Euro’96 not only produced large viewing figures but also revitalised football in the UK. The release of Football Mania (The Daily Mirror) was supposed to be a closely guarded secret but somehow The Sun found out and released Football Football on the same day. The Times also published a supplement this week on Monday entitled… Continue reading Football Magazines And The Opposition
As the main attractions of the Olympics (the Men’s and Women’s 100 metre finals) were last week, this week sees a return to the normal pattern of soap operas dominating the top thirty programme list. Monday’s edition of Coronation Street was the top rated programme with 14.64 million viewers and a consolidated share of audience… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 04/08/96
International News & Media, the West Midlands publisher, has confirmed details of a new national newspaper it plans to launch later this year.Today’s News will be a 36-page daily tabloid covering general news. International told MediaTel that the title will cost 30p and have an initial print-run of 300,000, with an expected circulation of 200,000.… Continue reading New National Paper Planned
Duncan Lewis, the chief executive of Granada Media, believes that the ITV schedule requires radical changes and development if the organisation is to cope in the increasingly competitive TV market. According to the FT Mr Lewis also believes that a new kind of relationship needs to be struck between ITV and advertisers. He maintains that… Continue reading Granada Boss Seeks Increased Competitiveness
As reported on Newsline *Westminster Press Sale Referred To MMC, the Monopolies and Mergers Commission will be investigating the £305m sale of Pearson’s Westminster Press to Newsquest Media.The MMC will be considering whether any of the proposed newspaper transfers “may be expected to operate against the public interest” and will also consider the need for… Continue reading MMC Investigates Newsquest Buy
MTV Europe has switched Blah Blah Blah‘s publisher from Ray Gun to Attic Futura in a move which, according to MTV, is aimed at broadening the music title’s distribution to the Continent.Sandra Keenan, vice president of MTV Europe’s corporate affairs, dismissed talk that Ray Gun had dropped Blah Blah Blah due to poor sales. She… Continue reading MTV Changes Blah Blah Blah Publisher
Match Of The Day Front Cover A new Premiership season means another season of Match of the Day on Saturday night. To coincide with the new series BBC Magazines have today launched Match of the Day magazinein an attempt to offer football fans the more intense goings on in football. The weekly magazine is priced… Continue reading Reviews: Match Of The Day, Sported!
The BBC will launch its new daytime schedule on Monday 2nd September. Alan Yentob unveiled a package which includes programmes reflecting leisure, lifestyle and consumer interests, topical issues and entertainment.Programmes include Breakfast News Extra with Juliet Morris; The Terrace, a DIY show presented by Mike Reid; cookery with Nick Nairn in Who’ll Do The Pudding;… Continue reading BBC Unveils New Daytime Schedule
