Sports Digest Ltd are to launch a monthly magazine, Sports Digest, on September 16th. It will have a cover price of £1.95 and an initial print run of 82,000.The editorial is not intended to be a news publication, but a digest, with controversial articles and opinions. These articles will be written every month by top… Continue reading New Sports Monthly
The 1993 Bus Audience Data System is now available. It is a database of travel patterns and bus routes in London; it calculates audience coverage and frequency for ad campaigns on London buses. It was launched in 1991 but has been updated.Three databases were assembled to provide the audience model: Bus Network Database This contains… Continue reading BUSADS 1993 Research Released
Westminster Press is to centralise its media sales representation. Titles within the group are currently represented by AMRA (principally), A-Plus and Mediaforce.All three are pitching for the full account, with a decision likely in the next two weeks.
The Aegis group, the holding company of Europe’s largest media buying and planning group yesterday announced profits for the first six months of 1993.The figure for pre-tax profits was £13.2m, compared to break even in the first half of last year, and a loss of £1.9m for the year to end of December 1992. Turnover… Continue reading Aegis Profits Announced
The results for the 1992/3 JNLR/MRBI listenership survey show little change in the listening pattern which has emerged over the past years.Independent local radio reaches 50% of all listeners placing the sector ahead of RTE Radio 1 and 2 FM on a national basis.Highland Radio in Donegal increased its market share to 64% making it… Continue reading Irish Radio Industry Survey
The Telegraph newspaper group which publishes The Daily and the Sunday Telegraph has announced interim pre-tax profits. Pre-tax profits for the six months to the end of June rose 60% to £34.6m against £21.6m previously. Turnover improved from £119.9m to £128.1m. This was largely due to profits from disposals and interests in associated companies.Independent Newspapers,… Continue reading Newspaper Profits Announced
Yesterday the ITV Network unveiled a £25m investment in soccer coverage and a new team of presenters.Included in the new schedule is coverage of the World Cup, of all three European club competitions, the Coca Cola Cup and regional soccer from the Endsleigh League.The coverage will be hosted by Matthew Lorenzo, who will be joined… Continue reading ITV INVESTS IN SOCCER COVERAGE
Emap Metro is altering the sales teams of two of its titles to include the launch of Mojo in October. Sarah Jacombs, former ad manager of Select becomes ad manager of Empire. Julian Booth leaves Empire for Mojo, and Select is looking for a new ad manager. Premiere magazine is looking for a new ad… Continue reading Appointments
Marmaduke Hussey, chairman of the BBC, has given his support to Radio 5, the BBC’s sport, youth and education network, following fears from staff that the station may be axed to provide a wavelength for the 24-hour continuous news network to which the BBC is committed.In a letter to MPs Hussey says that the DG,… Continue reading Hussey Supports Radio 5
