Five potential bidders have moved in on Argus Newspapers, published in west and south London. All incumbents have current newspaper interests, according to the publishers, and it is hoped that an official takeover will be settled by the end of June.. This week sees the relaunch of the Herald & Post titles recently acquired by… Continue reading Regional Snippets..
Five potential bidders have moved in on Argus Newspapers, published in west and south London. All incumbents have current newspaper interests, according to the publishers, and it is hoped that an official takeover will be settled by the end of June.. This week sees the relaunch of the Herald & Post titles recently acquired by… Continue reading Regional Snippets..
Q Gold, a magazine for 60’s rock fans, is said to be the latest planned launch for Emap Metro who publish music glossy ‘Q’.Managing director, Sue Hawken, was unavailable for comment this morning but sources have reported that the magazine is due to launch in the autumn targeting the thirty-something reader.Q Gold will follow in… Continue reading Emap Goes For Gold
Following last week’s report that TMP Communications is to close Mega Sports, it has now been confirmed that the imminent launch of Encore, a magazine for women in the 45+ bracket, has been postponed and will likely be released in October with a print run of 175,000 Blakebeck Magazines has put off the launch of… Continue reading Magazine Briefs
The Department of Trade and Industry took on the proposed acquisition of The Observer last week, with little objection from outside parties. The paper’s union did hand in a complaint to Industry secretary, Michael Heseltine, who will decide whether the case should go to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.Meanwhile, features editor of the Guardian, Alan… Continue reading Observer Sale Handed To Heseltine
Q Gold, a magazine for 60’s rock fans, is said to be the latest planned launch for Emap Metro who publish music glossy ‘Q’.Managing director, Sue Hawken, was unavailable for comment this morning but sources have reported that the magazine is due to launch in the autumn targeting the thirty-something reader.Q Gold will follow in… Continue reading Emap Goes For Gold
Motormart magazine, a joint venture between Southern Newspapers and Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers, launched this week with an initial print-run of 25,000.The weekly title, which aims to concentrate on indexed classified advertising, is distributed in Hampshire, Dorset, South Wiltshire and West Sussex with a cover price of 70p. Advertising is handled by Tessa Legg.Mono Page:… Continue reading Regional Motor Mag Launched
Inflation has fallen to 1.3% with the Retail Price Index for April standing at 148.6 (taking 1985 as base rate). Last month’s figure is an increase of just 0.9% on March.
The BBC has been criticised by the Broadcasting Standards Council for a number of its programmes which fell short of the acceptance barrier, in the eyes of the council.The final episode of Casualty shown recently (which attracted 17 million viewers) was excessively violent, according to the report. The highly successful One Foot in the Grave… Continue reading BBC Taken To Task By Council
Hampshire – based Southern Radio, has announced pre-tax profits of £263,000 for the six months to the end of March 1993 – 59% up on the last period. Turn- over increased from £3.17m to £4.01m, with earnings per share growing from 49p to 62p.Southern Radio broadcasts to Hampshire, Kent, Sussex and the Isle of Wight.
