In the latest report from the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) an episode of EastEnders receives 16 complaints for its story in which a young couple learn that their unborn baby has spina bifida and hydrocephalus.Viewers believed that the couple’s response and subsequent storyline were unsuitably difficult viewing for the schedule. The BBC said that the… Continue reading EastEnders Receives 16 Complaints For Spina Bifida Storyline
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) may well find itself in the centre of a scuffle between News International Newspapers (NIN) and the Mirror Group over the auditing of multiple copies/bulks sales of their newspapers.The issue has been re-sparked by letters sent from NIN’s circulation director, Ian Weston, to the ABC, the Institute of Practitioners… Continue reading Bulk Sales Battle Between NI And Mirror Group
The dispute over Stephen Grabiner’s move from United News & Media (UNM) to become chief executive of British Digital Broadcasting is scheduled to be heard in court this Friday.UNM claims that Grabiner left the company before his contract was seen out and is therefore trying to prevent him beginning the chief executive post until January… Continue reading Court Hearing Scheduled For Future BDB Chief
VNU’s new computer title, Computeract!ve , is claiming first issue sales of over 200,000 copies. This would make the title one of the highest-selling computer magazines on the shelves at the moment. According to the last set of ABC consumer magazine figures, only Future’s Official Playstation Magazine has a higher circulation at 205,619.While Computeract!ve‘s initial… Continue reading Computeractive Pleased With Initial Sales
Ulster TV has said that 1998 will be a “challenging year for the company” in the face of increased competition from Channel 5 and non-terrestrial channels. The broadcaster went on to say that growth is likely to be “modest and not substantially different from that achieved in 1997.”The broadcaster also announced plans for its digital… Continue reading Ulster TV Cautious Over Future Growth
The Advertising Standards Authority’s 1997 Annual Report, published today, reveals that the number of ad complaints has fallen for the second consecutive year. Complaints dropped by 11% from 12,055 in 1996 to 10,678 in 1997. After investigation, 512 ads were found to break the British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion, which is nearly 30%… Continue reading Ad Complaints Down 11% In 1997
The national newspaper market saw a fall in readership of 2.7% year on year to 72.674 million for September-February, with only five titles showing rises.The Daily Star performed the worst, with a drop of 13.9% while there was something of a role reversal at the Express and Daily Mail. The former saw an increase of… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – February
Chime Communications today revealed a rise in annual pre-tax profits from £3.723 million to £3.834 million while turnover increased from £33.72m to £42.367.Sir Tim Bell, chairman of Chime, made reference to the acquisition of HHCL at the end of last year (subscribers see Chime/WPP Join Forces To Buy HHCL) when he commented on the company’s… Continue reading Profits Reach £3.8m At Chime
The national newspaper market saw a fall in readership of 2.7% year on year to 72.674 million for September-February, with only five titles showing rises.The Daily Star performed the worst, with a drop of 13.9% to 1.896 million while the Independent was not far behind with a fall of 10.1% to 704,000. The People and… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – February
GWR has announced that profits at its national commercial station Classic FM have not been as strong as expected in the second half of the year.The Group said that the reason for this was the “substantial changes” which were made to the Classic sales team when it was transformed into the new sales house Opus… Continue reading Classic FM Suffers From Sales Upheaval
