CIA Group, Europe’s second largest independent media buyer, has announced record interim results for the six months to 30 June 1996. Turnover was £379m, up 56% on last year, and pre-tax profits soared by 103% to £3.4m – reflecting record new business wins in 1995 which included Lloyds/TSB in the UK and Shell, Wrangler and… Continue reading CIA Announces Record Results
Liz Watkinson, associate publisher of IPC Magazines’ TV Weeklies, has been promoted to publisher of Chat, Woman’s Realm and Woman’s Weekly. This follows the appointment of Jenny Noon to become publisher of IPC Australia. Liz Watkinson has previously worked in the marketing departments of TV Times and the SouthBank Publishing Group.IPC: 0171 261 6575
WPP Group has today reported interim results which show pre-tax profits rising 40% to £68.1 million and revenue increasing by 12.7% to £833.2m from £739.4m.The UK businesses accounted for 19% of the Group’s total global revenue and revenue growth in this market was 3%, the lowest of all WPP’s regions. The Asia Pacific region’s revenue… Continue reading WPP Reports Strong Growth
The Telegraph will be launching an on-line lifestyle magazine to complement its current Internet service, The Electronic Telegraph.Etcetera will go live next week and will contain arts and books, interviews, food & drink and features. The launch will be aimed at attracting 18-34 year olds with material drawn from both the Daily Telegraph and the… Continue reading Telegraph Launches On-Line Magazine
According to RAJAR figures released today, BBC Radio listening has decreased over the first two quarters in 1996 from 50% to 48.6%. Commercial radio now has 49.6% of the share which is only slightly more than BBC Radio. Weekly reach between the two sectors is also close with the BBC at 58% and Commercial at… Continue reading Q2 RAJAR Figures: Commercial Radio Edges BBC
Quarter 2 Rajar figures released today show that, amongst all local commercial radio stations, audience share dropped to 38.5% from 38.8% last year, with weekly reach standing at 49%, a drop from last year’s figure of 50%. People are also listening for less amounts of time to local commercial stations: the average hours per listener… Continue reading Q2 Rajar Figures: Local Commercial Stations
Carlton has revealed details regarding its new cable channel, Carlton Food Network *(Newsline 21/06).The cable exclusive channel will begin broadcasting on 2 September and will be immediately available in over half of the UK’s 1.4 million cable homes. Broadcasting initially every weekday between midday and 5pm, Carlton Food Network will screen a range of programmes… Continue reading Carlton Reveals New Channel Details
The latest ABCs for the national newspapers, released today, show the Times and the Daily Mail achieving the highest percentage increases against July 1995. The Times rose by 14.94% to 753,784, this is an increase in real terms of just under 100,000. The Daily Mail, whose circulation had receded slightly in June, rose by 14.35%… Continue reading National Newspaper July ABCs
Capital Radio still dominates the sector although share has decreased from 3.6 million last year to 3.5 million this year. All London stations have shown a decrease from last year, the most significant being Country (428,000 to 233,000) and Spectrum (208,000 to 68,000).MediaTel subscribers can access RAJAR figures by clicking here.RAJAR: 0171 584 3003
The Rank Organisation has announced that its pre-tax profits have fallen from £444 million in 1995 to 128m in 1996, though turnover is up 10% to £940m. Within the film and entertainment sector, turnover increased by 17% and profit rose by 4%.These results coincide with news that Rank will be hoping to raise £300m from… Continue reading Rank’s Pre-Tax Profit Drops
