Wilmington Group, the publisher of Adline and other specialist titles, increased pre-tax profits by 32% to £2.72 million in the six months to August 31. Turnover grew 15% to £17.9m.Dennis Rook, chairman of Wilmington, said that the company’s strong balance sheet would allow it to “confidently and patiently seek out new acquisition opportunities.”Wilmington: 01322 277788
IDG’s Web magazine has been relaunched. The title, which launched in 1995, was suspended in June this year.IDG: 01625 878 888
Marketing Week reports today that M&C Saatchi may be planning the creation of a new office in Ireland. Lord Saatchi apparently told Irish press that they “are looking for the right people to run it.” It was not clear whether the proposed Dublin agency would be a brand new enterprise or would involve the acquisition… Continue reading M&C Saatchi May Open Dublin Agency
Simon Lay has been appointed as sponsorship manager at TSMS Sponsorship. He has previously held sales and marketing positions also at TSMS, the airtime sales house. Lay will be responsible for reviewing the development of cross media sponsorship opportunities within the United News and Media Group.…Marie Oldham will join BBC Worldwide on 24 November as… Continue reading Appointment Briefs
The battle of the breakfast shows (see yesterday’s Evans And Beamish) appears to have been won by Chris Evans, according to reviews in today’s papers. The Daily Telegraph comes out in strongest criticism of the new Radio 1 duo of Zoe Ball and Kevin Greening, saying that their show sounded as if they didn’t really… Continue reading Evans Seen To Triumph
The Periodical Publishers Association has registered their Website (http://www.ppa.co.uk) for an ABC //electronic audit. The site features weekly news, industry comment and links to other member magazine sites.Periodical Publishers Association: 0171 404 4166ABC //electronic: 01442 870 800
The death of Princess Diana meant that there was a large increase in the number of newspapers sold in September as the nation craved news of the latest developments and reactions. Sales in the broadsheet market increased by over 506,000 to 6.19 million while the mid-market saw a rise of over 567,000 to 7.16 million.… Continue reading National Newspaper Round-Up – September
Amra is promoting key personnel to a management executive which will be headed by Lisa Bourne, herself recently promoted to deputy MD. These appointments continue the company’s preparations for the millennium, ‘Project 2000’, which aims to create a management elite that can respond to rapid changes in regional press and the broader media market. The… Continue reading Amra Creates Management Executive
FutureNet, the Pearson-run Website, has agreed a deal with Rough Guides Limited to host the official Rough Guide To Rock Website.The site, named after the Rough Guides/Penguin book, will be a comprehensive source of information on UK and US rock music featuring “every major artist and band in the history of popular rock music –… Continue reading Rough Guide To Rock Comes To The Net
A report given from the Cable Communications Association (CCA) to the ITC claims that between one and two million extra subscribers could be gained from making the selection of channels more flexible. At present the large media groups which provide the channels very often sell them in ‘bundles’ which means that users can often not… Continue reading Cable Firms Want Greater Channel Flexibility
