BBC Magazines has announced that its title Tomorrow’s World , launched at the beginning of the year (see Newsline), is to close after it failed to reach its target sales.The title’s only ABC audit figures for the period March ’98 – May ’98 showed the magazine had a total circulation of 61,314.The current December issue,… Continue reading Tomorrow’s World Magazine To End
It has emerged today that ONdigital, the digital terrestrial service which launched this weekend (see Newsline), does not have the rights to show a full range of films on its terrestrial service.BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster, committed to supply ONdigital with films which it shows on its satellite platform. As yet however, Sky has failed to… Continue reading BSkyB Still In Film Rights Negotiations For ONdigital
Leo Burnett, the advertising agency, and The MacManus Group announced today their mutual decision not to merge.Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, Richard B Fizdale, commented: “Over the course of the past year, both agency groups have discussed the pluses and minuses of merging our substantial media service companies.“While we have a great deal of… Continue reading Leo Burnett and MacManus Merger Talks Break Down
The Observer has linked up with UCI Cinemas this month to give readers free cinema tickets. Vouchers in The Observer’s ‘Life’ magazine will entitle readers to 2 cinema tickets for the price of one.Readers can exchange the vouchers to see any film at any time until the end of the year. The promotion is to… Continue reading The Observer In Cinema Ticket Giveaway
Quality Market The total circulation across the broadsheet market in October 1998 was down by 3.6% and only two of the quality titles increased their circulation, which were The Financial Times and The Sunday Times’. The Independent had the biggest fall in circulation, losing a considerable 16.3%.The Sunday Times has the highest overall circulation of… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – October 1998
Freeserve, the free internet service provider (ISP) launched by Dixons in September (see Dixons Launches Free Internet Service), is claiming a resounding success having attracted more than 475,000 accounts in the first two months.Unlike other ISPs, Freeserve does not charge its customers any monthly rental, nor is there an hourly usage charge. The Freeserve software… Continue reading Dixons Claims Record Breaking Growth For Freeserve
Regional newspaper and convenience store group Portsmouth & Sunderland has reported a 62% leap in pre-tax profits and said it was well placed to cope with an economic slowdown.The publisher of newspapers such as the Portsmouth News and the Sunderland Echo , said it relied less on recruitment advertising than many rivals, meaning it would… Continue reading Portsmouth & Sunderland Confident In Face Of Economic Downturn
IPC Magazines has today announced that it is closing its women’s weekly magazine, Eva after four years. The title was relaunched in March this year to ‘form a bridge’ between the young women’s market and the women’s weeklies sector (see Changes At Eva And IPC Yachting Portfolio).IPC’s managing director, Linda Lancaster-Gaye, said: “When we undertook… Continue reading IPC Closes Eva Following Unsuccessful Relaunch
The long-drawn-out saga over the future of the media buying agency Media Business Group has come nearer to a conclusion when a US company launched an agreed takeover bid worth nearly £28 million.Grey Advertising is set to buy the group – known as TMBG for short – which buys newspaper advertising space and TV airtime… Continue reading Media Business In £28 Million Takeover Deal
Quality MarketThe total circulation across the broadsheet market in October 1998 was down by 3.6%, currently standing at 5,635,335. Only two of the quality titles increased their circulation. The Financial Times showed a healthy rise of 11.8% in its circulation, taking it up to 361,699, and The Sunday Times’ circulation increased by 0.7%. The Independent… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – October 1998
