After several weeks of delay due to the fact that the original first issue ‘crossed the boundaries of good taste’, Friday saw the launch of Dennis Publishing’s Escape magazine – an A4, glossy, perfect bound title, with a cover price of £2.50, aimed at lads with an interest in computers. The title according to its… Continue reading Escape – First Issue Review
The Observer yesterday sold for 50p, half its normal price, in the London region. The promotion was heavily advertised during LWT’s movie premiere of Bram Stoker’s Dracula on Saturday night. A spokeswoman at the newspaper said that it was a one-off price-cut. The Observer‘s September ABC figure showed a decline in sales year-on-year of 2.04%… Continue reading Observer In One-Off Price Cut
Grampian Television has announced its interim results for the year ended August 31st. Group pre-tax profits are £8.147m compared to £2.924m for 1995, an increase of 178.6%. The high increase can be attributed to the £4.665m from the sale of Scot FM.During the period there was also an increase in ad sales of 4%, compared… Continue reading Grampian Profits Up
Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television and Granada Media are to issue writs against CIA Group for money they believe is owed to Laser sales. Following an independent audit of transactions between CIA and Laser by accountants KPMG has suggested that YTTV is owed about £800,000 and Granada £200,000.CIA deny that any money is owed but both sides… Continue reading YTTV And Granada Issue Writs Against CIA
Three areas of media activity last week created turbulent prices in the stock market: rumours that BSkyB is interested in taking over Pearson; a merger between Cable & Wireless, Nynex and Bell Cablemedia; and STV selling its HTV stake to United News and Media.On Monday Pearson finished 33.5p higher at 730p due to the takeover… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 25/10/96
The Financial Times supplement How To Spend It will be produced on a monthly basis from March next year. The title is currently available six times a year.For full pagination on current newspaper supplements, subscribers should click here.FT: 0171 873 3000
The only media company announcing financial results this week is ITV broadcaster Grampian, which will today announce interim results, while BSkyB will hold a company meeting on Friday.On Thursday the Electronic Telegraph will open the first ever live exhibition on the Internet, Virtex ’96. The virtual reality show will be open to visitors throughout the… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Rajar Q3 data released on Friday shows that BBC Radio now has a share of listening of 48.9%, giving it a slight lead over Commercial Radio which has a share of 48.8%.Virgin (AM) was the only National Commercial station to record a loss in its weekly reach while BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 3… Continue reading Rajar Q3 Released
Revenue According to agency estimates total TV ad revenue for September reached £184.71m, an increase of 2.29% year-on-year. ITV’s revenue remained reasonably static, increasing 0.18% to £141.71m, while Channel 4 rose by 9.9% to £43m. The ratio between ITV and Channel 4 for September was 77:23.Overall among the ITV contractors there was very little change.… Continue reading TV Round-Up – September
