Following the closure of Capital Radio’s sales house, Media Sales & Marketing (subscribers see Capital Restructures Sales), GWR has decided to establish its own national sales team to service its local radio brands. This sales operation is to co-locate with Classic FM in London in order to keep the sales team in close proximity to… Continue reading GWR Announces New Sales Operation
After much speculation Manchester United today confirmed that it will be launching its own TV channel in partnership with Granada and BSkyB.The digital channel, to be called MUTV, will be a subscription service and is scheduled to launch in Autumn 1998. It will broadcast six hours per-day in prime-time.The channel will offer live and recorded… Continue reading Man United Channel Confirmed
Agency estimates put the total terrestrial TV revenue for July at £160.320m. Of this, ITV brought in £116.25m (down 2.4% year on year), Channel 4 £36m (down 0.9%) and C5 £8.07m (down 16% on last month). GMTV’s June revenue fell 6.4% to £5.71m.Drops in ITV/C4 impacts for July were relatively uniform, with all categories experiencing… Continue reading TV Round-Up – July
Maid’s half year results to 30 June 1997 show a continued trend in increase of profits and turnover. Pre-tax tax profit is £2.0m and half year turnover increases by £4.5m to £14.0m. Quarterly revenue stands at £7.3m up from £5.1m in Q2 1996. Operating loss is cut by 59% over first quarter 1997.The company has… Continue reading Maid Plc Profits Continue To Improve
There is something gratingly trite about the opening editorial of the first issue of So in which editor Kirsty Robinson writes, “So is for women who party, work to party and shop to party… Basically it’s like this, you can never have too many girl friends, pairs of shoes or tequila slammers. They’re the rules.”… Continue reading First Issue Review – So
Capital Radio has put its 13% stake in GWR up for sale. The placing will raise around £28m for the London radio group. The move coincides with GWR’s decision to move its national sales team to one central London site alongside the Classic FM sales operation (see today’s GWR Announces New Sales Operation).Capital Radio: 0171… Continue reading Capital Sells GWR Stake
Newsquest has announced details of its flotation plan which will see around £100m of extra funds being raised. The float, due to take place on October 23, would see the regional publisher valued at £540m, with shares being offered for between 250p and 290p.Newsquest is now thought to be on the look-out for acquisitions in… Continue reading Newsquest Raises £100m And Looks To Expand
Tesco supermarket chain is to cut the price of all women’s weekly magazines by 20 per cent from today for four weeks. Tesco says that it is part of a campaign to demonstrate the need for a more flexible pricing scheme for magazines. According to Tesco the distribution system for magazines makes it difficult for… Continue reading Cut Price Women’s Weeklies At Tesco
Monday Maiden Group announces interim financial results.ITV Network Centre launches its Website (http://www.itv.co.uk/).Newsquest will finalise details of its stockmarket flotation plan (subscribers see Newsquest Set For Float)Tuesday Manchester United release final year financial results. An announcement regarding the launch of a TV channel dedicated to the club may occur.Cordiant will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The Haymarket title Marketing is to launch a revamped Website on 1 October. Marketing Online (http://www.marketing.haynet.com) will feature more functionality including a new interactive recruitment section.The relaunched Marketing Website was constructed and is hosted by MediaTel Interactive.Haymarket: 0171 413 4136 MediaTel Interactive: 0171 439 7575
