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Principal sponsor of the Welsh Rugby Union, Whitbread plc, has shown concern over a vote of no confidence in the general committee, passed on Sunday. The company has invested £3.1m in the League until 1996.

Homes Counties Newspapers suffered a fall in pre-tax profits to £747,000 from £1.06m (-29%) for the year ending December 1992. Earnings per share increased to 7.2p and turnover to £22.9m from £21.5m.

The new chairman of ITN, Michael Green, emphasised yesterday that the news company is a profit making organisation which “must continue to be an efficient producer of programmes”.Speaking at a press conference Mr Green pointed out to staff that there could be no job guarantees, and that the current number of employees (674) may have… Continue reading New ITN Chief Gives First Warning

The new chairman of ITN, Michael Green, emphasised yesterday that the news company is a profit making organisation which “must continue to be an efficient producer of programmes”.Speaking at a press conference Mr Green pointed out to staff that there could be no job guarantees, and that the current number of employees (674) may have… Continue reading New ITN Chief Gives First Warning

T&S Stores, owners of cigarette discount outlets, Supercigs, will soon add to their retail portfolio by selling top magazines at reduced prices. The decision is an attempt by the group to expand into the south of England, where they believe customers are more interested in discounted magazines than cigarettes.This will mean that titles like the… Continue reading Cut Price Magazines At T&S Stores

A new credit sequence is being introduced to the ITV Network weather bulletin, backed by Powergen, as part of an original £2.2m sponsorship deal. The sequences will illustrate how weather conditions affect plants and animals, with one featuring Gemima the white duck sliding over an icy surface. The deal between ITV and Powergen has been… Continue reading Gemima The Duck Promotes Powergen

A new credit sequence is being introduced to the ITV Network weather bulletin, backed by Powergen, as part of an original £2.2m sponsorship deal. The sequences will illustrate how weather conditions affect plants and animals, with one featuring Gemima the white duck sliding over an icy surface. The deal between ITV and Powergen has been… Continue reading Gemima The Duck Promotes Powergen

..The Manchester Evening News, the Yorkshire Post and the Slough Observer are amongst those shortlisted for the regional newspaper of the year, due to be announced on April 19….Belfast newspaper, Sunday Life is claiming that it picked up 12,000 sales from recently closed Sunday News by producing an 80-page issue, breaking the £30,000 ad revenue… Continue reading Regional Snippets..

New Carlton Publishing, which produced City Limits before it closed last month, has gone into administrative receivership despite promises to staff that it would soon launch a new women’s glossy title.

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