A repeat showing of the BBC1 comedy series Birds of a Feather has gone into the top thirty programmes list at number nine with an audience of 13.56 million viewers. This, followed by the final episode of Pauline Quirke’s The Sculptress helped to dent the audience of the opening episode of ITV’s new series of… Continue reading BBC’s Birds Win Sunday Night Ratings Battle
The latest batch of ABCs to be released include Northern & Shell’s monthly for the older woman, Chic, which has recorded a 30% increase year on year in its figures. The Spectator has also recorded an increase year on year, up 7% to over 55,000 copies, continuing in its upward circulation trend. Jl-Dec 94 Jl-Dec… Continue reading Latest Jul-Dec ABCs
Press rumours that Independent Radio Sales, part of Katz International, would be disbanded after losing major clients including EMAP and GWR (Newsline 29/02) have been scotched after revelations that the company is being restructured and renamed.IRS will now be called Katz Radio Sales and is part of the shake-up which has resulted from the imminent… Continue reading IRS Renamed As Katz Radio Sales
Advertising group Cordiant has announced pre-tax losses of £22.6 million for 1995, compared to profits of £32.4 million in 1994. Loss of clients totalled £40m in annual revenue, with Saatchi & Saatchi particularly hit by client defections in the first half of last year.Charlie Scott, Cordiant’s chairman, pointed out that although revenue had increased by… Continue reading Cordiant Losses Slide To £22m
The ITC has announced that it has received two applications to run the cable delivery franchise for the Mid Sussex district of East Grinstead, comprising 42,000 homes.The applicants are Convergence Ltd, a subsidiary of European Broadband Systems, and Eurobell Ltd, a subsidiary of Eurobell (Holdings) plc. Convergence proposes to offer service to 30,300 homes by… Continue reading Applications For New Cable Franchise
Westcountry Television has announced that it is looking for sponsors for its one-hour weekday news programme, Westcountry Live. This is the first time a regional news programme will have sponsorship credits.Following extensive consultation with the ITC Westcountry Live will offer sponsorship for feature sections in the programme, which has a primetime slot of 6-7pm.Caroline McDevitt,… Continue reading First Regional News Sponsorship
UKPG will go through a major overhaul before its next issue. It will appear in a larger A3 format, will be renamed Press Gazette and will be published on Fridays.The redesigned title will appear on 22 March. The move comes as Media Week changes its format to A3 this week (Newsline 21/02).
Yorkshire TV’s 1995 financial figures show an increase in pre-tax profits from £13.0 million to £21.6 million. In a statement which indicates recognition that a takeover bid for YTTV is likely in the near future Ward Thomas, the company’s chairman, said that he was ‘looking closely at the opportunities’ which a takeover bid may offer… Continue reading Yorkshire TV Profits Soar
Key figures from the UK and global magazine publishing and advertising industries are to speak at Magazines ’96 – the seventh national conference, exhibition and awards for the magazine industry to be held in London on 7 May.Those speaking include Saatchi & Saatchi chairman Jennifer Laing, BMW (GB) managing director Tom Purves and Terry Mansfield… Continue reading Magazine Conference Announced
The Radio Authority has awarded the new Independent Local Radio licence for Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft to East Coast Radio. The licence will cover Great Yarmouth and the surrounding area with around 130,000 adults able to receive the new service.East Coast Radio, Po Box 103.4, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 2TL.Contact John Hammond Tel: 01502 716800Contact John… Continue reading New Radio Licence Awarded
