Southern Newspapers has announced results for the six months ending January 1. Pre-tax profits were up 138% from £3m to £7.15m. This figure includes a £3.5m profit from the sale of the group’s shareholding in Portsmouth and Sunderland Newspapers.NEWSPAPER PROMOTIONSThe Observer and Guardian are to enter the latest round of broadsheet promotions by launching a… Continue reading Southern Results
Carat Research has today released details of its mediaGRAPHICS segmentation system which replaces social class as a method of categorising the UK population.mediaGRAPHICS is based on the idea that the amounts and types of newspapers and magazines people read and television they watch give a clear indication of their attitudes and lifestyle. Carat believes that… Continue reading Social Class Replacement?
The ITC’s chief executive last night attacked the recent spate of ITV takeovers, suggesting that they were driven by ambition rather than any commercial considerations. David Glencross, in a speech to the Royal Television Society said that “the advantages of size are not so clear-cut as is sometimes claimed”. He said that takeovers were driven… Continue reading TV Mergers Attacked
The nominations for the PPA Magazines 94 Awards have now been released. The results will be announced on 3 May, at a dinner following the Magazines 94 Conference.Shortlisted magazines are:Business and Professional Magazine of the YearBuilding – The Builder GroupCare Weekly – Inside CommunicationsCheckout – Reed Business PublishingFarmers Weekly – Reed Business PublishingHuman Resources –… Continue reading Magazine Nominations – 1994 PPA Awards
The Radio Authority has re-awarded the ILR licence for the Brixton area to Choice FM and also re-awarded the licence for Thamesmead to RTM. A new FM licence for St Albans and Watford has been awarded to Century Radio. This Century Radio is not connected to the group of the same name which has won… Continue reading ILR Licences
The trade and industry secretary, Michael Heseltine, has written to the Department of National Heritage calling for a delay in the decision on the approval of Channel 5.Heseltine’s letter highlighted the issue which most worries and affects his department; the future of digital broadcasting. Heseltine has asked for the decision to be postponed until after… Continue reading Heseltine Wants Channel 5 Delay
The Radio Advertising Bureau has released a quarterly breakdown of the 1993 commercial radio revenue figure; Jan-Mar £34.6m Apr-Jun £43.1m Jul-Sep £46.0m Oct-Dec £54.8m Total £178.5m These figure are the first to be compiled by the RAB; prior to 1993 the radio revenue figures were released by the AIRC. Any direct comparisons with previous years… Continue reading Radio Revenue Quarterly Figures
WPP Group, whose companies include JWT, Ogilvy & Mather, International Research and Millward Brown, has announced results for the year ending 31 December 1993 Pre-tax profits are up 600% from £7.76m to £54.35m.The company also announced plans for a stock market flotation of its world- wide market research operations, worth an estimated £133m. Up to… Continue reading WPP Announce Results
ITV has released plans for its coverage of the 1994 World Cup. ITV and BBC, who have exclusive rights to coverage, announced in January that they would alternate matches.Details of ITV’s coverage of the first round matches start on 18 June, with the first two Ireland matches covered by ITV, and the third by the… Continue reading ITV Football World Cup Coverage
