Qualities The Times has proved that price does matter for the quality newspapers with its September ABC figure up by a massive 24% (86,000). When News International announced the price cut, from 45p to 30p, The Times’ rivals were quick to suggest that price does not matter for the qualities. However, September’s circulation figures would… Continue reading NATIONAL PRESS ROUND-UP – SEPTEMBER
Sky TV has today announced that over 400,000 subscribers, all previously non movie subscribers, have taken up the new Multi Channel package.The majority of these new subscribers have also taken one or more of Sky’s premium channels – Sky Movies, The Movie Channel, or Sky Sports.Increased demand has meant that more than 100,000 dishes were… Continue reading M-Channel Package Increase Dish Sales
Two more national newspapers launched new sections on Saturday. The Times introduced Vision, increasing its number of sections on a Saturday to 5, and the Daily Mail launched Weekend.Both are tabloid size and contain 7-day television and radio listings but the similarities stop there. Vision comprises 32 pages of mainly mono newsprint, colour is used… Continue reading Vision & Weekend First Issue Reviews
An approach made by Premier Media to take over the film and television interests of the Rank Organisation has been rejected. Premier Media is a consortium led by Michael Grade, chief executive of Channel Four Television, and the offer was said to be in the region of £400m.HESELTINE INTERVENTION IN ITV TAKEOVERSTrade and Industry Secretary… Continue reading Rank Rejects Takeover Approach
Concord has reduced its forecast for outdoor rates growth in the final quarter of 1993 to 4.25%. 3 months ago a growth of 8.3% was predicted for this period. Concord has revised its estimate because of the lack of alcoholic drinks advertisers booking pre-Christmas campaigns.Rates in the 3rd quarter were better than expected with a… Continue reading Concord Poster Rates Forecast – Qtr 4
Marcher Coast FM and Marcher Gold will shortly be running a month long ad campaign for Satellite Decoder Systems, the company which sells unauthorised decoders for Sky TV subscription channels. It would appear that whilst it is illegal to manufacture, hire, distribute or use the pirate decoders, it is not illegal to advertise them.CALL TO… Continue reading Radio Ads For Illegal Decoders
An approach made by Premier Media to take over the film and television interests of the Rank Organisation has been rejected. Premier Media is a consortium led by Michael Grade, chief executive of Channel Four Television, and the offer was said to be in the region of £400m.HESELTINE INTERVENTION IN ITV TAKEOVERSTrade and Industry Secretary… Continue reading Rank Rejects Takeover Approach
Three separate submissions to the ITC indicate a revival of interest in the development of a fifth national TV channel. The ITC rejected the only bid for C5,from a Thames TV-led consortium, last December.Chairman of the MAI Group Lord Hollick has formally written to the ITC advocating the re-advertisement of Channel Five. His company has… Continue reading Channel Five Interest Revived
The Chairman of the Radio Authority, Lord Chalfont, has spoken out against the BBC’s decision to launch a 24-hour news and sports network. Lord Chalfont feels that changing Radio Five narrows the range of programmes for the public and reduces programming options for the third national commercial station to be advertised by December.REGIONAL LICENCES Sole… Continue reading CHALFONT CRITICISES RADIO FIVE PLANS
The OFT has rejected the claim by The Independent that the Times’ price cut to 30p was predatory pricing.MonS MEMOIRS PUBLICATION BLOCKEDAnother court victory was achieved by The Times when the Mail On Sunday agreed not to infringe copyright by publishing material based on Margaret Thatcher’s memoirs.NEWS OF THE WORLD BIRTHDAY SALESThe 150th birthday issue… Continue reading OFT Clears Times
