Pre-tax profits for Thames TV, due out on Wednesday, have been forecast at £45m before write-downs. It is also predicted that publisher of the Financial Times, the Pearson Group, will make a bid for Thames in the near future, estimated at £100m.
The Independent Television Commission met at the end of last week to discuss Tyne Tees Television’s obligations to its North East licence. The Commission has indicated that it will meet senior executives from the television company this week to “receive further clarification on editorial responsibilities and staff structures”.
Although Northern & Shell has said that it is too early to reveal a first issue sales figure for its recently launched glossy, OK!, it is estimating the figure to be in the region of 400,000 on a print-run of 750,000.
Rock Publishing has closed its cycle title, Mountain Bike Monthly, following recent revelations that the company was suffering financial problems. The March issue was the last to be released.
According to an article in this week’s Sunday Times, United Newspapers has received an offer from the chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, Maurice Saatchi, to take over the Daily and Sunday Express, and the Star. The consortium believed to be interested in the takeover is said to include editor of the Sunday Express, Eve Pollard… Continue reading Saatchi’s Rumoured Takeover Of Express
According to an article in this week’s Sunday Times, United Newspapers has received an offer from the chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, Maurice Saatchi, to take over the Daily and Sunday Express, and the Star. The consortium believed to be interested in the takeover is said to include editor of the Sunday Express, Eve Pollard… Continue reading Saatchi’s Rumoured Takeover Of Express
Having analysed the methodology used in its first survey, RAJAR has issued a statement that the analysis has ‘not revealed any fundamental design or operation faults’. Questions had been raised about the survey because its results differed greatly from the ‘old’ JICRAR data.Further investigation will however take place in the following areas: Representation of young… Continue reading Rajar Methodology Results
Tomorrow will see the launch of a new monthly golfing magazine, entitled The Golfer from Village Publishing.The first issue of the 100 page, A4, full colour glossy, will include a 15 page report on the Masters. Regular features will include coverage of junior, amateur and women’s golf.The Golfer will launch with an IPR of 100,000… Continue reading Village Golfer
RAJAR Quarter 1 1993 will be published in 2 – 3 weeks time, with no changes to the methodology. The survey will cover Atlantic, Classic, Network IR and the full TSA London stations.
The Radio Authority has today issued its response to the government’s green paper, “The Future of the BBC”, rejecting the idea that BBC stations should take any form of advertising or sponsorship – BBC services permitted to take advertising or sponsorship should ‘not remain within the BBC’.On the subject of public service broadcasting the Radio… Continue reading Radio Authority Response To Green Paper
