street, the official magazine of the programme launched. The glossy A4 monthly is not very thick, with only 36 pages; only three of these are display ad pages. There is no classified section.The magazine is full of photos of the stars, with quite a cluttered style; it does not have an upmarket… Continue reading Coronation Street Magazine – Review

ISBA has urged publishers not to create confusion by supporting the development of the BPA audit system in the UK. It expressed its extreme concern about the introduction of the BPA system which it sees as non-campatible with the UK’s ABC system.The PPA has already said it believes the existence of 2 audit systems will… Continue reading ISBA Urges Against Audit Confusion