Figures on new installations of satellite TV dishes compiled by Continental Research will be released on a quarterly basis in future instead of the previous monthly issues. The research company has stated that “growth in the market is now quite small”, averaging at fewer than 50,000 sales and rentals a month.Continental Research: 071 490 5944
The latest RAJAR figures released this weekend have reinforced the initial success achieved by Classic FM, with the station increasing its weekly reach from 9% to 10%. The data for January to March’93 shows the national station increasing its weekly audience from the 4.26m recorded in the last quarter of 1992 to 4.49m.Commenting on the… Continue reading RAJAR 1993 – 1st Quarter
A report entitled “The Value of The Business Press” was examined this morning by three speakers at the Periodical Publishers Association Conference – Magazines ’93 – indicating the crucial role played by business and professional magazines in all stages of the buying process. The report, put together by Clive Foskett of The Builder Group and… Continue reading Magazines ’93 – PPA Conference
The latest RAJAR figures released this weekend have reinforced the initial success achieved by Classic FM, with the station increasing its weekly reach from 9% to 10%. The data for January to March’93 shows the national station increasing its weekly audience from the 4.26m recorded in the last quarter of 1992 to 4.49m.Commenting on the… Continue reading RAJAR 1993 – 1st Quarter
A 2.4% stake in Newspaper Publishing has been sold to an unknown bidder, a share originally owned by Robert Maxwell. The remainder of his stake – 3.5% – is also due to be sold shortly.
Grampian TV has announced pre-tax profits of £3.21m for the year ended February 1993, compared with £3.18m in the previous year. Earnings per share rose to 14.75p (14.23p) with the final dividends standing at 6.10p. This is the fifth successive year that Grampian has raised its profits.
The ITV revenue figure for the month of March has come in at £139,870,000, representing an increase of 11.0% on the same period last year. The figure also shows an increase on February of 12.9%, breaking the downward spiral of recent months. Revenue for ITV only is up 10.4% on last month to £114,250,000. Channel… Continue reading TV Round-Up – March
The ITV dance music show, Beats Per Minute, broadcast at 2.30am in most regions, is to be sponsored by Bulmers dry white cider brand Max. The deal starts on Sunday, 2 May and runs for a year.
IPC’s latest gardening release, Your Garden, is claiming first issue sales of 125,000, well above pre-launch targets. The figure is based on the publishing company’s own retail monitoring, along with independent research by CPM.Your Garden: 071 261 6649
12.17pmRichard Branson officially launched Virgin 1215 minutes ago in Manchester saying that it was the radio station he always wanted to hear and hoped it would be the one listeners wanted also.The first record to be played on the Richard Skinner show was “Born to be Wild”, specially recorded for Virgin by INXS.The second was… Continue reading Virgin Radio Goes On The Air
