The Radio Authority will announce the eight London ILR franchises on September 2. The announcement will confirm whether existing stations such as LBC, Jazz FM and Kiss FM will stay on air or be forced off by new contenders.Any disagreement will delay the final decision until later in the month.
The Independent’s monthly ABC figure for July has been revised to 334,993. The orginal figure released on Monday was 336,925. There has been no amendment to the newspapers 6-monthly ABC for February to July.For all the latest ABC Figures, see Press Planner, Quick Reports.
The following Jan-June’93 circulation figures have been released by ABC: TOTALS %Ch V 92 Marie Claire 313,866 15.9 Whats on TV 1,530,194 9.2 Options 156,457 4 TV Times 1,018,101 -8.2 UK&EIRE %Ch V 92 Marie Claire 287,150 15.7 What’s on TV 1,530,194 9.2 Options 147,915 4.6 TV Times 1,017,888 -8.2
Thomson Regional Newspapers has sold the Reading Evening Post to Kent based Citizen Press Ltd.
Homes & Ideas, the new home interest title from IPC, to be launched on September 9 has proved popular with the advertising industry.The 164-page launch issue closed this week with advertising revenue 50% over plan. Advertisers include Russell Hobbs Debenhams, DuPont and Smallbone, with advertorials from Laura Ashley, Miele, Meat and Livestock and Royal Mail.Display… Continue reading New IPC Magazine Welcomed
The Radio Times, after losing its place as the country’s best-selling magazine to Reader’s Digest and What’s on TV, is to change its sales strategy.In order to be able to compete with the immediacy of national newspapers, The Radio Times will shorten its late page facility copy dates from 8 to 6 days at the… Continue reading Radio Times Sales Changes
Thomson Regional Newspapers has sold the Reading Evening Post to Kent based Citizen Press Ltd.
July’s Retail Price Index, released this morning, shows that inflation has risen to 1.4%. This is an increase of 0.2 percentage points on June, when it stood at 1.2%.Inflation rose during the first 3 months of 1993 and then dropped again in the second quarter. The actual Retail Price Index for July, taking 1985 as… Continue reading Inflation Rises In July
Chrysalis Television and Unique Television are to work together in a joint venture to develop advertiser supplied television.Advertisers will either be able to fund production in full or in part, or fund programmes in which they wish to encourage production. This would offer more opportunities than the present off the shelf sponsorship available.Tony Orsten, md… Continue reading Advertiser Supplied TV?
Yesterday BBC1 announced full details of the Screen One season, to be broadcast on Sunday evenings from September 5. These BBC made films are an attempt to win ratings from ITV on Sunday evenings. The ITV schedule is movie premieres and drama series.The £12m package includes films with Julie Walters, ‘Wide-eyed and Legless’ and ‘Bambine… Continue reading BBC Sunday Eve Battle
