Bridget Rowe, the Sunday Mirror ‘s editor, has quit the newspaper after the appointment of Kelvin MacKenzie as the Mirror Group’s managing director (subscribers see MacKenzie Given Top Job At Mirror). MacKenzie has apparently ordered an overhaul of the Mirror titles which will see more news and less feature-type articles.Brendan Parsons, editor of the People,… Continue reading Sunday Mirror Editor Quits
Total cinema admissions for December grew 23% year on year to 12.131 million, according to the latest figures from CAA/EDI. Average weekly admissions grew from 2.23 million to 2.74 million.Subscribers can access the Cinema database by selecting “Cinema” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.
The Guardian has appointed Caroline Roux as editor of Space, the paper’s property, design and interiors supplement. Roux replaces launch editor Lesley Plommer who has returned to work in the foreign news department of The Guardian.Guardian Press Office: 0171 239 9936
Telewest today announced fourth quarter 1997 operating figures which show that its cable TV service has seen a growth in subscribers of nearly 90,000 to 687,352. There was, however, a slight drop in penetration – down 0.6% points to 22% while the churn rate rose 0.6% to 34%.There was a huge growth in Telewest’s Internet… Continue reading Telewest Cable Viewers Grow
The ABC has announced a major revision of its rules for the national newspaper industry in an attempt to improve the transparency of data supplied.Extensive discussions between the ABC, national newspaper publishers and media buyers has resulted in the revised set of rules which commences on 30 March 1998, for the April 1998 ABC audit… Continue reading ABC Revises National Newspaper Rules
The ITC has received two applications for the local delivery franchise for North Wales and South Cheshire (subscribers see ITC Invites Applications For Delivery Channels). By the deadline of 12 January 1998 the ITC had received applications from Cable and Wireless Communications and Metro Communications Ltd.C&W proposes to offer service to 275,000 homes in North… Continue reading Applications For North Wales Delivery Franchise
Rumours are currently abound that Pearson New Entertainment is planning to sell off its Future Publishing division. Although Pearson has so far said nothing, a number of speculative reports claim that the company has been in discussion with potential buyers.The position of Future Publishing in the marketplace may provide a clue as to just who… Continue reading Possibilities For Future
Advertising agency Manning Gottlieb Media (MGM) has closed the MGM Brann agency which was a spin-off association with the direct marketing agency, Brann Direct. MGM Brann was set up in December 1996 in an attempt to utilise each of the company’s particular skills and expertise.The business finished trading last December after a decision to close… Continue reading MGM Ends Brann Partnership
DMG Radio has received clearance from the Radio Authority to take over Essex Radio for £20.9 million.DMG previously held a 27% stake in Essex Radio and last September announced that it wished to increase its interest to 41%. Under the City Code a share of this size requires the stake holder to make a formal… Continue reading DMG Overcomes Regulatory Hurdle To Take Over Essex Radio
Reed Elsevier has put together a £200 million recompense plan for advertisers who fell foul of the irregularities in the Reed Travel Group’s circulation claims.Detailed recompense programmes have been developed following an assessment involving independent accountants, legal experts and circulation auditors of the extent of the misstatements over the period 1991 to 1997, which came… Continue reading Reed Announce Travel Group Update
