H. Bauer has closed its troubled weekly celebrity gossip title Enjoy! .The title, which launched last September, was given a facelift in January *Enjoy! The Change, but the new look failed to turnaround the falling readership. Although no official audits were conducted on sales, estimates put circulation at between 130,000 to 200,000 a week. In… Continue reading No More Joy For Bauer
The Box is the new television magazine aimed at 25-44 year old ABC1 men. The title hit the news-stands yesterday with a first-issue cover-price of £1, it is normally priced at £1.95.The Box is a good read but, the test will be to see if people are willing to spend money on a feature-based TV… Continue reading First Issue Review – The Box
Following the sale of Westcountry Television to Carlton Communications in November *Carlton Move Set To Provoke Bids, TSMS will hand over the company’s sales operation to Carlton UK Sales in June. When the move is complete, Carlton will control 10% of total TV viewing and 29% of ITV viewing.* Subscribers onlyCarlton Communications: 0171 499 8050
Formula One coverage is set to switch from BBC to ITV for the start of the motor-racing season and Grand Prix fans are worried that the commercial broadcaster will not reach the high standards set by the BBC.A report by CIA MediaLab found that 45% of motor-racing fans between the ages of 15 and 34,… Continue reading Motor-Racing Fans Remain Loyal To The Beeb
N64 Magazine, the latest addition to Future Publishing’s computing portfolio, is to launch on March 27.The launch has been timed to coincide with the UK release of Nintendo 64; N64 aims to provide readers with an authoritative and enthusiastic guide to the new games console.Publisher, Chris Power, commented: “We have assembled a hand-picked team of… Continue reading N64 Hits The Stores
IPC Magazines SouthBank Group has appointed Jean Egbunike as senior marketing manager on Essentials and Family Circle magazines. She joins the marketing and promotions team from the Weekend Telegraph, where she worked as promotions manager/editor in Young Telegraph.IPC: 0171 261 6575
February ABC figures reveal that for the period September 1996-February 1997 the Sunday Telegraph increased its sales by 25.48% to 835,635. The Times also had a good month, with circulation growing 17.93% to 795,777.The Express On Sunday however fell by 12.6% year on year to 1.165 million and the Independent On Sunday dropped 12.42% to… Continue reading National Newspaper February ABCs
