The Guardian Media Group has cited strong ad markets, lower newsprint costs and tight cost control as reasons for a significantly improved first-half performance for 1997.The owner of The Guardian and The Observer, announced pre-tax profits of £26.6 million for the six months to 28 September, 1997. This compares to a loss of £1.8 million… Continue reading Strong Performance From Guardian Group
The ITC has fined Med TV, a UK satellite service for Kurdish viewers in Europe, Turkey and the Middle East, £90,000 for three “serious” breaches of the Commission’s impartiality requirements.The station was fined £50,000 for a programme which consisted entirely of coverage of a political rally organised by the PKK (Workers’ Party of Kurdistan) with… Continue reading ITC Fines Satellite Channel £90,000
A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warns that the launch of digital television may result in a ‘television underclass.’The Institute is concerned that the £200 cost of the set-top boxes required to receive digital television will force the poor out of the picture. The report says that there are many… Continue reading Digital May Create Inequality Of Access, Warns IPPR
The dance music magazine, Wax, is to be relaunched by its new owners Music Scotland Ltd. on 19 February. The title was previously published by Mark Allen Publishing but the group decided to fold the magazine in November last year. Prior to this the title was published under the name of Generator by Gillies Publishing… Continue reading Wax Magazine Resurrected Again
The latest IPA Trends in Television Report, for the fourth quarter of 1997, reveals that C5’s viewing share has increased to 3.5%, up 0.4% points on the previous period. The channel also went through the 40% weekly patronage barrier.While TV viewing remained at a constant average of 3.59 hours per day for 1997, both ITV… Continue reading C5 Viewing Share Reaches 3.5%
Southern Newspapers has become the latest regional newspaper publisher to launch an Internet site.The site will contain corporate information, vacancies, press releases and details of the group’s 120 titles. It can be found at http://www.southern-newspapers.co.uk/.
Monday December NRS data is out and will be available in MediaTel’s Press Planner.Tuesday BSkyB interim results are released. Slowing growth and increased investments are expected to cause a 5% drop in profits to £126 million.Wednesday Granada will be holding its annual general meeting.Friday RAJAR quarter 4 results are released at noon and will be… Continue reading The Week Ahead
BBC Magazines will be launching a new technology title called Tomorrow’s World on 5 March.The title, based on the BBC programme of the same name, aims to achieve a circulation of around 80,000 and will be aimed at attracting older ABC1 men.BBC Magazines: 0181 576 3000
Andrew Marr has left the Independent as editor and Rosie Boycott, currently editor of the Independent On Sunday is expected to replace him. It is possible that she will retain her position on the Sunday title and become editor-in-chief of both papers.Mirror Group: 0171 293 3000
Xfm sales director Martin Ball will be leaving the station at the end of February to take up the position of sales and marketing director at Solent Radio. The move is due to the fact that Ball lives in the New Forest and found the daily commute to London “exhausting”.IPC has also announced a raft… Continue reading Appointment Briefs
