Former Tory MP Matthew Carrington and former Express Newspapers research and development director Iain McLellan have been appointed as the new heads of the Outdoor Advertising Association (OAA).Carrington, the new OAA chairman, was MP for Fulham from 1987 to 1998 and served on the Treasury Select Committee from 1994 to 1996. McLellan, the OAA’s new… Continue reading Outdoor Advertising Association Appoints Heads
Myatt McFarlane, publisher of titles such as Fun For Kids and Classic American , has bought Home & Life magazine from XL Communications, the company which went into receivership last week (subscribers see XL Calls In The Receivers).It is, as yet, unclear what the future of XL’s other titles will be, which include trade journals… Continue reading Home & Life Magazine Bought
POSTAR, the research body for the advertising industry, has developed a planning tool for use by advertising agencies. It will be available through Telmar, which will also provide training and back-up to agency users.The planner includes the pre-campaign planning and contractor summary sections of the full POSTAR system, designed to help agency planners compare the… Continue reading POSTAR Develops Planning Tool
The agreed takeover of Home Counties Newspaper Holdings by Johnston Press has been blocked by the Government.Nigel Griffiths, Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs, said he would not give his consent to the £52 million deal without a report from the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC).The proposed deal was unveiled in December (subscribers see Johnston… Continue reading Johnston’s Agreed Newspaper Takeover Blocked
The Independent On Sunday recorded a long-awaited year on year increase in its August-January ’98 ABC figure, with sales improving by 1.1% (3,128 copies) to 257,562. Its sister title however continued its decline with a drop of 3% to 255,324.National Newspaper Aug-Jan ’98 ABC Comparisons Title Aug 96 – Jan 97 Aug 97 – Jan… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – January
The Adscene group of newspapers has joined as a full member of the Newspaper Society. One of the few remaining newspaper groups outside full membership, Adscene is the 15th largest regional press publisher in the UK. It is already a member of the NS’s commercial arm, NS Marketing.Subscribers can access the Press database by selecting… Continue reading Adscene Joins NS
The men’s lifestyle sector again performed very well, with almost all the titles showing good increases. Again Loaded and FHM were very successful, showing year on year increases of 37% and 76% respectively. Title Jul 96 – Dec 96 Jul 97 – Dec 97 Actual Change % Change Arena 86,850 86,922 72 0.08 Bizarre n/a… Continue reading July-December 1997 ABCs – Men’s Lifestyle Sector
The computer market proved itself to be one of growth with many titles seeing exceptional year on year increases in sales.Notable among these were the Playstation and Nintendo 64 titles, despite the plethora of new magazines launching into this area. The Official Playstation Magazine, from Future, proved a great success with a massive 156% year… Continue reading July – December 1997 ABCs – Computer Magazine Sector
Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury has been identified as the best profit making company in the ad industry, according to a report by Plimsoll. With a pre-tax profit margin of 14.9% HHCL was closely followed by Maiden Outdoor with a 14.8% profit margin and S R Communications with a 13.8% margin.The Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis also points… Continue reading HHCL Is ‘Best Profit Making’ Agency, According To Report
In the TV magazine sector Sky TV Guide showed the highest circulation figure for this period, but it is Cable Guide and Home Entertainment that showed the greatest percentage increase in circulation compared to last year’s figures. Title Jul 96 – Dec 96 Jul 97 – Dec 97 Actual Change % Change Cable Guide 908,187… Continue reading July-December 1997 – TV & Cinema Sector
