The female humour magazine Bitch, which launched in August, has been forced to close having failed to meet initial sales forecasts.Bitch had an ambitious first print-run of 500,000 with claims that the first issue sold over 340,000 copies. However, due to a rapid decline in circulation the Brighton-based magazine will release the March issue as… Continue reading Bitch Faces Closure
Former editor of The People, John Blake, will help to produce future issues of Scallywag, the recently expanded satirical magazine. The title went national in February, with a print-run of 110,000.
Pre-tax losses for Mirror Group Newspapers, announced today, stand at £84m for the year ending December 27 1992, from last year’s profits of £47.3m. Loss per share fell to 19.7p, with turnover increasing from £459.9m to £466.1m.
Profits for Scottish Television for the year ending 31 December 1992 are as follows: Pre-tax profits: £10.1m (£8.6m) Turnover: £126.07m (£114.15m) Programme sales: £23.2m – up 32% Advertising sales: £90.8m – up 3% Final dividend: 8.20p (6.56p)
Profits for Scottish Television for the year ending 31 December 1992 are as follows: Pre-tax profits: £10.1m (£8.6m) Turnover: £126.07m (£114.15m) Programme sales: £23.2m – up 32% Advertising sales: £90.8m – up 3% Final dividend: 8.20p (6.56p)
The society for the promotion of new music is set to sponsor Classic FM’s Sunday programme, Contemporary Classics, broadcast every Sunday from 10.00pm to 11.00pm.The radio station, which launched in September, has also recently won the ITV Award for New Product of the Year against Channel Four’s Big Breakfast and Ford Options.
Editor of Private Eye, Ian Hislop, has announced that he will not host the PPA magazine awards next month due to disputes by RBP journalists.
Pre-tax losses for Mirror Group Newspapers, announced today, stand at £84m for the year ending December 27 1992, from last year’s profits of £47.3m. Loss per share fell to 19.7p, with turnover increasing from £459.9m to £466.1m.
Former editor of The People, John Blake, will help to produce future issues of Scallywag, the recently expanded satirical magazine. The title went national in February, with a print-run of 110,000.
Cinema Admissions are continuing to show a healthy year-on-year growth, according to the latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association.The average weekly admissions figure for February’93 was 2.41m, an increase of 9.2% on February’92. February’s main attraction at the box office was Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which took £2.64m within its first 3 days of release… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Continue To Soar
