..The Nuneaton Herald & Post, now owned by Midland Independent Newspapers, is to merge with the Nuneaton Weekly Tribune at the end of April….Community Media has settled a deal with Keith Barwell to buy his four Leader titles in Ayrshire. The titles in question are the Ayr & District, Kilmarnock & District, Irvine & North… Continue reading Regional Snippets..
Pre-tax profits for Thames TV, due out on Wednesday, have been forecast at £45m before write-downs. It is also predicted that publisher of the Financial Times, the Pearson Group, will make a bid for Thames in the near future, estimated at £100m.
Although Northern & Shell has said that it is too early to reveal a first issue sales figure for its recently launched glossy, OK!, it is estimating the figure to be in the region of 400,000 on a print-run of 750,000.
According to an article in this week’s Sunday Times, United Newspapers has received an offer from the chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, Maurice Saatchi, to take over the Daily and Sunday Express, and the Star. The consortium believed to be interested in the takeover is said to include editor of the Sunday Express, Eve Pollard… Continue reading Saatchi’s Rumoured Takeover Of Express
Rock Publishing has closed its cycle title, Mountain Bike Monthly, following recent revelations that the company was suffering financial problems. The March issue was the last to be released.
The former MD and Media Director of Hall Advertising has set up a new agency in Edinburgh, Barbara Moyses and Partners. Paul Elborne, also previously with Hall has moved to the new company which has already gained business from a former Hall client, John Menzies, and is handling planning work for Baillie Marshall.A tie-up with… Continue reading New Scottish Agency
Aspen Communications has sold its 13% stake in the GWR Group, which has a significant interest in Classic FM, for an estimated £1.9m. Some of the proceeds of the sale will be used for the expansion of Aspen’s core printing, marketing and media activities.
Having analysed the methodology used in its first survey, RAJAR has issued a statement that the analysis has ‘not revealed any fundamental design or operation faults’. Questions had been raised about the survey because its results differed greatly from the ‘old’ JICRAR data.Further investigation will however take place in the following areas: Representation of young… Continue reading Rajar Methodology Results
Tomorrow will see the launch of a new monthly golfing magazine, entitled The Golfer from Village Publishing.The first issue of the 100 page, A4, full colour glossy, will include a 15 page report on the Masters. Regular features will include coverage of junior, amateur and women’s golf.The Golfer will launch with an IPR of 100,000… Continue reading Village Golfer
The Radio Authority has today issued its response to the government’s green paper, “The Future of the BBC”, rejecting the idea that BBC stations should take any form of advertising or sponsorship – BBC services permitted to take advertising or sponsorship should ‘not remain within the BBC’.On the subject of public service broadcasting the Radio… Continue reading Radio Authority Response To Green Paper
