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The much talked about drama Shoot The Messenger, on BBC2 last night, was not a hit with viewers, despite the column inches that had been spent on it in the lead up to it airing.The provocative story of one man’s painful journey towards self-discovery attracted an average of just 1.2 million adult viewers (a 6.7%… Continue reading Shoot The Messenger Dead On Arrival

Regional newspaper ABCs for the six months from January-June 2006 will be released later today, with analysis to follow soon after.The figures will be available from lunchtime today, accessible for subscribers through the MediaTel.co.uk Press Database.The NewsLine team will provide in depth analysis of the release shortly after, covering the areas of top 10 paid… Continue reading Regional Newspaper ABCs Released Today

The latest ABC figures show that the circulation of all regional daily newspapers across England, Scotland and Wales have declined year on year for the six-month period from January-June 2006.NewsLine will provide in-depth analysis on the market shortly…ABC: 01442 870 800 www.abc.org.uk

The latest ABC figures show that the circulation of all regional daily newspapers across England, Scotland and Wales have declined year on year for the six-month period from January-June 2006.The Liverpool Echo has overtaken the Manchester Evening News, despite a year on year circulation decline of more than 6%. The MEN and the Pink saw… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jan-Jun 2006

Lego has signed a deal with ITV that will see the toy manufacturer sponsor CiTV programming from Mondays to Saturdays in the run up to Christmas, as well as activity on the CiTV website designed to maximise awareness for the breadth of the LEGO brand portfolio.The deal was negotiated by Krane Jeffery at Carat Sponsorship… Continue reading Lego To Sponsor CiTV In Run Up To Christmas

The Newspaper Society has said that the ABC figures do not give an accurate picture of the regional press sector because they do not include figures for multi-media platforms, such as internet sites.According to the Press Gazette, the NS is planning to develop a “multimedia portfolio audience currency for the regional press”. Working with JICREG… Continue reading Regional Press ABC Figures Do Not Paint Accurate Picture

Flextech Television has announced the appointment of David Booth to the brand-new position of director of network scheduling.Flextech says Booth’s responsibilities will include maximising the impact of the programming schedule to ensure optimum audience delivery across their portfolio of channels. In addition, he will work closely with Flextech’s in-house Research and Media Planning functions to… Continue reading David Booth Appointed To New Scheduling Position At Flextech

The Sportsman newspaper, which went into administration last month, is to cut its Sunday edition, leaving the sports and betting paper to be published six times a week.In a notice in tomorrow’s paper, the Sportsman will announce its “super value Saturday special”, which will cost £1.20. The weekend edition will publish racing cards and form… Continue reading Sportsman Newspaper To Cut Sunday Edition

July proved to be a torrid month for the terrestrial broadcasters, particularly for ITV1 which saw its revenues plummet by 27.4% year on year, even considering that July saw the conclusion to the World Cup followed by the second series of Love Island.With revenues of just £85 million, and now a departing chief executive (see… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – July 2006

The freesheet war has moved up another gear after London Lite owner, Associated Newspapers, has undercut its ad rates in a bid to compete with News International’s thelondonpaper.Lite‘s ratecard is already 6% lower, while thelondonpaper intends to raise its rates by 46% after a four-month introductory offer. London Lite‘s rates will remain fixed for six… Continue reading Associated Cuts Ad Rates As Freesheet War Continues