A spokeswoman at BSkyB confirmed to MediaTel this morning that The Family Channel is to launch later this year as part of the satellite company’s mini-pay package.The package already contains Sky One, Sky News, The Children’s Channel, Nickelodeon, Discovery and Bravo. It is believed that BSkyB is in discussion with MTV and UK Gold to… Continue reading Family Channel Launching In Pay Deal
PM OPPOSES STATUTORY CONTROLSpeaking at the Newspaper Society’s AGM lunch yesterday the Prime Minister John Major told regional newspaper publishers that he favoured the concept of press self-regulation as opposed to statutory controls. “We were very encouraged by the Prime Minister’s remarks regarding self-regulation” says the Society’s director Dugal Nisbet-Smith; “He has confirmed the Government’s… Continue reading Your Garden – Brand New Gardening Monthly Magazine
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According to the second research study compiled for the PPA and launched at Magazines ’93, the CTN sector has a very high share of the news business (83%) compared with its share of other core products such as tobacco (50%).The study, entitled ‘The profitability of magazine selling’ reveals that the PR case for magazines is… Continue reading The Profitability Of Magazine Selling
Bite, the glossy women’s monthly from Ann Summers, hits the newsstands this week with an ambitious print run of 180,000. The 100-page magazine is aimed at 25-34 ABC1 women and has a cover price of £1.95.While most of the editorial centres around the subject of sex it differs from the plethora of women’s erotic magazines… Continue reading Bite Magazine First Issue Report
Cinema admissions for the first quarter of 1993 were up by 12.4% on the same period last year. The average weekly admissions figure for January to March was 2.1m.The increase was mainly due to high admissions in January and February. In comparison March was a disappointing month with admissions down by 10.1% to 1.55m.
The Press Complaints Commission will be made up of non-press members and a complaints hot-line may be set up for readers if the newspaper industry takes on the self-regulation guidelines issued by the Press Standards Board of Finance (PRESSBOF) yesterday.The body, which finances the Press Complaints Commission, stated that it was easier for newspapers to… Continue reading Press Body Announces Privacy Plans
Speaking at the PPA Magazines ’93 conference yesterday Clive Foskett of the Builder Group suggested that British industry would be a great deal less informed and would be stripped of one of the most easily available and cost effective means of communication without the existence of business magazines.Commenting on recent research entitled ‘The Value Of… Continue reading The Value Of The Business Press
In a report launched yesterday by the chief executive of London Weekend Television, Greg Dyke, the Independent Television Association gave its response to the Government’s green paper on the future of the BBC. The report expressed fears that British television is losing its international reputation for quality because of an abundance of imported American programmes.The… Continue reading ITV Answers BBC Future Debate
Latest trend data released by Irish research companies JNLR/MRBI shows that: Listenership to local radio stands at 50% compared to RTE Radio 1 at 44% and 2FM (Also RTE) at 27% On a regional basis, listenership to local radio in the Connaught/Ulster region has increased by 3 percentage points to 51% In Dublin, FM 104… Continue reading Irish Radio Listening
Speaking at the PPA Magazines ’93 conference yesterday Clive Foskett of the Builder Group suggested that British industry would be a great deal less informed and would be stripped of one of the most easily available and cost effective means of communication without the existence of business magazines.Commenting on recent research entitled ‘The Value Of… Continue reading The Value Of The Business Press
