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It is understood that Talk Radio is about to undergo a review of its advertising account, currently held by Walsh Trott Chick Smith, but which comes up for review at the end of the year. A spokesperson for Talk Radio could not disclose any details of the review, but said that the management is in… Continue reading Talk Radio To Review Ad Account
The Irish Times on the web has been issued with its third ABC //electronic certificate. The most recent audit revealed a total of over 6 million page impressions for October this year, breaking down into 645,556 unique users and 2,134,849 visits.Irish-Times.com did nearly as well as this in its second electronic audit (see Newsline).Subscribers can… Continue reading Irish Times Website Scores Over 6 Million Impressions
BBC1 has this week unveiled its Winter 1999 schedule and taking pride of place for the channel is contemporary drama. According to the BBC, £125 million has been spent on more than 70 hours worth of drama in the ratings battle with ITV. One of the main beneficiaries of the money is Holby City, which… Continue reading BBC 1 Winter 1999 Schedule Details
Sport First has brought in The Advertising Sales Team to take control of its ad sales. The Sunday paper, which recorded a first ABC figure of 67,000, is hoping to increase ad revenue prior to a planned Saturday launch. The youth TV channel Rapture (see Newsline), backed by United News and Media, is to launch… Continue reading Newsline Brief
News Communications & Media, formerly Southern Newspapers (see Southern Gets New Name For New Era), is to axe up to 160 jobs as part of a major review of the business.The publisher of the Southern Daily Echo said it was moving production out of its plant in Dursley, Gloucestershire within the next year. It said… Continue reading NewsCom To Cut Jobs In Business Review
It is not a particularly good time for the nationals in terms of readership or sales as both are falling for most titles, either year on year or month on month. Readership figures, released by the NRS this week, report a continued drop for the majority of national newspapers in the last six months.The Guardian,… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – October 1998
Express Newspapers, publisher of The Express, the Express On Sunday and the Daily Star, has split with its ad agency Leo Burnett after a working relationship of 16 years.The split comes after the relaunch of The Express, which was in need of a boost after its flagging circulation was overtaken by the success of The… Continue reading Express Splits With Leo Burnett
The Glasgow based Trainer Outdoor Advertising is forming a joint venture with JCDecaux, the French outdoor ad group. The new company, Trainer Decaux Scotland, will tender for local street furniture and six-sheet contracts in Scotland.Trainer’s managing director Chris Trainer explained the venture: “JCDecaux can meet Scotland’s need for street furniture designs of the highest quality.… Continue reading Outdoor Advertisers Launch Joint Scottish Venture
It is not a particularly good time for the nationals in terms of readership or sales as both are falling for most titles, either year on year or month on month. Readership figures, released by the NRS this week, report a continued drop for the majority of national newspapers in the last six months.Earlier in… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – October 1998