BBC Gardeners World Magazine is to made available in 120 garden centres throughout the country, in a new initiative to increase sales of the magazine. Publishers of Gardeners World, Redwood Publishing, believe that it could lead to a rise of over 50,000 copies a month, attracting readers who would not usually purchase a copy in… Continue reading Gardeners World Plans To Boost Sales
BARB viewing figures for the week ending 16/5 show a 7.7% year on year increase in terrestrial viewing from 21 hours and 20 mins to 22 hours and 58 mins; representing the first real upward turn in this sector since the beginning of the year.The combined ITV and Channel 4 share of viewing rose by… Continue reading Terrestrial Viewing Shows Increase
Advertisers are much more likely to favour radio as a medium if they listen to it themselves, according to a recent survey conducted by the Radio Advertising Bureau. The Client Benchmark survey, based on questionaires sent to 600 national advertisers, found that those who do not listen to commercial stations were unsure if people actually… Continue reading RAB Client Attitudes To Radio Survey
Radio Clyde Holdings, the USM quoted broadcaster announced pre-tax profits of £1.53m in the six months to the end of March 1993. This is an increase of 81 per cent on the previous half year figure of £843,000.John Bowman, Finance Director, said “Local revenue is at a record level for us. National revenue is recovering… Continue reading Radio Clyde Profits
Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television has been cleared by the ITC of merging the Tyne Tees operation into Yorkshire TV at the expense of the channel’s autonomy. Complaints by Ann Clwyd, the shadow heritage secretary led to the commissions’investigation (News – 19/4) on the basis that Tyne Tees had a separate regional franchise and should keep its… Continue reading Tyne Tees Cleared By ITC
Britain spends a total of £1.4bn a year on watching films but less than £300m of this is spent at the cinema, according to the latest Cultural Trends report published today. The remaining £1.1bn is spent on video hire and subscriptions to television film channels.The estimated total cinema audience last year was 101m with more… Continue reading Cultural Trends Report
Radio Clyde Holdings, the USM quoted broadcaster announced pre-tax profits of £1.53m in the six months to the end of March 1993. This is an increase of 81 per cent on the previous half year figure of £843,000.John Bowman, Finance Director, said “Local revenue is at a record level for us. National revenue is recovering… Continue reading Radio Clyde Profits
Britain spends a total of £1.4bn a year on watching films but less than £300m of this is spent at the cinema, according to the latest Cultural Trends report published today. The remaining £1.1bn is spent on video hire and subscriptions to television film channels.The estimated total cinema audience last year was 101m with more… Continue reading Cultural Trends Report
Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television has been cleared by the ITC of merging the Tyne Tees operation into Yorkshire TV at the expense of the channel’s autonomy. Complaints by Ann Clwyd, the shadow heritage secretary led to the commissions’investigation (News – 19/4) on the basis that Tyne Tees had a separate regional franchise and should keep its… Continue reading Tyne Tees Cleared By ITC
Five potential bidders have moved in on Argus Newspapers, published in west and south London. All incumbents have current newspaper interests, according to the publishers, and it is hoped that an official takeover will be settled by the end of June.. This week sees the relaunch of the Herald & Post titles recently acquired by… Continue reading Regional Snippets..
