The latest set of circulation figures, released by the ABC today, point to a generally uninspiring performance by the top 10 regional newspapers. Only three of the top 10 regionals – Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) (1.5%), Leicester Mercury (inc Job Finder) (0.4%) and the Evening Herald (Dublin) (0.1%) recorded circulation increases, year-on-year. Top 10 Regional Newspapers… Continue reading Top 10 Regional Newspapers: Jan-Jun 1999 ABCs
There was very little change in the fortunes of the free regional newspapers with only 3 of the top ten titles showing an increase in circulation and the greatest increase being 0.9% (Birmingham Metronews).Several titles showed practically no change, year on year. The Southampton Advertiser gained 7 readers while the Manchester Metro News lost 12.Subscribers… Continue reading Regional Weekly Free Titles: Jan-Jun 1999
Television company Flextech saw prices tumble by 74.5p after disappointing interim results announced yesterday (see Flextech Reports Losses). Shares closed at 981˝p.Cable and Wireless, however, rose by 28p to 720p, making it one of the main movers on the FTSE 100. The company announced yesterday that its Hong Kong subsidiary had struck a deal with… Continue reading Sharewatch
Border TV Plc held its A.G.M. yesterday and reported growth in both its television and radio divisions. Advertising revenue for the two sectors rose by 25% in a year-on-year comparison for the quarter ended July 31st. The group’s share price rose from £3.82p at the year end in April to 538˝p at the close of… Continue reading Border TV Reports Growth
Pay-TV channel and content supplier, Flextech, has this morning reported its interim results for the period ending June 30 1999. Pre-tax losses at the group were £2.9 million, compared to a profit of £1.7 million for the same period last year. Group revenue fell to £62.5 million from £64.1 million.Turnover rose by 5.7% on last… Continue reading Flextech Reports Losses
A week after the departure of two ONdigital directors (see ONdigital Directors Quit), a third has quit. The group announced yesterday that operations director John Egan has left to set up a new venture. He will be replaced by Simon Dore who is currently director of channel development at Granada Media.Speculation that John Egan will… Continue reading Further Staff Changes At ONdigital
World Soccer has announced a partnership with ONdigital to produce the first ever UK sports TV masthead programme. The leading international football title, which is owned by IPC, will produce a pre-match programming report for all 16 Champions League matches shown on the ONdigital network.Titled “World Soccer ON…”, the ten-minute report will include insight into… Continue reading ONdigital And World Soccer In Masthead Deal
The September issue of Womans Journal has been declared a technical sell out after only three week’s on sale. The magazine, which is published by IPC Southbank, chose this edition to unveil its new look (see Woman’s Journal Gets New Look).Despite the print order being increased by 50% for the relaunch, many of the UK’s… Continue reading New Look Woman’s Journal Is A Sell-Out
Classic FM has had its licence renewed by the Radio Authority for its second analogue period. However, due to its increasing success, it will now pay up to £2.4 million a year more for its licence fee.The Radio Authority has increased the station’s fee as part of Broadcasting Act regulations which state that payments must… Continue reading Classic FM Gets New Licence As Radio Authority Increases Fees
Despite escaping relegation Carlton Communications saw a fall yesterday after Goldman Sachs knocked the stock from its European Recommended List. The move came as ONdigital was further shaken by the resignation of another director (see Further Staff Changes At ONdigital) Prices were down 15p to 473˝p.Emap finally lost its place in the top 100 index.… Continue reading Sharewatch
