QualitiesThe 6-monthly ABCs for November to April’93 show the Independent on Sunday achieving the highest increase among the qualities, up by 4.1% to 395,000. It will be interesting to see whether it maintains this level of increase over the next few months as changes at the Observer begin to take effect.The Sunday Telegraph and Sunday… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – April
Managing director of BBC network radio, Liz Forgan, spoke on Radio 2 last night about the future of the Corporation’s five national stations. Forgan believes that all the radio stations will remain in place after the BBC’s charter is renewed in 1996, following doubts over the future of Radios 1 and 2.Commenting on plans to… Continue reading Forgan Defends BBC Radio
It has just been announced that London Weekend Television has taken over a major shareholding in Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television, as well as taking on the airtime sales contract for the ITV station (YTT’s airtime will be sold in conjunction with LWT’s airtime by Laser Sales Limited, which since February 1993 has been a wholly… Continue reading LWT Takes Over YTT Holdings & Sales
Outdoor specialist Concord has just finalised a management buyout from HTV. A management team, comprising of seven people, has bought the company for £2million.Peter Waddell, chairman of Concord, says, “When HTV took the decision to divest of its non core activities, this, with the assistance of 3i, gave us the opportunity to acquire Concord”.
Managing director of BBC network radio, Liz Forgan, spoke on Radio 2 last night about the future of the Corporation’s five national stations. Forgan believes that all the radio stations will remain in place after the BBC’s charter is renewed in 1996, following doubts over the future of Radios 1 and 2.Commenting on plans to… Continue reading Forgan Defends BBC Radio
BT will be selling satellite dishes from their BT shops and ‘selected high street outlets’ from the autumn according to press reports out today.The satellite dishes, which will be used to receive BSkyB broadcasts from the Astra satellite will be in direct competition with Amstrad, currently the largest supplier of satellite dishes and receivers. BT… Continue reading BT Moves Into Satellite Dishes
Pepsi has been announced as the premier sponsor of Music Television’s (MTV) new show, First Look, due to make its screen debut on 29 May. The soft drinks company has been involved in other MTV sponsorship deals in the past including the backing of Dial MTV, Michael Jackson’s Dangerous Diary and MTV Video Music Awards.The… Continue reading MTV Sponsorship Deals Finalised
The Guardian has begun appointing editorial staff for the recently acquired Observer, with Jonathan Fenby, formerly the Guardian’s deputy editor taking over as editor of the Sunday title. Owners of both papers, Lonrho, signed the official contract with the Observer at the end of last week but the case has still to be referred to… Continue reading Fenby New Editor At Observer
The News, Portsmouth, is claiming a rise in sales of 10,000 following last week’s relaunch of the paper from broadsheet to tabloid. The News has a latest ABC figure of 79,698 (Jul-Dec 1992) Anne Blood has been named advertisement director at Westminster Press. Blood was formerly managing director of North of England Newspapers Informer Publications… Continue reading Regional Snippets ..
Pepsi has been announced as the premier sponsor of Music Television’s (MTV) new show, First Look, due to make its screen debut on 29 May. The soft drinks company has been involved in other MTV sponsorship deals in the past including the backing of Dial MTV, Michael Jackson’s Dangerous Diary and MTV Video Music Awards.The… Continue reading MTV Sponsorship Deals Finalised
