BT is to sponsor the next series of ITV’s entertainment show, Surprise Surprise, to go on air at 7.00pm on Sunday April 25.The deal will be BT’s first move into network television sponsorship and will include front, end and two sets of break bumpers credits in the hour-long show.Surprise, Surprise averaged an audience of 11… Continue reading BT In Surprise Surprise Deal
The Manchester Evening News, established in 1868, has been named regional newspaper of the year in the UK Press Gazette Regional Press Awards, which took place in London yesterday. The paper also claimed the award for daily newspaper of the year. Amongst the winners were the following: Newspaper of the Year Winner Manchester Evening News… Continue reading Manchester Paper Wins Award
Chairman of United Newspapers, Lord Stevens, announced yesterday that he fully backs recent attempts by the Press Complaints Commission to improve press standards, believing that the media has overstepped the mark in recent years. In the company’s annual report Lord Stevens warned against statutory regulation of the press, feeling that it should be strongly resisted… Continue reading Express Chairman Voices Opinion
The Independent Television Commission met at the end of last week to discuss Tyne Tees Television’s obligations to its North East licence. The Commission has indicated that it will meet senior executives from the television company this week to “receive further clarification on editorial responsibilities and staff structures”.
Pre-tax profits for Thames TV, due out on Wednesday, have been forecast at £45m before write-downs. It is also predicted that publisher of the Financial Times, the Pearson Group, will make a bid for Thames in the near future, estimated at £100m.
Rock Publishing has closed its cycle title, Mountain Bike Monthly, following recent revelations that the company was suffering financial problems. The March issue was the last to be released.
Although Northern & Shell has said that it is too early to reveal a first issue sales figure for its recently launched glossy, OK!, it is estimating the figure to be in the region of 400,000 on a print-run of 750,000.
According to an article in this week’s Sunday Times, United Newspapers has received an offer from the chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, Maurice Saatchi, to take over the Daily and Sunday Express, and the Star. The consortium believed to be interested in the takeover is said to include editor of the Sunday Express, Eve Pollard… Continue reading Saatchi’s Rumoured Takeover Of Express
According to an article in this week’s Sunday Times, United Newspapers has received an offer from the chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, Maurice Saatchi, to take over the Daily and Sunday Express, and the Star. The consortium believed to be interested in the takeover is said to include editor of the Sunday Express, Eve Pollard… Continue reading Saatchi’s Rumoured Takeover Of Express
Pre-tax profits for Thames TV, due out on Wednesday, have been forecast at £45m before write-downs. It is also predicted that publisher of the Financial Times, the Pearson Group, will make a bid for Thames in the near future, estimated at £100m.
