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Zenith’s Richard Sunderland has been appointed by Universal McCann as a senior planner/buyer. He will join the company in mid-June.…John Crowther has joined Banks Hoggins O’Shea from AMV.BBDO, also to work as a senior planner.Universal McCann: 0171 436 7711BHO: 0171 314 0000

Bristol United Press, the regional newspaper publisher, has reported annual financial results which show a 26% increase in pre-tax profits to £8.4m. This was on turnover which increased from £61.2m to £62.5m. Improved trading conditions in the South West meant that ad revenue for the group rose 7.9%.BUP: 0117 9343000

Only five national newspapers recorded year on year increases in their six-month NRS figures for April. Both of the Telegraph titles performed well, with the Sunday paper increasing over 22% and the daily growing 17%. Both of the Express titles suffered a loss of readers, with the daily title losing 14.3% and the Sunday losing… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – April

Internet Age, the monthly publication from Forme Communications, has been suspended until September. The 15,000 controlled circulation title is likely to return as a revamped title covering wider issues. Internet Age was launched in February this year and its suspension highlights the volatility of the Internet magazine market.Forme Communications: 0171 436 1673

The first Internet-based survey on attitudes to banner advertising on the Internet has shown that the medium has valuable potential for raising awareness and improving the perceptions of products and services.The survey was conducted by The Network, part of the Ogilvy Media Company, Millward Brown Market Research and the Electronic Telegraph using a sample of… Continue reading Internet Advertising Adds Up

It is reported that the advertising sales team of the Publishing Team, contract publishers, is being turned into a separate sales house.The stand-alone sales house will be headed by Bruce Settle, the Publishing Team’s ad director, and free to pitch for third-party business.

ISBA has made a formal submission to the ITC for a phased increase in terrestrial TV advertising minutage to an average of 9 minutes per hour, with a maximum of 12 minutes per hour. This would harmonise UK commercial terrestrial TV with satellite, cable and the European standard.The submission has been made for two main… Continue reading ISBA Calls For More Ad Time

The Network TVR for last weekend’s Wokenwell, the new ITV Sunday primetime drama, was 11.2 for all individuals, which is an audience size of 6.1 million*. This represents a substantial drop on the previous week’s first episode which was watched by 10.6 million people.LWT blamed the poor figure on the Bank Holiday, the good weather… Continue reading Wokenwell Audience Falls

Sky Sports has overtaken the BBC to claim pole position as the nation’s favourite sports channel, according to CIA MediaLab’s latest Sensor survey.In a representative sample of adults 15 years and over, 32% of adults, with or without cable and satellite TV, said that Sky Sports provided the best sports coverage in the UK. BBC1… Continue reading Sky Sports, The Nation’s Favourite