Eve Pollard has resigned as editor of the Sunday Express, and will be replaced by Daily Star editor Brian Hitchin.Eve Pollard has been editor of the Sunday Express for three and a half years and will retain her links with the newspaper as a consultant.She said today that she had greatly enjoyed her time at… Continue reading Eve Pollard Resigns Sunday Express
Emap Consumer Magazines has restructured its Metro and Women’s Group titles, grouping the ad sales for five titles under one publisher, Barbara Patterson. Patterson is currently ad director for Just Seventeen, Looks, and More, and becomes publisher of those three titles as well as Smash Hits and Big.Steve Newbold, former publisher of Smash Hits and… Continue reading Emap Ad Sales Reshuffle
Nexus Media Communications has revealed it is to buy 48 specialist consumer titles from Headway, Home & Law Publishing Group Ltd (HHL). This does not include the contract publishing titles of HHL.The consumer titles consist of three groups, the Health and Welfare Group, the Specialist Consumer Magazines Group and the Puzzles Group. Titles include Maternity… Continue reading Nexus Buys 48 HHL Titles
With all the Jan-Jun ABCs for the male general interest consumer magazines now in, the sector as a whole still looks very healthy. In terms of market growth, there has been an increase of 5.3% year on year. As was the case in the previous round of ABCs, Esquire performed best, this time up 28.9%… Continue reading Male Interest ABC Round-Up
The Telegraph Group has announced interim results this morning for the sixmonths to June 30. Profits before tax and exceptional items were up 7.8% to £30.3m. Pre-tax profits alone, discounting exceptional items showed a decrease of 12%. The price cut, which occured within one week of the reporting period, reduced profits by £1m. Analysts had… Continue reading Telegraph Profits Up 8%
Michael Connolly, chief executive of Trans World Communications, the radio company currently being takenover by Emap, has resigned.
Stan Myerson was unavailable for comment this morning following trade press rumours that he is about to leave Express Newspapers. Myerson, the former deputy advertisement director was recently appointed assistant to the managing director, following the sudden departure of Mike Moore, ad sales director last month.
REVENUEThe combined ITV/C4 revenue, based on agency estimates, came in at £142.23m, an increase of 7.5% on last year. The ITV figure was £111.37m, up 4.8% on last year, and C4, with £30.86m was up 18.7% on last year’s figure, with an ITV:C4 ratio of 78:22. GMTV’s revenue figure came in at £5.46m; satellite revenue… Continue reading Television Round-Up – July
