The Media Business Group today confirmed that it would be launching a Scottish operation this year. The company plans to launch The Media Business Scotland (TMB Scotland) in Leith, Edinburgh on 1 September.Allan Rich, chairman and chief executive of Media Business, said: “Scotland is enjoying an increasingly high profile from an advertising business point of… Continue reading Media Business Launches Scottish Office
Information provider MAID today announced that in the six months to June 1997, profits had reached £1.9m compared to a loss of almost £4m for the same period last year. Turnover was up £4.5m to £14m.MAID: 0171 930 6900
Titles in the Home Interest Sector have recorded widely differing circulation changes. Inspirations For Your Home continues to build it’s circulation with the highest year on year percentage increase from 86,749 to 111,928 – a leap of 29.03%. The title with the highest recorded increase in actual terms was BBC Homes & Antiques which added… Continue reading January To June 1997 ABCs – Home Interest Sector
The latest ABC figures for womens weeklies show that only two women titles have improved year on year. Hello! and OK Magazine have managed an increase of 3.5% and 29.34% respectively having circulation figures of 497,828 and 142,424. Title Jan 96 – Jun 96 Jan 97 – Jun 97 Actual Change % Change Chat 561,305… Continue reading January To June 1997 ABCs – Women Weeklies
This was a positive circulation period for the Men’s sector with the majority of the titles seeing an augmentation in their sales. Of the Men’s Lifestyle sector, Emap Metro’s FHM once again achieved a massive circulation increase resulting in a year on year increase of 323,378 copies or 178%. This title has seen a steady… Continue reading January To June1997 ABCs – Men’s Lifestyle Sector
Despite losing ground on most of its regional editions, Auto Trader’s quality car magazine Top Marques has achieved the highest percentage change of 14.21%, an actual change of 4,690 copies. Rival Exchange and Mart has gained the second highest percentage change, rising by 13.32%, an actual increase of 15,615 copies. This is the highest actual… Continue reading January To June ABCs – Motoring Sector
The figures have been released for the Bauer titles showing that all the titles have had a drop in circulation year on year.That’s Life had the smallest decrease in circulation obtaining a figure of 475, 030 which has fallen from the 480,448 figure achieved for January-June 1996. Title Jan-Jun 1996 Jan-Jun 1997 Actual Change %… Continue reading January To June 1997 Bauer Figures
Amongst the daily broadsheets the Daily Telegraph remains out in front with a circulation of 1.093m for July 1997 while its sister paper, the Sunday Telegraph, showed one of the largest year on year increases in sales, which were up 23.7% to 856,598. The Independent and Independent On Sunday both suffered year on year losses.… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – July ABCs
The Guardian Group has been approached by a number of companies regarding the sale of its stake in GMTV.According to the Independent today, other GMTV shareholders are particularly keen to take over media group’s 15% share. Guardian Media Group will be announcing the appointment of a new chief executive shortly and it is rumoured that… Continue reading Guardian Approached Over GMTV Stake
An Internet version of Express Newspapers’ Daily Star will launch on September 1. It is believed that the site will look to attract Loaded and FHM readers interested in sport and “adult content”.http://www.megastar.co.uk/
