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Following the acquisition of ITV audience-puller, Beverly Hills 90210, BSkyB has now bought the rights to LA Law, to go out on Wednesday nights at 9pm.

The Commons health committee is putting the Government under intense pressure to place a statutory ban on all tobacco advertising, pointing to recent evidence which suggests that a ban would drastically decrease the amount of smokers, especially amongst teenagers.In response to the Smee Report linking up cigarette advertising with numbers of smokers, the Newspaper Society… Continue reading Tobacco Ads Backed By NS

The Midland News Association (MNA) is showing signs of being hit by the recession with over 100 jobs being axed at the Wolverhampton Express and Star, the group’s successful daily title. Profits for MNA have fallen over the past few years, seeing a decrease of over £5m since 1989.

Despite the results of a poll carried out by Teletext in which 68% of viewers wanted to see TV-am brought back, and only 2% stated GMTV as being their favourite breakfast programme, GMTV’s first full week viewing figures are encouraging.The peak quarter hour average audience Monday-Friday increased by 700,000 to 3m (w/e 10/1/93) from 2.3m… Continue reading GMTV – First Week’s Viewing Figures

A date has been announced for the closure of the Lifestyle channel, owned by ETN, the company responsible for the recent merger with Screensport (Newsline 14/1). At 3.00am on 25 January the channel, along with The Lifestyle Satellite Jukebox will come off air, giving its transponder (Astra Transponder No. 5) to the German service, Vox.Chief… Continue reading Lifestyle Expires On January 25

A date has been announced for the closure of the Lifestyle channel, owned by ETN, the company responsible for the recent merger with Screensport (Newsline 14/1). At 3.00am on 25 January the channel, along with The Lifestyle Satellite Jukebox will come off air, giving its transponder (Astra Transponder No. 5) to the German service, Vox.Chief… Continue reading Lifestyle Expires On January 25

Publishing director of Good Housekeeping, Joan Barrell is to retire in June and will be replaced by Liz Kershaw, Publisher of Harpers & Queen.Barrell will remain with the company in the role of Magazine Development Consultant. Esquire Publisher Jamie Bill replaces Kershaw at Harpers and Queen, and John Wisbey, currently the title’s Ad Director, is… Continue reading Shake-Up At National Magazines

The Periodical Publishers Association will this month publish what it believes to be the correct way to produce an ‘advertorial’ to ensure that magazine readers are aware that what they are looking at is an ad, not a feature.Firstly the PPA will suggest that the word ‘advertorial’ be replaced with ‘promotion’ or ‘advertisement’ to make… Continue reading Advertorial Guidelines From PPA

The Periodical Publishers Association will this month publish what it believes to be the correct way to produce an ‘advertorial’ to ensure that magazine readers are aware that what they are looking at is an ad, not a feature.Firstly the PPA will suggest that the word ‘advertorial’ be replaced with ‘promotion’ or ‘advertisement’ to make… Continue reading Advertorial Guidelines From PPA

“Recession continues to hit industry advertising revenues” says Sir Derek Palmer, chairman of Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television after the announcement of the channel’s profits yesterday. Although an increase of 23% from £13.1m to £16.1m was revealed it is likely that newly merged YTTTV will see yet another spate of redundancies this year following the loss of… Continue reading YTTTV Profits Increase