Men’s Health, the new male health and fitness title, launched yesterday from Rodale Press. Bi-monthly, the glossy title with a cover price of £1.95 has 132 pages.Editorially the first issue covers sport and style as well as just fitness and health, and has the feel of a woman’s general interest glossy monthly, including a section… Continue reading Men’s Health – First Issue Review
The Times is to introduce a motoring supplement on Saturday, one week after the Daily Telegraph announced its plans to extend its motoring supplement. (Newsline 12/01). The new weekly broadsheet supplement will increase the Times’ motoring pagination from 3 to 12 pages.
According to trade press reports, Midland Independent Newspapers is to launch a national consumer magazine this summer.
Channel 4 heard yesterday that the government does not intend to alter its funding formula until the scheduled review in 1997. Stephen Dorrell, heritage secretary, wrote to the chairman of Channel 4 saying it would “be wrong” to amend the channel’s funding before then.Dorrell has decided to wait until then to assess the issue because… Continue reading Channel 4 Loses Funding Fight
US West announced full year results from the Baby Bell regional phone companies with a 55% jump in net earnings to $409m in the final quarter, helped by the flotation of TeleWest, its UK joint venture. TeleWest increased the number of cable subscribers by 42% to 320,000 and its telephone lines by 94% to 271,000.
Mary Archer is to resign from the board of Anglia Television, following months of controversy over Lord Archer and share purchases.
SelecTV, the independent television production company has reported pre-tax profits for the six months to September down 19% to £517,000. SelecTV has a 15% investment in Meridian Broadcasting.
EMAP has closed Carweek, its highest profile launch this decade, after just eighteen months. The publisher has admitted that it misjudged the market.The magazine’s sales floundered from the start, not achieving the initial advertiser guarantee of 110,000. This was initially blamed on the title’s A3 format, which meant it could not be stacked alongside other… Continue reading EMAP Closes Carweek
In a significant deal for both parties, Mazda has agreed to support British Athletics over the next three years through a £500,000 sponsorship deal.This is the first sponsor for the sport since the drug cases against Diane Modahl and Paul Edwards at last year’s Commonwealth Games. Athletics has lost some significant sponsors over the last… Continue reading Mazda Athletics Sponsorship
Channel 4’s 1995 ratecard, released this week, shows no major changes on the 1994 ratecard. The only change is the discount for macro region packages, where the discount for the South macro area is now 70% instead of the previous 75%. Other macro areas retain the same discount.
