The Council of the ITVA (071 636 6866) has issued a statement confirming that the Marketing Committee’s decision to cease the publication of monthly revenue figures at the end of 1991 (Newsline 27/9) has been adopted. Meetings will be held with both the IPA and ISBA to discuss the implications of this decision.
Channel 5 could attract around £40m in ad revenue in 1994 (when it launches), increasing to £325m by 2003 (at constant 1989 prices) according to the results of the IPA’s study into the financial viability of Channel 5. If Channel 5 does achieve these targets these figures would represent an estimated 2% share of total… Continue reading IPA Report On Channel 5
The GWR Group has published its second Independent Radio Industry Report focussing on the potential of radio in the 1990s. The report includes contributions from Radio Clyde, Capital Radio and Saatchi & Saatchi. Among its findings is the prediction that radio’s share of ad spend will grow from 2.1% to 2.6% by 1995 and that… Continue reading GWR Radio Report
Former Allen Brady and Marsh media planning director Bob Nowak has been appointed commercial director of sales and marketing at AGB (081 997 8484).
The Association Of Media Independents has altered its membership rules so that independents with 20% or more of their shares owned by working directors can become members; only fully independent companies had been admitted previously
The House of Lords last night defeated an attempt to impose stricter controls on cross-ownership of satellite TV and newspapers. The main stumbling block proved to be the fact that the rules would not extend to non-domestic services such as Rupert Murdoch’s Sky Television.
Chairman of Reed International, Peter Davis took exeption to John Blake’s speech, saying that is was out of date and ill-informed. He is looking to the past and not the present, claims Davis, and cites Sainsbury’s long standing successful magazine campaign as a case study which can crush his argument (Davis was previously assistant managing… Continue reading “I Wouldn’t Publish Magazines If..”
Research Surveys of Great Britain has carried out a study entitled “Radio in London: The Effect of Greater Choice on Listening Habits.”The study found that despite the increase in the number of stations in London, giving a greater choice to radio listeners, there has been only a a slight increase in multiple station listening.There are… Continue reading Radio Listening Habits In London
IPC has produced special holiday ad rates for its women’s weekly magazines to coincide with its editorial programme running between December 17 and January 29. All rates are for a full page FM/NM: Chat: Col -£8200, Mono -£5700 Me: Col -£15800, Mono -£11100 Woman: Col -£17800, Mono -£12500 Womans Own: Col -£22100, Mono -£15500 Womans… Continue reading IPC Holiday Ad Rates
Touche Ross has conducted its eighth annual survey of profitability amongst advertising agencies.Results show that the WPP Group has now beaten Saatchi into second place as the biggest long – term borrower in the advertising industry . The general picture of the sector is of companies suffering from under-capitalisation, lacking strong management and weighed down… Continue reading Advertising Industry Financial Report
