Finally we say “Goodbye” to another series of Casualty, making Saturday nights in marginally less depressing. Everything the BBC churned out in its first Casualty-free night seemed to be more upbeat, even the National Lottery. With Wogan at the helm, things could have gone one way really: better than any of the previous shamozzle of… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 08/03/98
According to a new Informer survey by Universal Truths, Channel 5 is the first channel that viewers would give up if one of their channels had to go. The Omnibus survey of 1000 adults showed that 43% of those who could receive the channel said it would be the first to go.This compares with 20%… Continue reading Channel 5 Would Be First For The Chop, Says Survey
Velocity, the new free bar and club magazine from Chronos, will be launching on 25 March (subscribers see Chronos Publishing To Launch Bar And Club Listings Mag).The weekly title will be published across London every Wednesday.Chronos: 0171 296 6000
IPC Magazines has announced that Heather Love, the publishing director of a number of titles including Options and Marie Claire, has resigned from the company.Love says that the decision to leave IPC was not easy and that she will continue to work in the publishing business in a consultative capacity.IPC Magazines is currently looking for… Continue reading IPC Publishing Director Leaves The Company
There was very little year on year change among most paid-for regional titles for this period. Overall for July-December 1997 there were 8.883 million copies sold, up 0.21% on the previous year. Among the top ten paid-for titles in the UK by circulation, the daily Manchester Evening News showed the biggest increase with a rise… Continue reading Regional ABCs and VFDs July – December 1997
According to agency estimates, total terrestrial television revenue for February (including GMTV) came in at £176.35 million. Of this, ITV brought in £120.83 million (down 0.8% year on year), Channel 4 £41.12m (up 9.3%), Channel 5 £9.53m and GMTV £4.87m (down 9.8%).February ITV Franchise Revenue Share Comparisons Feb-97 Feb-98 % Change Carlton 17.8 17.8… Continue reading TV Revenue – February
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said that it is writing to a number of trade bodies to discover whether ITV’s new sales policy (subscribers see ISBA Consults IPA On ITV Sales Policy) is perceived to be anti-competitive.The ITV sales houses agreed in October last year to trade airtime sales on the basis of… Continue reading OFT Seeks Industry Response To ITV Sales Practice
Trinity International Holdings, the UK regional newspaper publisher, has announced pre-tax profits of £56.2 million for the year to December 28. This is an increase of 14% on the previous year. Turnover showed a drop of 2.3% to £332.5m, with the fall being blamed on the sale of the group’s Canadian division. Excluding this, turnover… Continue reading Trinity Sees Profits Rise
Contrary to recent press reports, The Independent currently has no plans to launch a new supplement dedicated to gay issues. A spokesperson for the paper stated plainly to Newsline that “it isn’t going to happen.”The creation of the supplement, which was reported to be called either Pink or Gay Thursday, was probably the talk of… Continue reading Independent Denies Launch Of Gay Supplement
WPP Group has announced the acquisition of Smith and Jones Communications Company Ltd., a UK-based agency specialising in high technology industries. Smith and Jones will join WPP’s Specialist Communications Group and front WPP’s planned formation of a worldwide network focusing on the field of high technology.Smith and Jones’ current clients include Hitachi, Motorola and Sony… Continue reading WPP Acquires Specialist High Technology Agency
