Newsquest, the largest regional newspaper publisher in England, has announced today that it has agreed to acquire Review Free Newspapers Limited for £6.07 million. The takeover is subject to approval by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.Review Free Newspapers had a turnover of £3.51m in the year to 31 December 1997 and is… Continue reading Newsquest Buys Heartbreak Newspaper Group
Emap Radio has appointed marketing directors for two of its major radio brands. Brendan Moffett has been appointed marketing director for the group’s middle youth brand Magic while Cath Murphy has been appointed marketing director for Emap’s FM stations and ‘Big City’ brand.According to Emap, these appointments are the first step in building the profile… Continue reading Emap Radio Appoints Marketing Directors
Total national newspaper circulation was down by 3.1% year on year for the ABC period November 1997-April 1998, from 28.3 million to 27.4 million.National Newspaper November-April Year on Year ABC Comparisons Title Nov 96 – Apr 97 Nov 97 – Apr 98 Actual Change % Change Daily Mail 2,126,637 2,268,533 141,896 6.7 Daily Star 745,422… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – April
Following the ITC’s recent relaxation of masthead programming regulations (see ITC Extends Masthead Programming To Terrestrial), a number of publishers have become involved in a project for a digital television channel called the Magazine Channel.Plans for the channel are still predominantly on paper although a number of publishers have expressed interest and the developer of… Continue reading Plans For Magazine Channel Are Underway
Omnicom has announced the merger of GGT Group’s BDDP Worldwide and TBWA International to create a new entity called TBWA Worldwide. The move has been expected for some time, following Omnicom’s purchase of GGT for £143 million (see
Total national newspaper circulation was down by 3.1% year on year for the ABC period November 1997-April 1998, from 28.3 million to 27.4 million. The Sunday People went down 11.2% year on year while the Independent continues its decline – down 12%. The only newspaper showing a significant increase in sales was the FT which… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – April
The EP Environment Committee has adopted its position on the text of the tobacco advertising proposal as approved by the Council. Accepting the advice of its Rapporteur, Christian Cabrol (UFE, F), the Committee voted by 36 to 7 (and 1 abstention) to adopt, as it stood, the Council’s common position on the proposal. The European… Continue reading EU: EP Committee approves text
The Advertising Association (AA) is publishing a new study called Making Sense of Advertising. The AA commissioned its Economics Committee to conduct the study in order to improve the debate on the economic and social effects of advertising.Some commentators, says the Association, argue that there are positive economic and social effects, whilst others deem the… Continue reading Make Sense Of Advertising With The AA
The Radio Authority – responsible for licensing and regulating independent (ie, commercial) radio – has amended its Programme Code to include various new guidelines, including: strengthening of taste and decency requirements especially where younger listeners are concerned a sharper focus is brought to bear on the portrayal and scheduling of violence there are clearer rules… Continue reading UK: Radio Authority adjusts code
In its third annual report on the implementation of the Television Without Frontiers Directive the European Commission has reported that most MS TV broadcasting companies are respecting the quota system for European productions, as stipulated in Article 4 of the Directive, which requires a majority of broadcast output to be European-origin production. In 1996, 214… Continue reading EU: Broadcast quotas widely respected
