The latest national newspaper readership figures, released by the NRS yesterday, show that most of the national market is experiencing a decline in readership. The popular Sundays are suffering substantially with the News Of The World dropping 466,000 readers (4.0%) year on year. The Sunday People fell by 454,000 (9.5%) between the period October 1998-March… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – March 1999
Leeds-based media and advertising agency, Charles Walls Group (CWG), has announced that 10 Group has backed a management buy-out of the business. 10 Group also owns Brunning in Manchester and SWK in London.The CWG management team involved in the buy-out includes MD Dave McIntosh, sales director Dave Sewards and planning director Owen Williams. 10 Group… Continue reading Charles Walls MBO Funded By 10 Group
The National Magazine Company has reorganised seven of its publishers in an ‘agressive programme of planned expansion’. A number of publishers have swapped roles in an effort to stimulate fresh challenges and responsibilities.Kevin Adams moves from Country Living to become the new publisher of Esquire magazine. NatMags says that Adams’ skills will be a major… Continue reading NatMags Reshuffles Publishers To Drive Expansion
United News & Media has snapped up leading US technology media group CMP for £575 million in a bid to create a leading business information service in North America. The companies said in a joint statement that they had signed an agreement for UNM to buy CMP for £24.60 a share.The deal will combine CMP’s… Continue reading United News & Media Acquires US Technology Group In £575m Deal
Speaking at IBC’s UK Digital Television conference yesterday, managing director of Sky Enterainment, Ian West, announced that the broadcaster has set a target of one million Sky Digital subscribers by the end of this year. The Radio Authority has received an application from the existing licence holder, Minster FM, for the York local radio licence.… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Research carried out on behalf of Carlton Television, reveals new facts about the role that television and consumer brands have in the lives of young adults. Produced in conjunction with The Research Business International (RBI), Nearly Normal studied 17 to 30 year olds to find out their needs, aspirations and television habits.There are around 10.6… Continue reading Nearly Normal – Carlton’s Real Life Study of Young Adults
ITV has secured sponsorship deals for two new series in deals worth over £1 million.Colgate has moved into broadcast sponsorship for the first time with the Colgate Sensation Deepclean endorsement of new prime-time Friday night series, Desperately Seeking Stardom. The programme follows the fortunes of young British stars-to-be on the Hollywood talent trail; the eight… Continue reading ITV Secures New Series Sponsorships
BSkyB shares fell back yesterday by 29˝p to close at 550p. Earlier in the week, the satellite broadcaster announced that it is losing its chief executive, Mark Booth (see Mark Booth Leaves BSkyB For New Media Company).Capital Radio has been going from strength to strength over the last few weeks, mainly on the back of… Continue reading Sharewatch
Scottish Radio Holdings today announced that it has acquired Bristol-based outdoor advertiser, Parkin Advertising, for £8.9 million. This is the second outdoor acquisition for Scottish Radio in the last month, after it bought Trainer Outdoor Advertising for £27.5 million in March (see Scottish Radio Moves Into Outdoor With £27.5m Trainer Acquisition).Richard Findlay, SRH chief executive… Continue reading Scottish Radio Acquires Outdoor Contractor For £9m
Digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcaster, ONdigital, has appointed its first sales and marketing director to drive up subscriptions in the face of competition from Sky Digital.The post has been given to Guy Laurence, currently Planet Hollywood’s executive vice-president of marketing for Europe; he joins ONdigital next month. Laurence will be responsible for brand development, advertising… Continue reading ONdigital Appoints First Sales And Marketing Director
