The Radio Authority has said that it will be investigating the recent bid by a Burton Daily Mail company to run the ILR licence for South-East Staffordshire. This is because the newspaper company publishes two local titles in this area: the Burton Daily Mail and the Burton Advertiser.Under the 1996 Broadcasting Act regional newspaper companies… Continue reading RA Examines Licence Bid
BARB estimates put the average audience for Princess Diana’s funeral at 31.3million, with a peak of 31.8m between 11:30am and 11:45am. This is the largest British television audience for a single event and represents 59% of the entire nation.According to figures from ITN, ITV’s coverage at 11:30am was watched by 11.7 million people compared to… Continue reading Record Viewers For Funeral
The inaugural MRG cricket fixture took place last week under blue skies and at a venue that even the locals standing outside had never heard of. The cricket was not quite of the calibre a full house will witness at Lords on Sunday, but skippers Poustie (BMRB) and Hiddleston (Universal McCann) ensured it was keenly… Continue reading Botten Tops And Blizzards Reign As Bowman Bows Out
Highbury House Communications, publisher of Baby Magazine and Your Health, has announced turnover of £10.314 million for the six months to June 30 compared to £4.724m for the previous year. Pre-tax profits grew from £1.848m to £3.756m.Highbury House: 0171 226 2222
Caledonian Publishing, the newspaper group which Scottish Media Group bought last October, boosted pre-tax profits at SMG by 80% to £18.5m. Turnover during the six months to 30 June increased 68% to 87.9m.Sales at Caledonian were increased by over 14% though there was a slight drop in circulation revenue, which reflected “the underlying trends in… Continue reading Caledonian Helps Scottish Media Achieve Record Growth
The Carphone Warehouse was the top advertiser in July, according to the Radio Advertising Bureau’s August Newsletter. The mobile phone retailer spent £6.163m while COI came second with £6.104m.MediaVest topped the Buying Points table with £18.840m while Zenith followed with £17.379m.RAB: 0171 306 2500
Computer Arts, Future Publishing’s creative arts and technology magazine, has turned from a bi-monthly into a monthly. The title changes its frequency from the October issue which goes on sale this month.The launch of the monthly title will be supported by a double disc covermount and an ad campaign in the Guardian, Independent and Design… Continue reading Computer Arts Goes Monthly
All of the daily broadsheets except the Independent revealed respectable year on year growth in the March-August ABC figures. While the Daily Telegraph and the Times both increased sales by over 5%, the Independent slumped 5.6% to 257,598. The Sunday Telegraph again saw large growth, with a rise of almost 30% while the FT increased… Continue reading National Newspaper August ABC Summary
Emap Radio’s Key 103 in Manchester will officially launch its Website next Monday.The site will feature a virtual metro map of Manchester, with tours of the city’s landmarks as well as the Key 103 studios. Merchandise is available on-line and the station’s live broadcasts can be heard via the site.http://www.key103fm.com/
The latest results from the futura.com survey suggest that the British public can be divided into four groups: resistors, embracers, pragmatists and traditionalists.Resistors are the largest group of all, making up 36% of the public. These people are the least happy with their lot and will always find life a “struggle”. Embracers (27%) contrast sharply,… Continue reading British Public Dominated By “Resistors”
