The latest edition of the OSCAR Digest comprises a poster universe of 120,000 panels. This is the first digest to include non-Outdoor Advertising Association sheetage.The 120,000 panels represent around 95% of all UK outdoor sites.This is a third more than the last published universe. A new category has been introduced to cover the 12 sheet… Continue reading OSCAR Increases Universe Estimate
A bastion of the teenage girl’s magazine market looks set to close on July 3 as sales for DC Thomson’s Jackie magazine drop after a 30-year stint.Editor of the magazine Pam Wilson told MediaTel this morning that she believes today’s teenage readers are looking for editorial a little more raunchy than that offered by Jackie… Continue reading Jackie Loses Out On Raunchy Market
James Conway of The Independent Television Commission confirmed to MediaTel this morning that the Channel 5 debate will be reopened next month with the publication of a discussion document, outlining central technical issues of interest to potential bidders.When the single applicant for the licence (Thames Television) lost out on its bid in December, the Commission… Continue reading ITC Welcomes Response To C5 Debate
GGT’s planned acquisition of The Media Business has fallen through due to a “conflict of interest between clients”. The deal would have created a new company with billings of around £100m.. Sue Oriel, FCO media director, is to join Zenith Media as planning director, replacing Simon Andrews who resigned from the company in April..
Tetley Tea has renewed its sponsorship contract with Yorkshire TV production, The Darling Buds of May, to include spot airtime and below-the-line activity. The new series comprises of 6 one hour episodes, attracting average audiences of 18 million. The initial promotion, negotiated in October, was believed to be valued at £1m (Newsline 28/10).
Pre-tax profits for the Bristol Evening Post for the year to March 31 increased by 22% to £4.1m, being accredited to £1.14m in staff cuts. Earnings per share rose by 1.2p to 11p with final dividends stabilising at 7.75p making a yearly total of 11.75p. Advertising and circulation were down for the year with revenues… Continue reading Bristol Evening Post Profits
As predicted last month, Independent Radio Sales has been taken over by US sales house, The Katz Corporation, leaving IRS group sales director Stan Park as managing director of the company. David Reich will take over as chairman and Julia Calo, already a director with IRS, becomes sales director. IRS was previously a subsidiary of… Continue reading IRS Buyout By US Katz Corporation
Changes to the 1990 Broadcasting Act allowing ITV companies to take over each other have been opposed by a number of the smaller companies within the network, particularly Anglia and HTV (Newsline 27/5).Both medium-sized, they fear that takeovers will be imminent if the changes go ahead, with Anglia chief David McCall claiming he is not… Continue reading ITV Companies Oppose Takeover Change
Radio revenue in the final quarter of 1992 was up by 8.8% year-on-year to £38.4m. This brings commercial radio revenue for the whole of 1992 to £134.2m, an increase of 5.9% on 1991. The healthy figure for the final quarter of 1992 can be partly attributed to the launch of Classic FM at the end… Continue reading Radio Revenue Final Quarter 1992
Tetley Tea has renewed its sponsorship contract with Yorkshire TV production, The Darling Buds of May, to include spot airtime and below-the-line activity. The new series comprises of 6 one hour episodes, attracting average audiences of 18 million. The initial promotion, negotiated in October, was believed to be valued at £1m (Newsline 28/10).
