It has been rumoured that a new deal may be signed between the new daily sports publication, Sport First, and Sunday Business. The agreement, if undertaken, would result in the sharing of various resources including the advertising sales departments.Further deals are expected which involve the combined use of research departments and advertisement production and marketing.… Continue reading Sport First Denies Link With Sunday Business
According to Carat Research over 5 million more people saw Gareth Southgate miss the crucial Euro’96 penalty than official BARB figures indicate. BARB research claimed that a British audience of 26 million people, 18 million on BBC1 and 8 million on ITV, watched the game. This included 3 million viewers who taped the match and… Continue reading Carat Claim More Saw Southgate Miss
A spokesman from BSkyB today told MediaTel that no plans to broadcast Formula One in 1997 have been made and that BSkyB do not have the rights to show this event.In the week that saw BSkyB agreeing to help fund the Kirch Group’s launch of digital television in Germany, speculation had it that BSkyB would… Continue reading BSkyB’s Digital F1 Coverage Denied
The June national newspaper ABCs, released today, show the Daily Mail and the Mail On Sunday showing big losses in circulation compared to last month. The Daily Mail’s circulation dropped by over 51,000 copies (down 2.49%), while the Mail On Sunday saw an even bigger decrease of over 82,000 (down 3.87%).The Evening Standard recorded the… Continue reading June ABCs – Mail Papers Show Biggest Losses
Caledonian Media Communications, the Scottish cable company, has today released yearly financial results which show that its pre-tax losses have plummeted from £168,000 last year to £812,000. Most of this (£560,000) was due to the loss-making Coventry Cable which was sold in April to KPN Kabel, a Dutch telecommunications group. City analyst had forecast that… Continue reading Caledonian Media Losses Reach £812,000
TDI, the company which bought London Transport Advertising when it was privatised two years ago, has seen revenues from transport media sales increase by more than a third in its first full year of ownership. It is also predicted that 1996 sales will double the size of the 1994 business it bought from the Government.Total… Continue reading TDI Sales Rise 43%
A spokeswoman from GMTV today denied any links with Smash Hits magazine. Following rumours in today’s trade press, a representative of the breakfast programme told MediaTel that no plans have been discussed for the allocation of a slot for the popular teen magazine.It was claimed that GMTV would run the slot, beginning in September, just… Continue reading GMTV: Smash Hits Link Denied
Ticketmaster, the computerised ticketing company, is launching a new integrated media opportunity by creating exclusive packages for advertisers to sponsor the whole ticket purchasing process from start to finish. Packages will be tailor-made and can be targeted at purchasers to a single event or venue or to an event category.The elements of the ticketing process… Continue reading Ticketmaster Gets Sponsorship
Fox Publishing, together with Eurosport, have published a definitive guide for this years Olympics. The colour publication provides an fully comprehensive guide to all the sports in the games and includes coverage from experts such as former Olympic medallist, Steve Cram. The magazine also focuses on the history of the games and key figures appearing… Continue reading Sports Magazines Launched For Summer
Scottish Television confirmed this afternoon that it is in takeover talks with Caledonian, the publisher of The Herald and Evening News in Glasgow.Gus Macdonald, STV’s chairman, said: “Scottish Television and Caledonian Publishing are both successful companies with scope for growth in their own sectors. In discussions over recent months the managements of Scottish Television and… Continue reading STV In Takeover Talks
