IPC SouthBank Group has appointed Estelle Bennett as senior marketing and promotions manager on Homes & Gardens and Essentials. Bennett was previously marketing manager at Riverside plc.…Andy Winter has been announced as the new editor of Shoot. He has previously worked for Smash Hits, Sported!, Match and Big Shots.IPC: 0171 261 6575
Both of the Telegraph titles again boosted their readership figures in the latest batch of NRS data to be released. The Sunday Telegraph grew by almost 24% year on year while the Daily Telegraph increased by 10%. The FT suffered a large loss in readership, which fell 12%, as did the Independent which dropped by… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – July
The Times will be launching a new section for its Saturday package when Metro appears this weekend. The 52-page arts and entertainment supplement will replace the Directory which is less than a year old. Listings supplement Vision will also receive a makeover.News International: 0171 782 6000
The National Magazine company will be launching a new magazine pilot next spring. The as-yet unnamed title, aimed at parents, will be a spin-off of women’s monthly magazine She.National Magazine Company: 0171 439 5000
United News & Media today announced interim pre-tax profits of £174m, up 15% on last year. This figure is before Channel 5 and exceptions are taken into account. Turnover was up 9% to £1.084 billion.In its broadcasting and entertainment division, Anglia and Meridian’s combined NAR share was up from 18.1% to 18.5%, while TSMS was… Continue reading Profits Jump 15% At UNM
The Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (ICSTIS) has prepared draft revisions for the 8th edition of its code of practice. For copies of the revisions contact ICSTIS Telephone (44 171) 240 5511, fax (44 171) 379 4611. Comments must be received by 10 October 1997.
The EP Committee on Women’s Rights has adopted reports by MEPs Ms Marie-Paule Kestelijn-Sierens (referring to the EC’s 1996 annual report on equal opportunities) and Ms Marlene Lenz (on discrimination against women in advertising). In the first report the committee criticised the annual report for being insufficiently analytical, called on the EC to take initiatives… Continue reading EU: EP Adopts Reports On Discrimination
Following its Green Paper on the Protection of Minors and Human Dignity in Audiovisual and Information Services and the first conclusions presented in a European Commission staff working paper, the Commission services are currently drafting a Communication and draft proposal for a Council Recommendation on this subject. Partly to this end, the EC has opened… Continue reading EU: New Internet Discussion Forum
Channel 4 has announced its Autumn line-up, which features three major drama series – A Dance to the Music of Time, Bombay Blue and Underworld – together with new comedy and documentary series. Robbie Coltrane also stars in a factual series indulging his secret passion for engines in Coltrane’s Planes and Automobiles. The season’s budget… Continue reading C4 Launches Autumn Schedule
Home Counties Newspapers, the regional newspaper publisher, has released interim financial results which show that pre-tax profits have risen three-fold to £1.7 million. Turnover was up slightly to £18.9m.HCN: 01727 811 911
