The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) may well find itself in the centre of a scuffle between News International Newspapers (NIN) and the Mirror Group over the auditing of multiple copies/bulks sales of their newspapers.The issue has been re-sparked by letters sent from NIN’s circulation director, Ian Weston, to the ABC, the Institute of Practitioners… Continue reading Bulk Sales Battle Between NI And Mirror Group
The CIA Group has announced annual preliminary financial results which show an increase in pre-tax profits of 27% to £9.5 million. Turnover at the Group was up 25% to £968 million, with operating profit rising to £7.5 million, up 44%. Earnings per share were up 16% to 9.11p.Chairman of CIA, Chris Ingram said: “A key… Continue reading CIA Group Pre-Tax Profits Up 27%
Regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press today announced a 43% increase in annual pre-tax profits to £34.6 million on the back of turnover up from £165m to £212m. These figures include the first full contributions from the EMAP regional titles which Johnston acquired in 1996 (subscribers see EMAP Sells Titles For £205m).Advertising revenues grew strongly, increasing… Continue reading Acquisition Boosts Johnston Figures
http://www.maxim-magazine.co.ukDennis Publishing’s men’s title, Maxim, is the latest magazine to hit the world wide web. True to form the site contains little original written material (can’t undermine sales on the newsstand) and is far from being a publication in its own right. It’s the kind of website that you might go to once, to play… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Maxim
GWR has announced that profits at its national commercial station Classic FM have not been as strong as expected in the second half of the year.The Group said that the reason for this was the “substantial changes” which were made to the Classic sales team when it was transformed into the new sales house Opus… Continue reading Classic FM Suffers From Sales Upheaval
The European Commission is concerned that the launch and operation of Rupert Murdoch’s British Interactive Broadcasting may be harmful to fair competition in the digital marketplace.Within the next few weeks the EC is expected to request that BIB allays concerns that the broadcaster might restrict access to its networks and subsidise decoding equipment which only… Continue reading EC Seeks Assurance Of BIB’s Market Position
The agreement on Clear Channel Communications’ takeover bid for More Group has been withdrawn by More following a higher bid by its French rivals Decaux (subscribers see French Counter-Bid For More Group).At the beginning of the month billboards company More agreed to the £446 million takeover bid from Clear Channel (subscribers see Surprise Takeover Of… Continue reading More Group Withdraws Clear Channel Agreement
The dispute over Stephen Grabiner’s move from United News & Media (UNM) to become chief executive of British Digital Broadcasting is scheduled to be heard in court this Friday.UNM claims that Grabiner left the company before his contract was seen out and is therefore trying to prevent him beginning the chief executive post until January… Continue reading Court Hearing Scheduled For Future BDB Chief
VNU’s new computer title, Computeract!ve , is claiming first issue sales of over 200,000 copies. This would make the title one of the highest-selling computer magazines on the shelves at the moment. According to the last set of ABC consumer magazine figures, only Future’s Official Playstation Magazine has a higher circulation at 205,619.While Computeract!ve‘s initial… Continue reading Computeractive Pleased With Initial Sales
Ulster TV has said that 1998 will be a “challenging year for the company” in the face of increased competition from Channel 5 and non-terrestrial channels. The broadcaster went on to say that growth is likely to be “modest and not substantially different from that achieved in 1997.”The broadcaster also announced plans for its digital… Continue reading Ulster TV Cautious Over Future Growth
