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The Financial Times is claiming a 51.1% increase in sales for the issue containing a 22-page budget special (Wednesday March 17). Total sales for the day were 269,323 – with additional sales standing at 91,081.

..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.

Ulster Television profits soared for the year to December 1992, rising dramatically from £1.95m to £4.18m with earnings per share almost doubling at 24.2p. Dividends increased from 7.5p to 10p.

Zenith has issued the April edition of its quarterly “UK Television Forecasts to 2003”.Among the key points made in the report are: The UK economy is expected to grow in real terms by almost 1% this year; total expenditure by 1.4% and TV advertising revenues by 2.9% Channel 4 is expected to take £306m in… Continue reading Zenith UK TV Forecast To 2003

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

Dailies:Amongst regional daily newspapers only three titles managed to achieve a year on year percentage increase in circulation into double figures. Top of the list came the Kent Messenger title “Kent Today”, which achieved a 23.2% increase (6,186), almost double growth achieved by the second and third placed titles; “Oxford Mail” and “Journal (Newcastle)” with… Continue reading Regional Newspaper Round-Up

The Independent Television Commission today issued its response to the Green Paper on the Future of the BBC. The report advises; Advertising, sponsorship and subscription on the BBC would have serious adverse consequences for the development of commercially-funded television The BBC’s commercial activities should be limited to turning its broadcasting assets to account A “Public… Continue reading ITC Issues Response To Green Paper

The Independent Television Commission today issued its response to the Green Paper on the Future of the BBC. The report advises; Advertising, sponsorship and subscription on the BBC would have serious adverse consequences for the development of commercially-funded television The BBC’s commercial activities should be limited to turning its broadcasting assets to account A “Public… Continue reading ITC Issues Response To Green Paper

Dailies:Amongst regional daily newspapers only three titles managed to achieve a year on year percentage increase in circulation into double figures. Top of the list came the Kent Messenger title “Kent Today”, which achieved a 23.2% increase (6,186), almost double growth achieved by the second and third placed titles; “Oxford Mail” and “Journal (Newcastle)” with… Continue reading Regional Newspaper Round-Up