Independent computer publisher, Maverick has axed two of its Sega Megadrive magazines, Megatech and Megadrive and Megadrive Advanced Gaming and bought Emap Image’s The One Amiga.The Advanced Gaming last issue has gone to press for September and Megatech closed last month.For further details: Maverick, 01865 202777.
The Word has secured two sponsorship packages for the regional daily press from EMI and car insurance company Preferred Direct.EMI is supporting editorial coverage of music and entertainment in 17 regional daily press titles to promote its new range of mid price CDs. The package, worth over £10,000 will appear in the Ipswich Evening Star,… Continue reading New Regional Press Sponsors
Helena Hudson is to join Optimedia, heading the £7m L’Oreal and Lancome accounts. Hudson, who was O&M Media’s former press buying manager, will join Optimedia as a media account director in mid – August.Optimedia 0171 935 0040.The National Magazine Company has appointed Marc Hope, agency manager of Readers Digest as ad director of House Beautiful.… Continue reading Appointments – Optimedia, NatMags and IPC
Commercial radio has at last achieved over 50% share of listening; the Q2 1995 Rajar figures show a 50.1% share. Commercial radio’s share has been steadily growing; two years ago its share was 38.9%; last year’s Q2 figure was 47.4%, and Q1 1995’s figure was 48.4%.Commercial radio has increased its weekly reach to 28.6m listeners,… Continue reading Commercial Radio Achieves Over 50% Of Radio Listening For
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General InterestThe latest round of readership figures, for the period Jan to June 1995, show Sky magazine losing a further 11,000 readers on December to May 1995. This is a decrease of 54% on last year’s Jan to June figures, before Sky’s card was changed to differentiate it from Sky TV Guide. Sky’s latest figure,… Continue reading NRS Round-Up Jan-Jun 1995
Scottish Television has announced half year profits, for the period to June 30 this year, of £7.4m.Scottish Television, which has under gone heavy cost cutting measures with the sale of the company’s loss making outplacement in the spring, has experienced a turnaround in fortune with an operating profit which has increased by 600% and profit… Continue reading Scottish TV Half Year Profits
The latest figure for commercial radio revenue has been released; for the period April to June 1995, revenue was £66.087 million. This is an increase of 25.4% year on year, and an increase of £9m on Q1 this year.Radio was the fastest growing medium in the past two years, and on current performance looks set… Continue reading Radio Revenue Up 25%
Virgin FM in London is reaching just under 1 million listeners a week, according to the latest Rajar figures released this afternoon. The figures for Quarter 2 1995 give Richard Branson’s first FM station a 3.3% share of listening in the London region and a weekly reach of 9% (917,000).Capital FM’s listenership appears to be… Continue reading Virgin Fm Achieves 9% Weekly Reach
The BBC yesterday announced the line up for its autumn programming. According to the Corporation, £168 million has been spent. This includes 75 hours of new drama and 22 fresh comedy and variety shows amongst mare than 520 hours of original BBC programming.The Autumn schedule includes a documentary, Peoples Century which has cost the BBC… Continue reading BBC Announces Autumn Schedule
Nynex CableComms PLC and Nynex CableComms Group Inc have announced 2nd quarter operating statistics for the period ended 30 June 1995. Interim financial figures are expected to be released on Tuesday 8th August 1995.Residential telecommunications lines have increased by over 35,000 in the quarter, five times as many as were added in the same quarter… Continue reading Nynex 2nd Quarter Statistics
