ITV’s flagship current affairs programme Tonight was cleared by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after fifteen viewers complained when it broadcast interviews with five suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry.The Commission decided that rather than providing a ‘platform’ for the men to defend themselves, as was claimed by the complainants, the robust questioning of… Continue reading ITV’s Tonight Cleared Over Lawrence Programme
Shares in media company EMAP fell by 59p to 1,072p as circulation of some of its most popular titles fell in the latest ABC consumer magazines audit. Average monthly sales of the men’s magazine FHM dropped 9.6% during the six months to the end of June.As marketing group WPP prepared to announce its interim results,… Continue reading Sharewatch
Following the previous ABC audit, the food magazine market continues its downward spiral in circulation in the Jan – Jun 1999 figures. Only 4 magazines, Somerfield Magzine, Sainsbury’s-The Magazine, Waitrose Food Illustrated and BBC Good Food, recorded any improvement in year-on-year comparisons. Six monthly comparisons paint an equally bleak picture with all but 2 magazines… Continue reading Food Magazines’ Circulation Decline Continues
Following the previous ABC audit, the food magazine market continues its downward spiral in circulation in the Jan – Jun 1999 figures. Only 3 magazines, Somerfield Magzine, Sainsbury’s-The Magazine and BBC Good Food, recorded any improvement in year-on-year comparisons. Six monthly comparisons paint an equally bleak picture with all but 2 magazines experiencing a drop… Continue reading Food Magazines’ Circulation Decline Continues
BSkyB has denied that it will withhold broadcasting rights to some sports events for OnDigital, like the Ryder Cup and UEFA Cup football, in response to being denied access to UEFA Champion’s League matches.When contacted by Newsline, a spokesperson reiterated a previous statement made by BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball stating it was ‘unfair that… Continue reading Sky Deny Threat To Withhold Sports Rights
Here is a full breakdown of each title’s performance in the latest ABC audit, by publisher. The titles lists are not entirely exhaustive as certain magazines may not have reported in the previous period or may not have been classed a consumer magazine. This list, therefore, is intended as a guide to the performance of… Continue reading January-June 1999 ABCs – Performance By Publisher
After numerous successive increases year on year, FHM finally experienced a dent in sales figures for the first half of 1999. Still the 74,362 buyers who left the magazine were compensated for by FHM Collections‘ debut with over 80,000 sales. The loss only represented a 9.6% deficit, whilst Arena, Sky and Face experienced more substantial… Continue reading Bizarre For Him As FHM Finally Slides
A full breakdown of each magazine’s performance in the latest ABC audit, by publisher, is available to subscribers in the Press features list.The titles lists are not entirely exhaustive as certain magazines may not have reported in this or the previous period or may not have been classed a consumer magazine. This list, therefore, is… Continue reading January-June 1999 ABCs – Performance By Publisher
Year on year comparison for the women’s weekly magazine sector show continued increases in the number of sales. During the January to June ’99 period net sales within the sector were up to just over 8.2 million. The total circulation of women’s weeklies increased significantly by 63%, although this was again due in part to… Continue reading OK Continues To Outperform Its Rivals
Cordiant, who unveiled strong interims results earlier this week, saw it share drop. At close of trading yesterday the company’s share price stood at 175p, down 2˝p on the previous day.The closing prices of media company shares yesterday were:
