GMTV is to increase the number of macro regions it has from four to six, to come into line with the Channel 4 macro regions. The changes will not take place until the end of April 1995. CURRENT GMTV MACRO REGIONS SCOTLAND Border, Grampian, STV NORTH Central, HTV, Granada, YTTV SOUTH London, Anglia, Westcountry, Meridian… Continue reading GMTV Shifts Macro Regions To Align With C4
JWT’s media research director, Doug Read, is to join Mediacom as research director, as part of a series of top-level changes at Mediacom.
£1bn extra revenue needs to be found each year, the Chancellor said.The measures to replace the VAT on fuel are:Small change in pensions rate. The package which would have gone to pensioners to compensate for VAT would be scrapped, saving £200m. Pensioner couples will get £1.05 a week to compensate for the 8% VAT on… Continue reading Mini-Budget
Saatchi & Saatchi anounced yesterday that it is to open Zenith Media USA, following months of rumour and speculation. Saatchis claim this is “An important step in the development of the world’s first global media buying agency, Zenith Media Worldwide.”Zenith Media USA, which will begin operations in January 1995 will operate through headquarters in New… Continue reading Zenith Launched In US
Four Four Two, the football magazine from Haymarket magazines, which launched on 1 May 1994 has released its first ABC. For the issues between 1 August and 31 October its ABC is 58,600. The UK & Eire figure is 58,324.
The Bank of England has increased its base rate by 0.5%; it now stands at 6.25%.The rise comes after Chancellor Kenneth Clarke’s monthly meeting with the Governor of the Bank of England. The base rate rise was in line with the policy of keeping inflation down, said Clarke; and he saw no reason to delay… Continue reading Base Rates Increased By 0.5%
Carlton Communications has this morning released results for the year ending September 30. Pre-tax profits were up 50.9% from £126.06m last year to £190.23m this year. Chairman Michael Green said “1994 was a year when we increased our investment in TV”.Carlton’s shares were up 21p this morning to 873.
IPC Magazines was named International Major Publisher of the Year at the International Press Awards held in London last night. IPC also won Best International Magazine Brand for Marie Claire, and jointly won the Best International Consumer Magazine for Marie Claire alongside Germany’s Fit For Fun. Marie Claire also won Best International Advertising Campaign for… Continue reading IPC Wins International Press Awards
Border Television has also released results this morning. Interim pre-tax profits were up 5.9% to £849,000, compared to £802,000 for the same period last year.
Yesterday the Government gave conditional consent for the Daily Mail and General Trust to acquire T Bailey Forman, publisher of the Nottingham Post. This follows the MMC ruling in October that the deal was against the public interest.In order to be able to go ahead with the acquisition DMGT has to agree to a number… Continue reading Consent Given For Nottingham Post Takeover
