Regional newspaper publisher Trinity is poised to sell its US operations after posting a healthy rise in profits.The group said it was at an advanced stage of negotiations to sell the businesses – involved with printing and publishing – to a consortium including management. Following the sale, Trinity will no longer have any operations in… Continue reading Trinity Set To Dispose Of US Interests
Leo Burnett, the advertising agency, today announced that it is launching a healthcare division called Leo Burnett Ad Valorem. The new division hopes to utilise the benefits between healthcare specialists and brand specialists in what Burnett claims is a rapidly expanding catagory in the ad industry.Leo Burnett Ad Valorem hopes to offer clients a ‘true… Continue reading Leo Burnett Goes Healthy
The IPC television listings title TV Times is adopting a new editorial stance in an attempt to stop the decline in its circulation figures.The latest ABC figures show that the title’s circulation has dropped by 6.4%, giving it a figure of 835,560 (see Newsline), and the publisher is adopting a racier, bolder and sexier editorial… Continue reading TV-Times Goes Sexy
Following The Electronic Telegraph‘s announcement that it is launch an online bookstore (see Newsline), HarperCollins – the UK’s largest consumer book publisher – announced today that it is also launching an online booksite.Called fireandwater, based on HarperCollins logo, the site will launch in October, and aims to ‘extend people’s pleasure around books’. It will be… Continue reading Growth Of Online Bookstores Continues
The Barclay brothers-owned weekly newspaper, The European, is understood to be considering two offers of business partnership: one from Bloomberg and the other from Time Warner.According to reports in Press Gazette, a deal is expected to be struck with one of the parties by this weekend, although no-one was available to comment when contacted by… Continue reading The European Has Two Partnership Options
Unofficial overnight figures show that the main two terrestrial channels have been successful in attracting audiences to their new programmes. On Saturday ITV’s schedule managed to nudge ahead of BBC1’s, its top rated programme, Motorway Life, attracting a TVR of 18.7 for Adults (8.51 million) and a 23.3 TVR for Women (5.46 million).Other shows that… Continue reading ITV’s New Shows Pull In Viewers
Abbott Mead Vickers revealed its interim financial results today for the first half of 1998, which showed that pre-tax profit was up 20% this half of the year, to £7.32 million.Earnings per share also displayed an impressive rise of 23%, increasing to 6.21p and turnover rose to £216.63 million, a rise of 4%.Chairman, Peter Mead,… Continue reading AMV Pre-Tax Profits Up By 20%
The latest set of regional ABC figures show that the market has redressed the general decline in circulation which has dogged the regional press for some time. Two thirds (63%) of regional titles have reported circulation growth, according to the Newspaper Society (NS).The Newcastle Evening Chronicle and The Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) showed the biggest increases… Continue reading Regional Press Halts Circulation Decline
Outdoor advertiser, the More Group, has announced a number of organisational changes. The company’s managing director, Peter Smyth, disclosed the following changes in staff appointments……Julie France moves from deputy advertising director to sales director of More Group GB. She will be in charge of creating a single sales group for the company.…Michael Higgins becomes group… Continue reading More Group Internal Reorganisation
The Radio Authority is this week publishing a notice inviting declarations of intent to apply for the local radio licence on the FM waveband for the Lincoln area, for an 8 year period starting from 28 February 2000.Prospective applicants must submit a declaration of intent to apply before the 20 October 1998, accompanied by a… Continue reading Radio Authority Pre-Advertises Licence
