Following ITV’s decision to scrap STV’s ‘Take the High Road’ and Granada’s ‘Families’ from its afternoon schedule, the Network is now planning to show repeats of Emmerdale and Coronation Street in an attempt to boost audience share amongst lunchtime and afternoon viewers.NEW LOOK FOR BLIND DATELWT’s Blind Date will have a fresh look from the… Continue reading Coronation Street Repeats In Afternoon?
News International has carried out a cost cutting operation in its sales department, with ad managers being moved in an attempt to reintroduce joint selling across titles. The new positions are as follows;Julia Dowler – TodayDavid Emin – NoW Sunday MagazineTrevor Pryer – Times Magazine and Sunday Times Magazine
The cover price of TV & Satellite Week has been cut from 55p to 30p in the North of the country, and raised to 60p in London, in order to increase sales of the title and improve profits. The magazine is believed to sell between 150,000 and 180,000 copies a week, having had a target… Continue reading TV & Satellite Weekly Slashed In North
The Daily Mail & General Trust has announced interim pre-tax profits of £21.2m for the six months to April 1993 a rise of 11% year-on-year. Earnings per share rose to 121.9p from 102.7p, leaving the interim dividend at 36p.
Neil McLennan of TMP Communications confirmed to MediaTel this morning that the company has merged with Stonehart Leisure Magazines, the specialist consumer publisher.The product of the merger – Sports and Leisure magazines – aims to improve the market position of TMP’s sports titles, New Cyclist and Sports Quarterly which currently have circulations of 24,473 and… Continue reading TMP & Stonehart In Joint Venture
The sales sector of IPC Weeklies Group has been reshuffled, resulting in the formation of two departments, both of which oversee three titles.Me, Chat and Woman magazines are now in the hands of Ian Scott, with Tracy Dollimore dealing with Woman’s Own, Woman’s Realm and Woman’s Weekly.The restructure is an attempt by IPC to increase… Continue reading IPC Sales Reshuffle
Michael Warren has been appointed director general of the Market Research Society, to replace Sue Stoessl who resigned in March to join the BBC as head of broadcasting research (Newsline 10/3). Warren was formerly director of research at the Central Office Of Information and intends to take up his new position at the end of… Continue reading Warren Takes Over As DG At MRS
A report from Datamonitor issued this week maintains that by 1997 the majority of satellite channels will be funded by subscription, with only 8% of its revenue being made up of advertising, as opposed to this year’s 10%.The report also predicts that by 1997; Over 40% of UK homes will be able to receive cable… Continue reading Subscription Vs Ads On Satellite
A report from Datamonitor issued this week maintains that by 1997 the majority of satellite channels will be funded by subscription, with only 8% of its revenue being made up of advertising, as opposed to this year’s 10%.The report also predicts that by 1997; Over 40% of UK homes will be able to receive cable… Continue reading Subscription Vs Ads On Satellite
Of the existing London radio stations whose licences have been re-advertised LBC looks to be facing the strongest competition from rival consortiums. Yesterday the Radio Authority received a total of 48 applications for 8 ILR licences covering the London area, 21 of these were for the 4 FM franchises and 27 were for the 4… Continue reading London ILR Applications
