As predicted last month, Independent Radio Sales has been taken over by US sales house, The Katz Corporation, leaving IRS group sales director Stan Park as managing director of the company. David Reich will take over as chairman and Julia Calo, already a director with IRS, becomes sales director. IRS was previously a subsidiary of… Continue reading IRS Buyout By US Katz Corporation
Radio revenue in the final quarter of 1992 was up by 8.8% year-on-year to £38.4m. This brings commercial radio revenue for the whole of 1992 to £134.2m, an increase of 5.9% on 1991. The healthy figure for the final quarter of 1992 can be partly attributed to the launch of Classic FM at the end… Continue reading Radio Revenue Final Quarter 1992
IPC Magazines has confirmed the forth- coming launch of Homes & Ideas, a new monthly home interest title due for release on September 9.The title, with an initial print run of 235,000, will be published by the Southbank Group, which also deals with Ideal Home, Homes & Gardens and Country Homes & Interiors. Managing director… Continue reading IPC Delves Into Home Interest
The Independent Television Commission has just released the latest figures for subscribers to broadband cable, claiming a rise of 168,000 in the last twelve months to 459,000. The take-up rate has also increased during this period, rising from 20.5% to 21.6% in the last quarter.The average broadband cable subscriber now pays £21.74 per month, according… Continue reading ITC Broadband Cable Figures Released
The regional radio licence for Filey and Scarborough has been awarded to Yorkshire Coast Radio, having defeated its one competitor, All Music Radio. YCR, run by Toby Horton formerly of Radio Tyne Tees, aims to get a proportion of its regional material from Yorkshire Television and the Scarborough Evening News.
Running magazine has been sold to US publisher Rodale and will relaunch with the September issue retitled Runner’s World.. Publishing company, Morgan Grampian, is claiming 12 monthly pre-tax profits of £2.2m, with turnover falling by a mere 1.5% to £81.9m.. What Camcorder, published by WV Publications, is to increase its frequency from bi-monthly to monthly… Continue reading Magazines Snippets..
The Independent Television Commission has just released the latest figures for subscribers to broadband cable, claiming a rise of 168,000 in the last twelve months to 459,000. The take-up rate has also increased during this period, rising from 20.5% to 21.6% in the last quarter.The average broadband cable subscriber now pays £21.74 per month, according… Continue reading ITC Broadband Cable Figures Released
IPC Magazines has confirmed the forth- coming launch of Homes & Ideas, a new monthly home interest title due for release on September 9.The title, with an initial print run of 235,000, will be published by the Southbank Group, which also deals with Ideal Home, Homes & Gardens and Country Homes & Interiors. Managing director… Continue reading IPC Delves Into Home Interest
Running magazine has been sold to US publisher Rodale and will relaunch with the September issue retitled Runner’s World.. Publishing company, Morgan Grampian, is claiming 12 monthly pre-tax profits of £2.2m, with turnover falling by a mere 1.5% to £81.9m.. What Camcorder, published by WV Publications, is to increase its frequency from bi-monthly to monthly… Continue reading Magazines Snippets..
The regional radio licence for Filey and Scarborough has been awarded to Yorkshire Coast Radio, having defeated its one competitor, All Music Radio. YCR, run by Toby Horton formerly of Radio Tyne Tees, aims to get a proportion of its regional material from Yorkshire Television and the Scarborough Evening News.
