A full breakdown of each magazine’s performance in the latest ABC audit, by publisher, is available to subscribers in the Press features list.The titles lists are not entirely exhaustive as certain magazines may not have reported in this or the previous period or may not have been classed a consumer magazine. This list, therefore, is… Continue reading July-December 1998 ABCs – Performance By Publisher
Mark Soden, group general display manager at Scotsman Publications, is to become sales director at Regional Independent Media (RIM) where he will be in charge of national and provincial sales.Soden replaces Richard Parkinson, who left RIM to become assistant managing director of Yorkshire Post Newspapers at the end of last year. Soden will also join… Continue reading Regional Independent Media Appoints New Sales Director
Despite an impressive set of financial results released yesterday (see WPP Reports 1998 Pre-Tax Profits Up 20%), global media company, WPP Group, slipped back by 18źp to close at 464žp. WPP’s chief executive, Martin Sorrell, also warned of the rising cost of network television airtime, saying that TV was in danger of pricing itself out… Continue reading Sharewatch
Only six months after launch (see DoubleClick To Sell Ad Space On UK’s Fastest-Growing ISP), Dixons’ free internet service provider, Freeserve, has taken second place in the UK’s home internet market. According to BMRB International’s Internet Monitor survey, Freeserve had a 13% share of the home access internet market at the beginning of this year,… Continue reading Dixons’ Freeserve Takes No. 2 Spot, According To BMRB Research
The latest round of national newspaper circulation figures (August 1998 to January 1999), released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) at the end of last week, show that whilst year on year sales are predominately down, January was a much better month for the nationals than December.Monthly comparisons show that every national newspaper, bar… Continue reading National Newspapers Report Strong Monthly Sales, But Annual Decline
Sky Box Office has secured a deal to broadcast the next six fights of World Featherweight champion, Prince Naseem Hamed. The first fight will be against Paul Ingle on Saturday 10 April. MasterCard has signed a deal with ITV to sponsor the Network’s broadcast of the Brit Awards tonight at 8pm. The Radio Authority has… Continue reading Newsline Brief
The latest round of national newspaper circulation figures (August 1998 to January 1999), released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) at the end of last week, show that whilst year on year sales are predominately down, January was a much better month for the nationals than December.Monthly comparisons show that every paper listed here,… Continue reading National Newspapers Report Strong Monthly Sales, But Annual Decline
Global media group, WPP, has this morning reported a strong set of financial results for the year ended 31 December 1998. Pre-tax profits rose by over 20% year on year to reach £212.8 million and turnover was up by 9.8% at £8 billion.In a review of its operations last year, WPP reports a strengthening of… Continue reading WPP Reports 1998 Pre-Tax Profits Up 20%
IPC Magazines has announced that it is to launch a new men’s title in the Spring, with which it intends to redefine the men’s magazine market. The new magazine, Later, will be edited by ex-Men’s Health editor, Phil Hilton, who left Rodale Press last year to join IPC (see Newsline).According to its publisher, Later will… Continue reading IPC Launch To Come Later This Year
ITV has today announced a new extended deal which will keep the UEFA Champions League on terrestrial TV for the next four years (1999/2000 – 2002/2003). Coverage will include 17 live Wednesday night matches, and new highlights on Thursday nights.The broadcaster has sub-licensed live coverage of Thursday night matches to digital terrestrial broadcaster, ONdigital. ONdigital… Continue reading ITV Secures Extended UEFA Championship Rights
