The scale of the problems facing the new owners of the Independent titles is clearly evident from the large drop in sales both newspapers have faced during the 1990s.ABC figures from 1990 to 1998 for the Independent reveal a drop in sales from 411,378 for July-December 1990 to 255,324 for August-January 1998. The Independent On… Continue reading Tough Test Ahead For Independent
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) is changing the name of its Good Life channel to Granada Breeze as from 1 May. Granada boasts that the channel will be the first cable and satellite channel to offer live programmes every day of the week.The change is part of a plan by Granada to create ‘the top women’s… Continue reading GSB Aims To Create Top Women’s Channel
Independent Newspapers (UK) has launched a new free weekly newspaper called the Thurrock & Grays Free Post to complement its paid-for Thurrock Post. The paper launched on 5 March, and has a print run of 60,000.Independent Newspapers (UK): 0181 517 5577
Consumer spending is predicted to slow during 1998, with consumer durables being the worst hit, according to a report published by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).The Quarterly State of the Market Report forecasts that consumer durables, especially car sales, will feel the effect of an economic climate where building society windfalls are less and… Continue reading Consumer Boom Is Over, Says CIM
Here is the latest addition to the ever growing crop of BBC magazines. One by one the powers at the Beeb are turning programme after programme into glossy mags – some are hits (take for example the continuing success of Top Of The Pops Magazine which saw a 71% increase in its last ABC) while… Continue reading First Issue Review – Tomorrow’s World Magazine
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has announced that it plans to use internet browser software in its digital cable television services. It has placed an order with Network Computer Inc. (NCI), an affiliation between Oracle and Netscape, for the DTV Navigator – software which will use the internet to deliver interactive services to customers’ televisions.Graham… Continue reading CWC To Incorporate The Net With Its Digital Cable Service
Scottish Media Group has today reported a sharp rise in underlying profits for the year to December 31.Pre-tax profits fell from £61.2 million to £37 million in the year to December 31, on turnover up from £127 million to £197 million. The previous year’s figure was boosted by a one-off profit of £38 million on… Continue reading Underlying Profits Grow At Scottish Media Group
The chief financial officer of BSkyB, Nick Carrington, died suddenly last Friday after a short illness. He was aged 47, and had worked at BSkyB since 1995 (as well as from 1989 to 1991), and joined the main board at the beginning of the year.This could cause further personnel upheavals at a time when Sky… Continue reading BSkyB Chief Dies After Short Illness
The heart sinks at the first glimpse of No Limits World , the new “extreme lifestyle” title from Future. A busty brunette pouts from the cover above the line “Thrills, Excitement, Challenge…Its All Out There (And In Here!)”. In fact it looks like a carbon-copy of AIM’s Adrenalin magazine but, as with that title, the… Continue reading First Issue Review – No Limits World
Future Publishing will be launching a new lifestyle motoring magazine called Redline on 23 April.The title, which will be about “fast cars, fast bikes and fast living”, will be one of Future’s biggest-ever launches supported by a substantial marketing spend – this will include above the line TV advertising, a £1 introductory cover price and… Continue reading Lifestyle Motor Mag Launch For Future
